He came in a batch of straight run bantams from Tractor Supply Company. He's approximately 8 weeks old. Very sweet and gentle, but we can't have roosters where we are. I need him re-homed ASAP because I'm leaving for a few weeks and don't want him to start crowing while I'm gone (and yes, we...
He's much bigger than the other two silkies who have the more typical fluffy head. I have wondered if he truly is a silkie. But sounds like it's from the line that TSC sells. Are there other breeds, or just crosses, with the fluffy feathers?
I got 3 bantam silkies as straight run from Tractor Supply. I'm thinking our biggest one is a Roo...we've had them for 5 weeks, and he was probably 2 weeks when we got him, so looking about 7 weeks. I'm about to be out of town for a few weeks and if he's a Roo I want to get rid of him before I...
I got 3 bantam silkies as straight run from Tractor Supply. I'm thinking our biggest one is a Roo...we've had them for 5 weeks, and he was probably 2 weeks when we got him, so looking about 7 weeks. I'm about to be out of town for a few weeks and if he's a Roo I want to get rid of him before I...
Hi all!
After a 4 year hiatus from chickens, we're back at it! I had 6 chickens in Florida, but then we moved to Iowa. Now that we're settled in (yes 4 years later), we thought it was time to do the chickens again. We have 13 this time around...anticipate a few Roos that will need to be...
I'm in Tallahassee and will be building my first coop. I have 6 chicks right now, goal is to have 3-4 laying hens in the fall. Anyone either have hardware cloth, sand, or cement they want to sell for cheep? Or is anyone in our around Tallahassee looking to sell a coop?
Hi all! I'm a newbie chicken mama in Tallahassee, FL! I'm research faculty at Florida State in the day, and well, now a chicken mama in the afternoons/evenings/weekends. I'm a yankee (Wilmington, DE) transplanted to the south 15 years ago...each year I find myself doing more and more southern...