Silkie thread!

[Sanna]

would you guys attempt putting silkie eggs under a black sex link whos' gone broody for the first time? she went broody 3 days ago and I'm expecting hatching eggs to arrive tomorrow.

I don't think the breed of the hen or the chicks/eggs makes a difference. I have no experience with sex links, so can't help you there. But I'm assuming once a hen goes broody, doesn't matter what eggs you give them.

 

[aoxa]

I don't think the breed of the hen or the chicks/eggs makes a difference. I have no experience with sex links, so can't help you there. But I'm assuming once a hen goes broody, doesn't matter what eggs you give them.

I think I would give her a couple of days of practice sitting. Sex links are not setters, but the rare one will go broody. Just give her a few days to decide if this is what she really wants - and that she isn't just playing house.

 

[Sanna]

Today, the chicks got to go outside for the first time! They all stood there in the yard like "Oh my God, what do we do???!?!"

And then the brave little Easter Egger, Spot, decided it was time to investigate and the others followed. Spot is always the first one to do everything. She(?) learned how to dust bathe first. Learned how to scratch around in dirt first and just generally does everything first.

I hope Spot is a girl, then she can stick around.

My little self-blue is much smaller than the others but he/she was giving the others a run for their money today!

This chick was finding all sorts of things on the ground and running around with the others chasing him/her, trying to steal the food.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Today, the chicks got to go outside for the first time! They all stood there in the yard like "Oh my God, what do we do???!?!"

And then the brave little Easter Egger, Spot, decided it was time to investigate and the others followed. Spot is always the first one to do everything. She(?) learned how to dust bathe first. Learned how to scratch around in dirt first and just generally does everything first.

I hope Spot is a girl, then she can stick around.

My little self-blue is much smaller than the others but he/she was giving the others a run for their money today!

This chick was finding all sorts of things on the ground and running around with the others chasing him/her, trying to steal the food.

So adorable! I just gave my whole brood baths

 

[blipit007]

My little Marbles is coming along nicely I think. I was gone for 4 days this weekend and during that time, she grew a beard! Here are some iPhone photos... real ones to come soon!

"Are you sure its necessary to groom me?"




She is about 8 weeks old now.



Wet feet, they had fun...

 

[drumstick diva]

Painted Feathers is that a little frizzle or a furry porcupine? What a tubby!!

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Painted Feathers is that a little frizzle or a furry porcupine? What a tubby!!

haha yeah she's a doll, so sweet! She has a laid back personality only comparable to Icelynn.

btw, those are just 2 of the 8 chickens I had to bathe lol

 

[sheeshshe]

SO cute! little hedgie or porcupine. awwww!!!!!

 

[sheeshshe]

I think I would give her a couple of days of practice sitting. Sex links are not setters, but the rare one will go broody. Just give her a few days to decide if this is what she really wants - and that she isn't just playing house.

that's the weird part, I didn't think sexlinks even WENT broody?? she's been there for 4 days now still sitting there. I don't think I"m going to do it. I'll take the 45 min drive to get the incubator I think.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

SO cute! little hedgie or porcupine. awwww!!!!!

I think she looks permanently surprised