I noticed yesterday that one of my silkies out of a batch of 17 was hanging back from the rest and looked as if she could be hiding.
she had an empty crop at night before this and I didn’t think much of it until today I noticed the hanging back and she wouldn’t come out with the others.
I...
It’s on poured concrete and it worked in the same spot the first time.. it doesn’t rock or anything.
Does it need to be filled up 100% with no air in the top and the screw cap on tight
There is a little rubber stopper and when I’ve put my hands under it I can feel the water coming through and I’ve tried pushing it higher and twisting it and all sorts 🙁
In my stupid errors I have bought both of these items on eBay. You can see the prices so I thought they weren’t going to be a buy twice item…
the trap drinker worked the first time we used it then when refilled and tried to use again all it does is continuously pour out water from the bottom...
Oh My chickens love eating my lupins
I’ve not noticed any side effects yet and it’s been a while …. The lupines have barely any leaves left because my chooks love them that much 🙁
I have 13 baby silkie chicks
They are 12 days old. So blessed that they all hatched and are thriving (so far !!)
What colours have I got. What are they likely to change to?
I feel like some of the yellow chicks are turning lavender
I have 13 silkie chicks my first hatch and got 100% success
They began to hatch Sunday evening and most were out on monday
I have seen them all eat and drink and I keep petting them etc and they seem happy and it’s hilarious to watch them especially when they get little bursts of energy.
One of...
Hi all
First time with new chicks
They are a day and a half old
This is my brooder
I’ve got this water hopper today and they aren’t drinking out of it yet , I’ve tried to show them and dip their beaks in and such
They are definitely pecking at the chick crumb
One or two seem to be getting...
Hi I woke up this morning to 9 chicks and 1 on the way
3 more are chipping.
The 10 chicks we have moved into a cardboard long brooder box and put in the heating plate I purchased
It feels warm to the touch
The chicks are huddling underneath it alot
They look cold and I don’t know what to do...
I have rang about 30+ places (local vets and st David’s poultry ) and also messaged about 10 different hatcheries.
I can’t get the day old vaccine against mareks Newcastle disease etc for my soon to hatch chicks.
I am in Staffordshire UK. I am willing to travel
I’m hatching out silkies and...
I have rang about 30+ places (local vets and st David’s poultry ) and also messaged about 10 different hatcheries.
I can’t get the day old vaccine against mareks Newcastle disease etc for my soon to hatch chicks.
I am in Staffordshire UK. I am willing to travel
I’m hatching out silkies and...
Hi all
I’m on day 17 of incubating silkie eggs
so far I have had to practice a dry hatch method (due to first time and borrowed roll x incubator which didn’t have the water attachment and when I poured water into it it just came straight back out of the hole )
the eggs look to be doing well...
I have four silkie hens 2 are laying and 2 aren’t
They were introduced in pairs
The grey and white silkie are picking on the black and buff silkie (more so the black) to the point where they use each other to cover their faces underneath each other’s wings and poke their beaks through the...