Hi,
I hatched 2 silkie eggs 2 months ago. I have kept them separate from my 4 chickens and my one silkie roo. The other day I tried to introduce them and one chicken pecked at the baby and then the roo did the same thing.
At night I have the babies in the same stall but they are in a cage so no one can get to them.
I know that one of the babies is a roo because he has tried to crow. The two babies fight each other sometims, although it is not what I call real fighting. They don't do it all the time and seem to get along the rest of the time.
I wanted them to show at 4 H and I wanted a female to produce eggs and I'm not sure I got one.
My question is I'd like for them to hang out with the other birds. At what age will they accept them? They free range around the barn.
Also is the fighting between the two babies a warning sign of both of them being roos?
Since silkies are rather gentle, will the roos eventually get along? I read the other person's question about roos getting along. I was just wondering if maybe silkies might be more apt to get along.
Thanks,
Susie
I hatched 2 silkie eggs 2 months ago. I have kept them separate from my 4 chickens and my one silkie roo. The other day I tried to introduce them and one chicken pecked at the baby and then the roo did the same thing.
At night I have the babies in the same stall but they are in a cage so no one can get to them.
I know that one of the babies is a roo because he has tried to crow. The two babies fight each other sometims, although it is not what I call real fighting. They don't do it all the time and seem to get along the rest of the time.
I wanted them to show at 4 H and I wanted a female to produce eggs and I'm not sure I got one.
My question is I'd like for them to hang out with the other birds. At what age will they accept them? They free range around the barn.
Also is the fighting between the two babies a warning sign of both of them being roos?
Since silkies are rather gentle, will the roos eventually get along? I read the other person's question about roos getting along. I was just wondering if maybe silkies might be more apt to get along.
Thanks,
Susie
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