Today I had someone request that I put more pictures on my blog. So I thought I would introduce you to some of my chickens.
So I will start at the beginning. These are some of my eggs that my chickens lay. The tiny egg up top on the right is one of the first eggs Pex laid. Pex was named by my grand daughter.This is a two week old Americuana baby chick.
This is a Silkie baby chick that is less than a week old. I took this picture with the coffee cup so you can get a better idea how small it is.
This is my favorite baby in the whole world. My second grand daughter who was born Jan 8, 2011. Ain’t she cute?
This is Mr. Henny Penny. He is a Patridge Silkie and the first Silkie we purchased. Mrs. Henny Penny was killed by a chicken hawk while protecting her baby chicks. Mr. Henny Penny has two buff colored hens in his pen in order to guarantee buff colored chicks. At least we hope we get buff. Not sure there are guarantees when it comes to chickens.
These are my four adult white Silkies. The back one and the middle front one are bearded Silkies. The one on the left one is the rooster and the one on the right is a hen, both non-bearded. I also have four white babies about two months old plus three whites that are about one month old.
This is my Silkie chicken yard. The grey and white colored ones are called Splash Silkies. The one in the middle of the pictures is a Patridge Silkie (that has a gold colored neck). We call her Trouble because she was always getting out of her yard.
This is an Americuana/Silkie mix hen. She has the speckled coloring of the Americuana but she is small and with feathered legs like the Silkies. I have about 9 of these mixed chickens and I think they are really pretty.
These are a couple of my Patridge Silkie roosters. Both of them were hatched out on our property. I have too many roosters actually but I just can’t seem to allow them to be sold. Silkie roosters don’t fight with each other like other kinds of chickens. If they are raised together, they seem to get along fine. I have about six of them and they are in a separate yard.
I have another chicken yard where my brown egg laying chickens are kept. This is my rooster, Barred Rock mostly. You can see the black and white hen on the right behind him and then a hen with a black with a gold colored neck. Still can’t figure out how she ended up that color. There are about 14 chickens in that yard. I recently hatched out some of my brown eggs because I realized my hens were getting old and dying off.
This one of my Americuana chickens. They lay either green, blue or pink eggs. Mine lay green mostly but some lay a pale blue. One lays an olive green egg. I was surprised when one of the chicks hatched out of a green was a white Americuana. Strange.This is a good picture because you can see the different colors of the Silkie chickens. The chicken in the middle of the yard is a greyish white Silkie but they are considered Light Blue. Then you can see some Black Silkies, too. The ones that are dark grey are considered Dark Blue. You can also see the yard is divided so the younger ones are together. They will go out into the larger yard once they are about 5 months old.
These are are two chicken sitters…lol. Their yard is very close to our chicken yard so if we hear a lot of barking at night, I get up to check on my chickens. I hate when there is a full moon because they bark a lot. Cassie is the black and white dog, part Border Collie and Australian Shepherd. My daughter, Bonnie helped me pick her out and she has been a joy. I got her for my birthday when I turned 50, and she is almost 12 now. Olivia is the Hound dog that Bonnie gave me for Christmas one year and is about 7 years old. Her sister, Chloe passed away just a few months ago and I miss her so much. She was a bouncy, happy dog.
I hope you enjoy my pictures, Michael, Dan, and Vince.
Baby Chicks As
Pets in
Osyka, Mississippi
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Osyka Mississippi,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Osyka
Mississippi also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Osyka Mississippi, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Osyka MS.
Baby Chicks Habitat in
Osyka, Mississippi
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Osyka Mississippi
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Osyka Mississippi * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Osyka
Mississippi * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chickens By Mail in
Osyka, Mississippi
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Osyka Mississippi is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Osyka,
Mississippi Baby chicks are quite
cute and also
hard to withstand,
but it's best to plan for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare initially
by collecting not only the
correct materials, however
likewise the proper
knowledge to care for
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
simple, you just need
to offer them with the following: A tidy as well as warm
habitat Plenty of food and also water Interest and
love Habitat Your environment can be a
simple box, fish tank,
pet cat provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (without any loosened
strings!) to begin, and after a
couple of weeks make use of straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid making use of only
paper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs could expand
misshapen. You additionally need
something to provide food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
dish from the feed store, or a pickle container
lid for food and also a pet bird water dispenser from a
pet dog store. Likewise, as the chicks grow older you could present a perch
right into the environment to get them
educated on perching. Warmth To
maintain your chicks heat you should
provide them with a heat resource.
This could be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design lamp from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile heat
light bulb likewise work very
well (my
recommendation). Chicks require this
heat 24/7 till their downy fluff is
replaced with feathers (which can use
up to two months). The recently
hatched out require a temperature level
between 90 and 100 levels,
and every week this could
be minimized by
around 5 degrees approximately. The heat resource need to be on merely one side of the cage
to enable chicks a range of
temperature levels. The chicks are your ideal
thermometer- if they are concealing in the
other corner of your heat
light, you have to
lower the temperature level. If
they are smothering each other under the
heat (not simply snuggling),
you should put some warmth.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is key and also it maintains your chicks healthy. Be sure to change
the bed linens
commonly as well as
constantly offer clean
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks expand quite quickly
which needs plenty of clean
food and also water. Supply
enough whatsoever times as well
as check
frequently to
stop parched as well as
hungry chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, as well as it comes
in both medicated and
also non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
initial two months, after that
change to a grower food (~ 17 %
protein) for one more 2 months,
and then to a somewhat
reduced protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks prefer to obtain a running start on taking
dirt baths, while others will not occupy that activity until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
enclosure, present a tray of sand or
dust for them to wash in.
Interest as well as love There are a couple of benefits to spending time with your chicks. To start
with, they will more than likely bond with you and
not flee as grownups. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily and
see their behavior, you could
capture disease or various
other issues previously. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, limping, or
various other harmful
indications. Make sure to
additionally check out
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can cause matted feathers as well
as clogged up cloaca.
Lastly, it is very
important to look out
for social concerns, such as the
littlest chick obtaining badgered. Empty nest syndrome So your
chicks are currently totally feathered
and its time for them to leave the
safety of your house
and also relocate outside right into a
coop. Look into our
area on chicken coops to get more information
about cages as well as
correct cage habitats.
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