Hi there I'm from Victoria Australia, we have recently moved to a farm and have gotten some of our own chickens. We are planning on being self sufficient or homesteading and want to grow our own meat chickens and eggs. We recently bought two silkies a few months ago to use as live incubators but sadly because of our inexperience I think we bought duds haha think they were kept in a pretty poor environment and their nails were super long and they were pretty dirty should have walked away but felt really bad for them. They were pretty unhealthy when we got them and took a little while for them to bounce back but they are absolutely clueless on how to "chicken" one just wanders around and seems almost disorientated. The other has sort of come back but they both refuse to come out of their coup and free range. We don't know a heap about chickens but we are learning.
We recently got an incubator in the last few weeks and have got quail eggs in it now (they are on day 4) and some chicken eggs too (Legbars and Marans and ISA Browns for eggs). We're planning on getting some sussex and some indian game (cornish) for meat too.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.
We recently got an incubator in the last few weeks and have got quail eggs in it now (they are on day 4) and some chicken eggs too (Legbars and Marans and ISA Browns for eggs). We're planning on getting some sussex and some indian game (cornish) for meat too.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.
