Recent content by Sylvester017

I've never been to a poultry show either & don't even know if our Southern Calif area ever has them. During Newcastles or AI outbreaks I know past shows around the country were canceled in past years. If you ever do go to a show take a lot of pics and post them plz :fl

Fluffy butts from above (2011) Trumpet the Silkie & Bela the Leghorn Trumpet & Violet the Silkies Violet resting her fluffy butt

So so so sad -- dear Cluckie and so pretty. :hugs We've had Crows in huge neighborhood murders (Crow flocks are called murders). Hawks are wiley at lingering/stalking/observing a chicken and territorial Crows hate intruding Hawks and will chase off Hawks. Our murders fly over our neighborhood...

Leghorn pullet and Silkie fluffy butts (2011) "Bela" (pronounced "Bay-lah" means white) Fluffy butts - "Bela" was added a week after getting Violet & Trumpet. 3 fluffy butts -- Bela, Violet, Trumpet -- were hatched by a home school friend

YES, pics plz!

Fluffy Blue/Gold Partridge Silkie butts "Trumpet" and "Violet" (2011)

I'm cycling thru 13 yrs of fluffy butts but will only post one at a time or I might hog up 20 straight pages if I posted all pics at once!:D Our very first two backyard chickens "Shrinking Violet" (poofy rear) and "Trumpet" the cockerel

What's your alternative if nothing works? BTW did you say you were consulting a vet? Any advice? It hurts so much when we're powerless to administer a cure:(

TeeHee -- that tile is our friend's home where we re-homed our Cuckoo Breda.

Just like Silkies who are black fleshed, black meat, black organs, black eyes, black legs but strangely have turquoise ears. Of course, the blood will be red as normal. Black feathered or dark partridge Silkies can have some turquoise fading ears if broody or molting or sick.

W/ arthritis, aching muscles, restless leg syndrome, joint pain -- DH and I take a magnesium drink mix which enters the body immediately to dull symptoms. Some people will drink a calcium/magnesium powder mix but I'm prone to kidney and gallstones so I just drink the magnesium by itself --...

DH & I have so many physical issues, he says the only cure for old age is death. Then we're promised a new heaven & earth plus a body that never ages! W/ my healing broken arm right now I look forward to a world w/ no more tears, pain, or sorrow. Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all...

Princes has a comb I haven't seen before. What breed is she? I enjoy your stories and pictures of her! ❤️

For the Lavender: Violet or Periwinkle For the Marans: Mystique or Magic

I wear my cheap pair of reading glasses whenever dealing w/ any age chicken. They peck at everything. We often trim feathers around our Silkies faces so we take precautions wearing glasses so we dont get a claw or a beak in our eye.