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So my barred rock has laid 4 micro eggs in a row this week do I need to be concerned she has a serious issue going on with her reproductive tract. By all accounts she seems to be acting normal. Out and about and eating, drinking, pooping as normal. She is approx. 10 months old and started laying...

I can't believe it but my Golden Comet appears to have frostbite! Argh..I'm so mad. I've been keeping such a close I on them. I don't have any condensation problems in my coop she appears to be the only one affected. I have an Amberlink with a fairly big comb. She is fine. The only thing I can...

I posted a few weeks back about my broody silkiexhen. I tried to break her about a week and a half ago by placing her in a wire rabbit cage for 36hours with no bedding but food and water. When I went to coop to check on her she was pacing back in forth wanting to get out. Placed her back in run...

So this is my first flock and I have just had my first silkie x go broody on me. I've read a couple of threads on here that recommends placing broody in wire cage with no bedding to break them. I have a large wire rabbit cage with 1/2 " wire cloth bottom and removable poop tray. I'm assuming...

Look what I found just in time for the holidays!

My white silkie has one crusty eye that looks similar to human conjunctivitis. It has a tad bit of yellow crusting in the top knot above her eye. I tried to wash the gooeys off with some saline and had started with some ophthalmic ointment. My question is what is the best way to get the ointment...

So I am just bit concerned for my two new chickens a silkie and a petite silkie cross. They are between 3-4 months old. The temps are supposed to go down to 29 degrees tonight and 26 tomorrow. I am not concerned at all for my big girls and roo but I worried about the new girls as they are...

Hi there, For those of us without electricity in the coop is it ok to fill the chicken drinking waterer with warm tepid water? I was just thinking it may help to stave of the eventuality of frozen water. Is that ok to do? Give the chickens warm water to drink? I was thinking I will be needing...

Here's some pictures of my beautiful rooster as he grew up. Salmon Favorelle x. He is a bantam size. Picked him because of the beautiful calico patterns. He was a straight run...was hoping for a pullet but should have known with the beautiful colors it was a roo. Got him at 5 weeks old...

I'm so excited....this is what the girls gave me today! For the longest time I had been only getting the two brown eggs from my high production layers. Now finally the EE's have come on board and my silkie cross. Now the last hold out is my Barred Rock...still waiting;). It's like evey trip to...

I was just curious as to what would be better for winter roosting. I have two lengths of roosts with poop boards underneath. One length the highest is a 2x4 on side and about 5 1/2 ft. long the other is a 2x3 on side and about 6 1/2 ft long. Currently the 7 birds I have roost on the highest...

Hi there, I have my first flock of 6 hens and one bantam salmon favorelle x rooster. I have had all of them from 5 weeks old. They are currently mature mating and laying eggs. They are approx 7 months old. I have never seen any signs of aggression toward me from the rooster usually he just...

It seemed to take for ever to have the entire coop and run completed. The inside of the coop was really no problem and went rather quickly. The outside run was another story, UGH! We mostly had to content with a very rainy June. It seemed as though every weekend rained. The poor hubby had...

I'm new to chickens and got my first flock in May. We decided to keep one bantam rooster a salmon favorelle cross. He is in with another bantam hen and five standards which include an Amberlink, Golden Comet, BR, and two EE's. Only the amberlink and golden comet are currently laying the others...

This weekend I picked up a white silkie. I'm quessing she's about 10 to 12 weeks old. Right now she is in a dog crate with another black silkie mix until quarantine is over. Eventually they will be introduced to a mixed flock of 6 hens and 1 rooster after I grow them out some. My question is do...

Two of our birds starting laying the week of 8/29/2011. Now they have moved up to providing us with double yolkers! Yippee! How fun and Yummy too! We've gotten three so far. Pictures of the two layers a couple weeks ago. I'm not sure if Amberlinks are known for double yolkers but I know Golden...

This weekend I went to the swap not expecting to make any purchases. Two birds later I came home. I really liked this black silkie cross. The breeder told me it was 3 1/2 months old...she thought it was a pullet. Since I was gonna have to go thru the trouble of quarantine before introducing to...

I have a posting under flock managemant because we have too many roos and some of them are taking a ride to the pound with me on Monday. I am trying to sort out who is going and who if any can stay. I had thought both of theses were roos but on the other posting someone had thought the polish...

Hi all, So here is my BIG dilema....I made the foolish mistake of taking the chance and buying some straight run chicks back in May most of them were 5 weeks old at the time. Of course they have since grown and I am now figuring out who's who and what's what. They are about 13 weeks now. It...

Is my Speckled Sussex a Roo? I do suspect so! This would be a real disappointment as my roo count is climbing!I have a mixed flock and I suspect my roos are out numbering my hens at this point. Ugh! I think this is a roo due to alot of behaviorly aspects I observe. This Speckeld Sussex...