Oregon

[LoooAnnn]

Question for all you local peeps....I have three 4 mo girls. Two of them were hatched together and have always been 'budied' up leaving my poor third girl left out and perpetually behind and distressed. So I want to get another chicken to give her a friend. I know it isn't advisable normally to add one chicken at a time into a flock. But being we only have 3 and one is already way lower in the pecking order what do you think? They are out and about all day and only cooped up to sleep. It broke my heart again tonight when I went to tuck them in and Applesauce was all alone roosted away from Cinderella and Cecilia, who were all warm and snuggled up together So the farm I got all three chicks from has silkie hens right now the same age and I am just dying to bring one home!!! If our set up aloud for 5 chicken's I would bring 2 as is reccomended, but it doesn't we can ony do 4 max right now. Any thoughts? Someone please tell me it will be OK and to go get one!!!!

 

[StephieSky]

Hatching days here ... we think this one is a Golden Laced Wyandotte mutt, though there is a slim chance it could be all GLW. She is pretty tiny. I think we'll only be getting 5 out of this clutch. One more hatched but didn't make it. The other eggs seem like duds at this stage. We haven't been candling them this time.

So cute! I can't believe how tempted I am by baby chicks now. I didn't even think about chickens before and now I want them ALL! Every baby chick in the whole world lol

 

[OR4-hmom]

My tablet won't let me post all these at the same time, sorry for the lenght of posting.


It gets a bit crowded when proud papa comes in for the evening, he gets in front of the box and guards everyone. There are 7 chicks being shared by these two.

 

[Suzierd]

Question for all you local peeps....I have three 4 mo girls. Two of them were hatched together and have always been 'budied' up leaving my poor third girl left out and perpetually behind and distressed. So I want to get another chicken to give her a friend. I know it isn't advisable normally to add one chicken at a time into a flock. But being we only have 3 and one is already way lower in the pecking order what do you think? They are out and about all day and only cooped up to sleep. It broke my heart again tonight when I went to tuck them in and Applesauce was all alone roosted away from Cinderella and Cecilia, who were all warm and snuggled up together So the farm I got all three chicks from has silkie hens right now the same age and I am just dying to bring one home!!! If our set up aloud for 5 chicken's I would bring 2 as is reccomended, but it doesn't we can ony do 4 max right now. Any thoughts? Someone please tell me it will be OK and to go get one!!!!

I wouldn't get just one Silkie they're different then other chickens. They like to pile together on the floor of the coop some will roost on a low roost. They don't free range well can't see predators as easy a lot of times will just freeze which makes easy hawk prey. Their feathers don't repel water like a regular chicken and they are known to sit in the rain. Large fowl tend to pick on them and can easily cause damage to the head. Best of luck to what ever you decide

 

[OR4-hmom]

This is the first chick hatched by the previous pair. The eggs under her were duds or she didn't do a good job of sitting so I gave her a chick. She is a very happy gitl now.

 

[OR4-hmom]

These are the first bantams hatched here. I hope to hatch a few more this year after I get somewhere to put them.

 

[OR4-hmom]

These girls caught the fever also. I'm hoping the SS has broke but I have 3 more trying to occupy nest boxes.

 

[fingbob]

lol Yes she does Five toes on both feet.
She's been shampooed too. And with dog oatmeal shampoo from the vet that is guaranteed not to harm her or dry her out. They were both kind of crusty/dirty birds once I got to looking under the feathers. I thought that was something on her beard ...like maybe tar or no clue really. But thats black in her feathers not on them lol


LOL She's kind of bossy. Here's a close up of her getting mad at me for having the camera stuck in her face.
I was a little bit worried she might go after me once I realised she was growling at me in a not friendly way ... but after I while I realised she's just bold. And she likes to piss and moan, sorry for the bad language, but that pretty much sums up Gracie lol I think she's a riot!

I think the are only two kind of hens that have five toes and one is faveroll. I don't remember what the other is but I am sure she has at least 75% faveroll.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I think the are only two kind of hens that have five toes and one is faveroll. I don't remember what the other is but I am sure she has at least 75% faveroll.

Sultan, Houdan and Silkie come to mind but I don't see any crest. I have to many predators for crested birds down here.

 

[fingbob]

Quote: I looked it up! It said that dorking.faverolle,houden,sultan,and ALL silkies have five toes.