- Jul 13, 2014
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Hi!
I'm American but I live in Belgium. I got two silkie pullets in January of this year, and they were joined by two more in March. I chose silkies because I wanted birds who would be quite tame and easy-going. It was a very good choice.
Since then I've had a crash course in chicken husbandry. My girls have had an early outbreak of lice, pecking order issues within the group (which were successfully resolved with a regimen of hand-feeding the weakling, who is now happy and confident), I've learned to take care of a cross-beaked girl, and now I'm dealing with broodines and hatching chicks naturally for the first time.
My chickens are my beloved pets, and we built a large fully-enclosed run to keep them safe from predators.
The cross-beaked chicken in my avatar is the one who was getting picked on in the beginning. Now she is the most bubbly, personable chicken in the group, and comes running full-speed whenever she sees me. With her heavily feathered feet, it looks like she is running with scuba flippers on. This photo is actually the result of a photo-bomb on her part; I was trying to snap a pic of the white chicken in the background, but Bluebell popped her head in front of the camera and beeped just as I went to take the picture.
I've read these forums a lot in the past 6 months, but am only now registered to be able to post. I don't think I will ever be a really active poster, but I want to be able to contribute to discussions when I can.
OK, that's it! Thanks for the informative website!
I'm American but I live in Belgium. I got two silkie pullets in January of this year, and they were joined by two more in March. I chose silkies because I wanted birds who would be quite tame and easy-going. It was a very good choice.
Since then I've had a crash course in chicken husbandry. My girls have had an early outbreak of lice, pecking order issues within the group (which were successfully resolved with a regimen of hand-feeding the weakling, who is now happy and confident), I've learned to take care of a cross-beaked girl, and now I'm dealing with broodines and hatching chicks naturally for the first time.
My chickens are my beloved pets, and we built a large fully-enclosed run to keep them safe from predators.
The cross-beaked chicken in my avatar is the one who was getting picked on in the beginning. Now she is the most bubbly, personable chicken in the group, and comes running full-speed whenever she sees me. With her heavily feathered feet, it looks like she is running with scuba flippers on. This photo is actually the result of a photo-bomb on her part; I was trying to snap a pic of the white chicken in the background, but Bluebell popped her head in front of the camera and beeped just as I went to take the picture.
I've read these forums a lot in the past 6 months, but am only now registered to be able to post. I don't think I will ever be a really active poster, but I want to be able to contribute to discussions when I can.
OK, that's it! Thanks for the informative website!
and Welcome To BYC!
