North Carolina

[HenniPenni]

Hello all. I am pretty new to BYC and the NC site.

A friend just gave us our first Silkies, a hen and roo. The hen was sitting some cochin eggs so I got those too. Now we have 9 little peeps.

We like to let our chickens cluck around the barn and pastures. They are good to come in the barn to roost at night. The flock has not been getting out as often as they would like. We have been having problems with preditors all summer. Never have known exactly which varmit is plaguing us. We know we have coyote, fox, skunk, racoons, hawks, etc. We never find anything but feathers in the pasture. So who knows.

We have a little Millie Fleur hen that has been on the loose and have been worried for her out alone. Haven't been able to find where she is roosting. We have alot of hay in the barn so I am sure she is hiding somewhere within. She has evaded our attempts to catch her, the little cluck.

I looked for her all morning because she has been coming around to clean up the grain the calves are dropping, but she did not show today. Later I went back in the coop and wonder of wonders there she was with everyone else. We let everyone out for the first time in a couple of weeks yesterday afternoon, I guess she finally got lonely and came in with them.

I guess I have rambled on enough this evening.

Later!

 

[P-Funk]

Hi there! I lived in Asheville for a while and thought it was beautiful.

 

[suburbanchickymama]

HenniPenni! I'm in Apex - whereabouts are ya from? Glad you found your girl ok!

to you, too Hopefulloflove!!!!!!!

Congrats, wild! Jealous!!!!!!!! Do any of you Silkie folks keep them with the large fowls?? Hadn't put too much thought into it until Gavin was kind enough to give me a heads up! Speaking of Gavin, congrats on another hatchling! A friend for your earlybird!

Arianna - what a scare! So glad she's ok!!! And I know you've heard this a million times but what a setup!!!

Bhep - hope you find your boy!!! I hope that HUGE snake didn't get him!!! Good luck!!

Buttercup - glad your broody is ok! How did you know she was eggbound? Great job for helping, HT!!!

NH, ML, SJ, and everyone - thank you all for your encouragement for my Sookie! I do hope that she's just getting ready to lay!!!!!!!!

Wow, what a dramatic day in the chicken world!!! Hopefully tomorrow will bring happy, healthy chickens and lots of eggs for everyone!!!

 

[gavinandallison]

Morning all!! I thought I' be first of the morning to greet y'all - not the last one of the night - had baseball to watch!!

Early bird report coming up!!

to both HenniPenni and hopefulloflove, you will make great friends here!!

Updated is Baby - our splay legged chick is fine, got a little friend in there now...... Another hatched overnight and another egg pipped!!

And today is NPIP day! Got plans on how to corral our girls and boys but we all know plans never work do they

 

[gavinandallison]

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HenniPenni, if you are able to keep the silkies apart from full size birds. They have soft skulls, and a peck from one of the larger birds can injure or kill them easily. Would never want that as Silkies are so lovable and huggable.....

 

[Jloeffler]

Good morning!

Arianna, I am so glad you rescued her!! Way to go!

 

[BHep]

morning everyone

to the new folks....Benson, I am right up the road from you in Faison. (Sampson county)

I keep my Silkies with the rest of the masses

haven't had a problems.

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

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You beat me on this morning...see what happens when I try to stay warm under the covers and refuse to get up?!?

to all the new chicks!! You're in for a treat as these are the best BYC'ers out there!! I learn a ton from them all....not to mention some (like BHep) enable my addiction and others (like HT, ML & Gavin) try to FUEL my addiction by telling me all the wonderful breeds they are breeding or hatching or ones you JUST NEED to have in your flock!!

Everyone on here is absolutely wonderful!! I hope you enjoy your visit and become regulars!!

Arianna - I am so happy to hear you had a happy ending. She sure is a beauty and I am glad you found her!! On a side note, if my DH ever gets fed up with all my chickens...can we come live with you??

I showed him your set up and he said, "that isn't a coop and a run, that's chicken HEAVEN!"

BHep - I do hope you find your missing guy...Even the dullest bulb in the box can have moments of pure genius - so maybe he's out smarting the snake!!

Please keep us posted!!

SCM - Any new eggs yet?

Still hoping for good news on your little noisy one!!

<sigh> Today is a day FREE of family and visitors...I am running to the store for a few staple items (can you believe I am OUT of peanut butter?? Whoever has heard of such a thing??) and then DD and I are spending the day getting the quilt top sewn together hopefully....and when I get bored with that perhaps I will go back to working on DD's two fall OWL jumpers (her first word aside from Da-Da was OWL...haha...she's a bird addict already!!

). Should be a good day....although it's COLD out this morning - it's suppose to be a nice 75 later on!! Can't wait to open up the house and let the chickens drive the cats crazy clucking around the house!!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[gavinandallison]

Not long to testing, have all the birds caged ready so i can get them out one at a time, what fun, got my daily exercise already today

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hope testing goes great for ya'll G&A, and glad to hear everyones birds are safe, hope Bhep you find your polish, we have had big blk snakes here but never had one take an adult chicken even my bantams, so hopefully he is hiding. congrats to you wrw, on your silkies. I had an chance to get a couple of silkies but decided not to because of the head issue. anyway, you better get that peanut butter Ruthann, I try to never run out. Hope everyone has a great day and those waitng on eggs get to see some. Nothing like a fresh egg. yummy!!