Silkie thread!

[Sylvester017]

We lost a horse last week and all of the horses in the surrounding paddocks watch on quietly whilst we buried him. Very calm and respectful.

So very sorry. Very sweet post but sad.
This is the saddest part about having pets is the loss of one.
It's the cycle of life but still difficult.

 

[kabhyper1]

My little Domino turned into a lovely little lady.

 

[lightchick]

My little Domino turned into a lovely little lady.

Beautiful!

 

[Fancychooklady]

My little Domino turned into a lovely little lady.

Adorable ! A great example of how differently they feather out.

 

[judy mclean]

My hen is sitting on eggs I went to collect other eggs and she ran off her eggs will she go back to them

 

[Sylvester017]

My hen is sitting on eggs I went to collect other eggs and she ran off her eggs will she go back to them

If a broody is sitting on eggs in a communal nestbox area a good idea would be to screen off the entrance - for one it will keep her sitting on her eggs and not able to exit, plus it keeps other hens from sitting next to her to lay THEIR eggs! Then take your broody out of her nest 2 or 3x day to eat/drink/dust-bathe/etc. She'll do this fast and go running back to her nest where you can open her screened entrance to let her back in to brood. She gets to be part of her daily surroundings without the other hens bothering her or her getting scared off when the egg collection box is opened. Just a suggestion but you'll get to know your hen behaviors soon enough. Chickens don't get really good at being sitters until they are about 18mo to 2 y/o. Pullets are not usually dedicated broodies.

 

[judy mclean]

If a broody is sitting on eggs in a communal nestbox area a good idea would be to screen off the entrance - for one it will keep her sitting on her eggs and not able to exit, plus it keeps other hens from sitting next to her to lay THEIR eggs!  Then take your broody out of her nest 2 or 3x day to eat/drink/dust-bathe/etc.  She'll do this fast and go running back to her nest where you can open her screened entrance to let her back in to brood.  She gets to be part of her daily surroundings without the other hens bothering her or her getting scared off when the egg collection box is opened.  Just a suggestion but you'll get to know your hen behaviors soon enough.  Chickens don't get really good at being sitters until they are about 18mo to 2 y/o.  Pullets are not usually dedicated broodies.

thank you I will do that she's back on I will go do that now that sure worried me ya she's a first time broody she runs other hens away but that gets her worked up

 

[Bloveschickens]

I had this little one hatch yesterday morning. It came from one of my B/B/S pens. Looks sort of partridge, though the pics don't show all of the blonde and brown it has well. It's got super fluffy legs and toes, so cute! If it's a pullet, it might find a place in my Sizzle boys breeding pen

I absolutely love her!

 

[emvickrey]

I'm glad she finally ate and drank in her own, hope she keeps improving

She has taken a turn for the worst. She sleeps most of the time since last night. I have to tube feed her again and she's not fighting me about it either. Her poop isn't normal anymore. It's a black sticky substance now. It' not looking good.

 

[BonRae67]

I need your professional help. I am in a debate about this chick. Is it a partridge or a splash. We have 10 little fluffys. This one is very colorful.

Thank you for your responses.