NY chicken lover!!!!

[Glasshen]

Rancher, I think you can google your car type and year and the problem to see if others are experiencing the same. My mechanic did that when my honda element started eating rear tires and needing tie rods and other expensive oddities. He came back with let's get it saleable and get rid of it, it's all down hill from here.

 

[rancher hicks]

Anything I can give my silkies to help give them a boost and start laying? I've had them for well over a month now, maybe 2? One is over a year and one was 7 months I believe when I got her. I have yet to see an egg.

What are you feeding them now? I'm not up on Silkies but you might try a higher protein feed, a dose of Rooster Booster or another vitamin. As far as I know they're not that great a layer. Another reason I don't have them.

"Silkies lay a fair number of cream-colored eggs, but production is often interrupted due to their extreme tendency to go broody; a hen will produce 100 eggs in an ideal year." - Wikipedia

100 eggs a year is ideal? Not to me it isn't. Less than one egg every three days?

To they showed a picture of Silky soup.

and double

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I advise keep your Silkies cuz they're cute and good for dusting the coop with, but keep another breed for eggs.

 

[rancher hicks]

Rancher, I think you can google your car type and year and the problem to see if others are experiencing the same. My mechanic did that when my honda element started eating rear tires and needing tie rods and other expensive oddities. He came back with let's get it saleable and get rid of it, it's all down hill from here.

I did and found a lot of wheel bearing problems I think. We've got it set for the recall and they did offer me $500, toward a used car or employee pricing on a new car. This one is nearly paid for!! I never liked GM cars anyhow. We only bought it cuz it was from a friend and we got a good deal. 2009. This friend is a big deal with GM. I don't blame him.

One thing I do consider is that a new car or a car with payments might run $2,000 or more a year. Now if I spend half that a year to keep this thing going then I've saved $1,000.

We have a 2002 Caravan that is still running and passed inspection for $200 in repairs. The drivers door isn't usable, you have to crawl across the passenger seat and of course I'm not sure it's going to make it til 2015.

I do keep records.

I hate cars.

 

[Lynzi777]

What are you feeding them now? I'm not up on Silkies but you might try a higher protein feed, a dose of Rooster Booster or another vitamin. As far as I know they're not that great a layer. Another reason I don't have them.

"Silkies lay a fair number of cream-colored eggs, but production is often interrupted due to their extreme tendency to go broody; a hen will produce 100 eggs in an ideal year." - Wikipedia

100 eggs a year is ideal? Not to me it isn't. Less than one egg every three days?

To they showed a picture of Silky soup.

and double

.

I advise keep your Silkies cuz they're cute and good for dusting the coop with, but keep another breed for eggs.

If they laid 50 a year I'd be happy, at least that's a good few tries at hatching some. I don't want their eggs for consumption, that's what the Orps stick around for. And I'm seriously contemplating adding more of those and concentrating on that breed if I get no where AGAIN this year with the silkies/sizzles. I'll keep the three hens just because they're cute and my daughter likes to go into their pen and hang out with them but ALL roosters will go! Right now I'm giving my sizzle he/she some time with two of the silkie hens so I can confirm whether or not it is in fact a rooster. He doesn't seem to be doing much other than basking in the sun every time it peeks out from behind the clouds.

Anyone here raise regular polish chickens or know of anyone in NY that does? When I was looking for silkies last year I could have sworn someone PM'ed me asking if I would be interested in Polish and I never went with that breed, now that I have a frizzled roo, I'd like to find a hen.

 

[mathewmarie]

Hi!! I would love to meet some local chicken crazy people and swap ideas (maybe chickens in the future?). Live in Le Roy, NY about 25 miles from rochester.

I'm new here and new to chickens but I live in East Bethany! I go through Leroy every day!

 

[chicken blessed]

The one splash chick I've hatched (probably out of 60+ chicks) is really starting to get a comb. Looks like a little roo.....

I should have more hatching tomorrow. I'm not sure why I'm not getting splashes!!

What does a splash chick look like? Do you have a picture? Would love to see (Him)?!

 

[ag29ande]

What does a splash chick look like? Do you have a picture? Would love to see (Him)?!

I don't have a picture of him....but here's one of mom (it's really not a good picture!)

 

[marquisella]

If you want to meet people, come to the Finger Lakes Feather Club show Sunday, June 1, at the NY State Fairgrounds Poultry Bldg. 9 to about 2pm. Sales of birds, eggs, auctions, etc. Walk around & see all kinds of breeds. I'll be there with chicks for sale. If enough people come, we could meet up at a certain time...

Sue

 

[ke5hde]

If you want to meet people, come to the Finger Lakes Feather Club show Sunday, June 1, at the NY State Fairgrounds Poultry Bldg. 9 to about 2pm. Sales of birds, eggs, auctions, etc. Walk around & see all kinds of breeds. I'll be there with chicks for sale. If enough people come, we could meet up at a certain time...

Sue

We'll be there

 

[chicken blessed]

I don't have a picture of him....but here's one of mom (it's really not a good picture!)

Wow! What beautiful fluffy bird! Congratulations on your hatching and hope your home repairs are moving along!