We have a white silky named Lola and a partridge silky rooster (that we have to find a forever home for since we aren't allowed to have roosters in our town) named Mo-short for Mohawk. They are 5-6 months old and sometimes seem to answer to their names.
How scary for you and your hens! We have a hawk that hangs around the neighborhood and stalks my chickens. In the past few months I've noticed the hawk getting closer to the chickens and not caring that the dogs were around or even if I was around. We bought a fake owl about a month ago and put...