Recent content by Hinotori

Well out of 5 eggs, one was a no start. One died at day 14 or so it looks. Hens fighting over eggs and chicks killed one. One followed a non-broody out of the house and only its yelling saved it because I had to lay down to grab it from underneath. Last eggs looks like it will hatch tomorrow...

Have to do what is best for them sometimes

I am not rural here, even though I live in the country. Our place designated zip code has 35,000 population. It's not a town. If it ever incorporates, we'll probably be separated off because we are not in the urban growth area. We're unincorporated county. There are 17 post offices within 15...

They will check here. It's on the forms they require at all the local post offices. Some states are much more strict. Mine definitely is. I know enough people who have shipped. They get testy about type of bird shipping boxes here as well. Only certain ones allowed.

Silkies are often picked on because they can't see their attackers. They absolutely must be kept in from the rain because the will stand out in it and get soak. They learn to wet their crests so they can see better. Hence the standing in the rain. They will dunk their heads in water for the...

I wouldn't as long as she's under cover

Yes leave her. You need her unhappy so she quits sitting

Swinging cage with wire bottom. Need the airflow under their skirts constantly. Or you could make a nice new nest in a place far away from their coop and move her to take care of chicks. That's a surefire way to break some of mine. They get so upset at being moved.

Unfortunately I can't ship as Im not NPIP

You can sort of see partridge markings in full sun. She's off even from the bleached out old ladies who are a lighter partridge. That's very red for a partridge. She does have fairly decent conformation, though.

I cut up any bigger ones, but much of that is so they share better

If you were local I'd give her. She's very red with no partridge patterning. I'll probably be putting her up in the local pet quality silkie group.

I miss my 90 pound rat killer. Athena enjoyed that job. The aussies are no good for help.

I don't even know what is going on with this pullet's color. She's from full partridge breeding. Such an odd mutation.

I'm sorry. That always sucks to find them on the roost with head tucked.