Need Chicken Love Advice

[Oldegarlicshnapp]

Did you purchase them unsexed, and then self-sex them all as females?

Yes

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Yes

Interesting. Well, do let us know how they turn out! For your sake I hope they're all girls!

 

[Oldegarlicshnapp]

Interesting. Well, do let us know how they turn out! For your sake I hope they're all girls!

What do you suggest to be a good, definitive time stamp for me to post the outcome?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

What do you suggest to be a good, definitive time stamp for me to post the outcome?

How about 4-5 months of age? Should be certain by then. But you can give updates before then.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Yeah, it'd be great if someone figured out how to do it. No one - even pros I know - has been able to sex Silkies without doing vent or DNA testing.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Anyone else who agrees hmu I guess, I’ll just tag you when they’re older to let you all know how my sexing turns out

Tag me too! I don't buy unsexed chicks on purpose but it happens sometimes so I'm always curious

 

[Oldegarlicshnapp]

Yeah, it'd be great if someone figured out how to do it. No one - even pros I know - has been able to sex Silkies without doing vent or DNA testing.

I’m just following someone else’s method so it’s really no big deal if I’m right

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

I’m just following someone else’s method so it’s really no big deal if I’m right

 

[Pawel]

I’ve got a hen in need of some loving. I tried a rooster health issues that absolutely loved her. He followed her everywhere and was the only guy who knocked her up.

My plan is to grow the perfect boyfriend for my girl. I’ve arranged to get a male chick in a week. What should I do to make him nice to her, and like her?

In fact, I know what to do. Animals and plants reproduce when... conditions are right for them to GROW their species. So they need cleaner, bigger den. Better food for sure and it's meaty bits, like ground beef mixed with beens, grains. and ... surprise surprise more than usual very clean water! Clean water signalizes for any animal health of the basic element of life. Clean water means that, all plants around and therefore animal life around are healthy and therefore by extension their offspring will be healthy.
Water with vitamins is aphrodisiac even for humans too Their are indeen mineral supplements to add to water for chickens. I used it as kid 40 years ago. it looked then like lemonade. So if your chickens are separated to give them Safe space, Water to show healthy life support and food put visibly around in abundance, they will have NOTHING ELSE to do, but what rooster and hen will do.

No? Consider what would you do, to prevent them? Opposite: nasty, ugly, tiny den, with no food no water and loud scary noises around. Right? Same as for you...

Even if you approach them, do so nicely and smiley and slowly give them respect and they will Feel that you want them to be there in your safety.
in Poland they know for sure, and I also observed it, that Storks set nests almost exclusively with newlyweds expecting couples So if you are happy, they will feel loved and wanted too.

 

[Judy Todd]

Anyone wanna clarify, or am I just going to be subtly patronized by a chicken forum?

May I suggest you get a good book on raising chickens. You can probably find one at your library. All the notes on chickens being a flock are right on. Your girl needs some gal friends not a rooster.