Hey All! I am trying to decide if I want to incubate eggs this spring or have some of my Silkies naturally hatch their own babies.?
What do you all do? What are the pros and cons?
I am just not sure what is right for me this coming year! I have not hatched my own babies before...
We built the hen house to raise some LF hens. I started raising Bantams last year. I decided that a must have was a LF house for my new baby chicks that were coming. My poor husband got to work!
Here is the finished product. We still have to make some adjustments, later on. We need to add a...
I have some baby chicks that I got from a hatchery. They are one week old today. One night, I noticed one of the chicks just opening and closing its mouth all the time. I wasn't sure what she was doing. But she continued to eat and drink normally. The next day, when I got home from work she was...
I have a little white pullet that has started to go downhill. She was upbeat and active. Now she is mopey and can't sit up well. A few days ago, I noticed her acting funny. I went and inspected her right away. I noticed mites on her. I treated her for mites, but she still was pretty bad. I...
Trim all her feathers around her vent short So that way, her feces isn't getting stuck. Then give her a bath with dawn dish soap. Bc its so hot right now, its probably ok to let her air dry. But after you trim her feathers and bathe her, you will be able to get a better view on whats going on in...
I am getting 6 new chicks this fall for my new coop. But I definitely want room to grow. I already have 12 Silkies in my first coop, but I am excited to get some Large Fowl birds!
I am going to start building a new coop over the next couple of months. I was thinking about accumulating pieces here and there. Any suggestions where I can get cheap supplies for this new project of mine? Suggestions would be MUCH appreciated! I want to try to keep the cost as low as I possibly...
I have 12 Silkies. One of them, just started acting mopey and with closer inspection, I was seeing very tiny white bugs on her face and head. I looked this up in my chicken health book, but with no pictures... or a real description of what they look like, I am at a loss. I think its some sort of...