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The reason why they are due on that day is because I am setting 8 eggs tomorrow night under one of my black sexlink hens, Feather. Gonna be setting 6 RIR eggs and 2 Silkie eggs under her. I am excitd to have some pretty litte Silkie and Rhode Island Red chicks running around here soon with...

This is my white non bearded Silkie hen, Snowball. The black one was my hen, Ms B. (RIP my pretty girl) This is my Buff Silkie rooster, Sunny. And my favorite white Silkie, Princess. I paid $20 for this little gal. She was 4 1/2 months old in this picture. She has the full silkie fluff now...

@ Mama Hen Chris - Can I have your Buff pullet? I have 3 silkies of my own. They each have their own pen, about 3' by 3' each. My little Princess has a 5' by 2.5' pen to herself (for now).

I just show my chickens in the local fair every summer. They do win prizes, but I do wonder what Princess would do in a REAL show. Isn't she lovely? She has filled out to the full Silkie fluff since this picture. You cannot see her face except for the tip of her beak. She is 8 months old now...

Sooooo, I guess it is not a good idea to pair those two together?

I really want to know. Please someone post!

What will a Bearded Buff Silkie rooster give......... When crossed with a white Non Beared Silkie hen? I am not sure if I want more than 3 roosters. I am going to get a good white silkie rooster for Princess sometime in the next 6 weeks. Gotta wait for my finacial aid to come first! If it...

Your chickens, as they get older, will venture further out from their coop. Especially when they see all the delicious treats in the spring! Bugs and such. I do too! I love watching chickens free range.

Stupid dog owner! My chickens are my livestock, but I have one favorite, a silkie pullet whom I say is my pet. Right beside my Great Pyr, cat, and Betta fish . I may not consider my other 18 chickens pets, but I take the best care of them. Fresh water, plenty of feed, and the roam of my 3...

I take a pumpkin (or in my case, 3 or more), drop them on the ground, say, "Whoopsie", and watch them go to town. They eat all the seeds they want, and eat the pumpkin down to the rind. Sometimes, they ever EAT the rind!

@ cluckcluckluke - The reputation does not let type all what I wanted to type. I throw all the ash into their shavings so they can dustbathe in it. When I dusted them, I held them by the feet and their wings. Then dipped them in the ash can, getting ash under their wings and on their vents. I...

If you can, try burning some wood. Then after the ash is cool, dust your chickens. Make sure that it does not get in their eyes. I dusted my chickens 4 times with ash, starting right after I discovered mites or lice (don't know which) on my flock. Now they are starting to lay like a storm. I...

*laughs* This thread is AWESOME!!! I finally finished reading it, after working on 10 to 25 pages a day. So around 2 weeks of reading. I have got a pretty funny thing that was said to me today. I just started back to college for the spring semester, and in PHED class, the professor had us...

Little Dexter! He sure looks like a cocky little guy to me.

It could've very have been that ol' possum. Kill it. One less predator to deal with. Keep setting out that trap of yours. If I wasn't worried about catching my cat, I'd set out my live trap too.

Cover the top of the coop too. Just in case that hawk decides to come back to help itself to your "buffet". And for bait, try either marshmallows, bananas, or sardines. They LOVE smelly, sticky, sweet treats.

The coyotes are PROTECTED?! Since when are coyotes on the endangered list? Here, if something is bothering your livestock (excluding hawks), you are allowed to shoot to protect. I would start over again. Build a secure coop to house your chickens in, and try to get a good Livestock Guard Dog...

I have lost over 20 chickens over the past 7 years to coons. Their heads missing, only the inside parts eaten, and feathers pulled out. With the 1 that I lost to a hawk, all I found that was left of Speckles was feathers everywhere. She was small enough to be picked up. :(...

I think it was a Raccoon. Sure does sound like a raccoon - When I came upon Pirate she had the bottom beak, her neck bone only, all of her chest feathers, but from the top her internal cavity was cleaned out. I think that Hawk was just helping itself to the bits of your poor girl. I am...

Well, my cat is a good mouser, haven't seen any mice or rats around. She takes care of the smaller pests. My Great Pyr. is a good guard dog, no coyotes, foxes, raccoons, or hawks eating my chickens. (though I hear the coyotes and the hawks do fly overhead). She takes care of the other predators...