I bring it in the house and mess with it, it's very content with sitting on a towel for hours. Never moves, occasionally talks to me, I'm hoping pullet. I got it and 2 whites that aren't as full feathered in an assortment bantam box from cackle hatchery and just ordered 10 more assorted silkies...
I only assist if I feel they aren't progressing very much in a matter of time. I work 11 hours a night, 5 days a week, so I'm in long enough to turn eggs I've set recently and remove hatched chicks. I do staggered hatches because I'm trying to increase my hens and my one hen I have lays about...
I've been incubating my duucle eggs from my hen and so far every one has been fertile since she started laying. I've hatched 3 chicks out of 6 eggs so far, a couple I've had to help out, the others died before hatch or during hatch. My question is, the last couple eggs have pipped and zipped...
I'd rather not do that if at all possible because he is my only red golden and my favorite bird I have. He's very alert and very healthy. I just lost his hen last week to unknown causes, just hate to lose him now. I'm going to splint his leg again when he's rested some, but something to keep...
Need advice quickly! Came home at 7am and my red golden male was fine, my mom came home at 8 and he was limping and hopping on 1 foot. Got him wrapped in a towel and brought in the house in a box now wrapped in a tube sock with a small sock over his head to keep him calm. His leg has a small...
They all have the extra toe like a silkie, the last one is missing a toe on 1 side I noticed, but a couple have white skin and a couple have black. I think these might be crossed with something.
I got 5 chicks today from a guy that I bought a coop from. He said they are silkies and they all have the extra town, but a couple have white feet and I'm not sure on the coloring on these. Any ideas on what they might be? the 2 in the middle are the same color.
I ordered the bantam assortment from cackle and know I have a couple silkies, a couple porcelain duccle,and possibly gold laced seabrights, but the others have me stumped. 17 chicks altogether, 2 of every color plus the grey silkie. Any ideas?