So a Martin got two of my 3 bantam barnevelder hens last night. Now I have one barnevelder and 4 silkies. Should I put the lonely barnevelder in with the silkies tonight or leave her by herself in her own coop? The silkies have always picked on the barnevelder when they are out on the pen...
I own 4 bantam silkies who are flightless but am picking up some bantam barnevelder on the weekend. I am now concerned about their flight capabilities. Is a Meter high fence enough to contain them when they are out and about throughout the day or do I need to look into something taller?
So I have 2 bantam silkies (total of 4 but the other 2 I am pretty sure are hens) and I know they are hard to sex until someone starts laying or crowing. But my ginger colored silky jumped on the back of my black silkie and pulled his or her head feathers for a few seconds as if he or she was...
So I have from what I seen 4 definite yeses 3 from my Braunleger and only 1 from my silkies sofar 😁👍🐔🐔. But I need some expert eyes in here on some others. Yes I know I should wait til day 10. Each picture is a different silkie egg
So I tried to seal a hairline fracture in an egg with clear nail thickener gel. It stuck to my thermostat and when I turned it I broke a small hole in the shell. I applied more gel and moved it away from my thermostat. But now I'm worried about a stink bomb in my incubator. Should I chuck it or...
Hello all first timer here. trying to hatch 8 silkie eggs in 2 different incubators. I have lurked on here for a bit. You all have been a wealth of knowledge and have kept me from going too mad. I am Prepared for heartache but staying positive and at awe of what an awesome journey it's been and...