Recent content by SweetSippi1

Here's some spoiled cuteness to add to the pot.

These are the two silkie mixes we have left. The Golden mixes were snapped by friend. The don't hold still for pics, but they love my hubby's beard.

This is my pet rooster aka the house chicken aka Elvis. He is very snuggly.

Mine had hidden the symptoms because he was in a flock and I only noticed when he got to the point of green dropping which means they haven't been eating anything. I used a dropper and diluted a small amount of corid in distilled water and gave the three sick ones a good loading dose and then...

That looks like what mine appeared like when they had coccidiosis. You need corid asap. I learned the hard way that you should always have it on hand so you can give it as soon as you notice symptoms. I lost 2 of 3 that were sick.

1. Mine were late layers....around 28 weeks 2. I was told silkie roos can be super quiet if there is another roo close by. I can't verify because both of mine were girls. I will say girls will chatter constantly(I think this answers 3) and as they get older they will almost sound like they are...

I'm new here, but not exactly new to chickens. Not to mention my best friend owned the largest peafowl hatchery in the southeast for a long time.

First four fluffy butts.....3 from the golden sebright hen and one from a silkie hen.

These are the four that have hatched so far. Three from the golden sebright hen and one from the silkie. They are adorable!!!!

I was just wondering if anyone would have a clue what the babies would look like. I also have a couple of silkie eggs in this batch that he fathered.

This is him being naughty and getting caught on the counter.

Some duck eggs may go up to 30 days. I have hatched a few mallards and this has been my experience. If I am calculating correctly, you are in day 28 now. I wouldn't stress until day 29.

His name is Elvis and his golden girlfriend is Priscilla aka Prissy. No, he isn't allowed on the counter. I left him inside for thirty minutes between me leaving and the hubs getting home....this is what the hubby found. Naughty Elvis!

I have a roo that was an accident, but we fell in love with him. Like so in love, he sleeps inside at night. His dad was a RIR bantam and mom was a golden sebright. We gave him a golden sebright girlfriend and then added two silkies, one partridge and one light partridge, to his little harem(and...