i just started a silkie farm! i have four so far and one half silkie. here they are:
truffles my black cock (hopefully)
Blizzard my white pullet
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Snowball my white hen (the rooster pecked out her pom-pom)
Black Pearl my black half-silkie hen
and Juliett my grey or blue hen
we live in the country and had a guy come to our house and complained,"i have waking up to a rooster every morning for six months." hes said,"i saw you had chickens and just wanted to tell you." i say,"where do you live?" hes like," up palamar."(which is about 14 blocks away, and my chickens are...
she could be egg bound, i had a hen that lasted a WEEK with egg bound. to be on the safe side you should: separate her in wire cage or box, you can give her electrolights, sometimes i give the sick ones medicaded chick food. you can also soak her bum in really warm water for twenty mins and then...
i had a silkie roo that never crowed, never bred, or anything except eat and drink. he also slept a lot and when i pick him up he would tip his head to one side. he was very sweet though, and just died recently. just wanted to know if this is a disease or something else. thank you!
roosters get there tail feathers later then hens. there legs are thicker then hens, and they have an upright posture. a few others are red combs/wattles, saddle feathers, (sometimes) different colors/patterns.