Silkie thread!

[Chicken Tamer]

Feathersprings
I think one and two and 3 are roosters but 2 has a red comb so if u were were planing to show him I wouldnt because I hear that silkies with a red comb is not good and gets points takein down

 

[aDillyDally]

This guy looks like my Coco! Freaking adorable.

 

[Sanna]

That is freaking adorable!

Our blue heeler watches over the chickens..... but she is still young, so I don't fully trust her around the animals all the time because she gets so excited.... But our beagle is AMAZING with just about any animal we bring home. She plays with our ferrets, she lets our green cheeked conure ride her.... and she SNUGGLES with the chickens. Seriously. We've had lizards that she didn't bother, kittens....

Except for the kittens, she was never left ALONE with the animals, but she has never harmed them. And we have come home to her snuggling with a hen that escaped their pen and couldn't figure out how to get back IN....

I think some animals are just smarter than others. lol And more tolerant than others. My little black cat has always been interested in other animals. Actually, she doesn't really get along with my other cats. lol And she used to hang out with my old roommates parrot.

They would walk around the house together and go from room to room. lol

and then there is my little Sizzle

Beautiful color.

I soooo want a Sizzle!

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

i am going to build a coop but don't have a lot of room for a run. any tips on how to keep the grass growing and healthy? i thought maby if i only let them out every other day and on nice days, and keep them in on days when it is pouring rain. i could maby also provide them with lots of tasty treats to maby minimize grass eating. i could also clean up some of the poop and give a break now and then with some grass seeds planted. maby once a month for five days.

in a chicken run theres no way to keep the grass there, lol. If your talking about letting them out to free range in the yard? only let them out a few times a week or an hour or two a day at the end of the day, they won't hurt the yard grass.
If your talking about cooping them up and not letting them out to the run, I wouldn't suggest it unless your coop is going to be huge (atleast 7 sq ft per bird)

Why are you worried about the grass? for the chickens or for looks? For looks - forget about it - LOL its not going to look pretty for long with chickens in the pen and their sole area to hang out.
For the chickens you can designated a 4X6 area in a corner put a 4X6 wood frame on the ground and cover with hardware cloth, this way the as the grass grows it will peak up through the hard ware cloth (2" or 4" depending what kind of wood you use and how you lay it) and the birds can clip and trim the tops of the grass as it grows without being able to scratch up that plot of ground.

 

[Adoravachick]

So I came home from vacation today, upon inspecting my mother in law's flock, she has a hen that appears to have lice in her beard. What do I do now?

She chickensat my chicks, do I need to worry about the chicks too? She kept them in the pen in the garage and they never came in contact with the hen or the run where she is kept. Thanks for you help.

 

[Me & Jack]

So I came home from vacation today, upon inspecting my mother in law's flock, she has a hen that appears to have lice in her beard. What do I do now?

She chickensat my chicks, do I need to worry about the chicks too? She kept them in the pen in the garage and they never came in contact with the hen or the run where she is kept. Thanks for you help.

For lice: 3-4 drops of permethrin spot-on for horses (Freedom 45 is the brand I use). I place a drop in the crest/beard depending on mites or lice, then one drop under each wing and then 1-2 drops under the vent area. You''ll start to see dead lice within about 15-20 minutes...they'll crawl up the feather shaft and die. Mites take a few days but will eventually all be killed off. Repeat in 4-5 weeks. You could use 1-2 drops on the chicks to be sure they don't become infested.

Permethrin is considered "practically not toxic to birds" according to a Cornell Study: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/metiram-propoxur/permethrin-ext.html

 

[Suzierd]

My young Roo holds his foot up now and then and just holds it there for a spell before putting it down I checked his foot before and didn't see anything, I'll check it again tomorrow and see if someone will hold him for me so I can get a better look. Could it just be his funny personality or do you think something is bothering him? He doesn't limp at all.

 

[littlecritters]

i am going to build a coop but don't have a lot of room for a run. any tips on how to keep the grass growing and healthy? i thought maby if i only let them out every other day and on nice days, and keep them in on days when it is pouring rain. i could maby also provide them with lots of tasty treats to maby minimize grass eating. i could also clean up some of the poop and give a break now and then with some grass seeds planted. maby once a month for five days.:cd

Bantamgirl-
I don't think you will be able to save your grass. An alternative to a wire bottom for the run would be to lay down landscapers fabric after your grass is gone....then on top of that add whatever material you would like in your run. Some breeders use a combination of sand and shavings. I'm experimenting with pine shavings, small undyed pine nuggets ( a form of mulch) and PDZ . The run is easy to clean since everything can be scooped and shoveled off of the landscaping fabric. I can also let this build up into a thick layer like the deep litter method used in coops. I love PDZ for use in the coop and I'm hoping it will work well outside.

 

[littlecritters]

For lice: 3-4 drops of permethrin spot-on for horses (Freedom 45 is the brand I use). I place a drop in the crest/beard depending on mites or lice, then one drop under each wing and then 1-2 drops under the vent area. You''ll start to see dead lice within about 15-20 minutes...they'll crawl up the feather shaft and die. Mites take a few days but will eventually all be killed off. Repeat in 4-5 weeks. You could use 1-2 drops on the chicks to be sure they don't become infested.

Permethrin is considered "practically not toxic to birds" according to a Cornell Study: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/metiram-propoxur/permethrin-ext.html

Mycodex shampoo works pretty well for lice. It has the same ingredients as RID shampoo for humans.

 

[TheRookie]

My young Roo holds his foot up now and then and just holds it there for a spell before putting it down I checked his foot before and didn't see anything, I'll check it again tomorrow and see if someone will hold him for me so I can get a better look. Could it just be his funny personality or do you think something is bothering him? He doesn't limp at all.

Not a Silkie, but my RIR roo does this too. I've looked at his foot, and checked different threads to see pics of any diseases or abnormal things... His foot looks like a normal foot... I think its a roo thing. My D'uccle did it too before he was rehomed.