Recent content by Silkie Mike

Hello, I just hatched here, yesterday. I'm new, too. So new I don't feel comfortable welcoming you into someone else's coop! 😅 ... but Welcome!

My peeps are still living in a cargo box in my dining room. I will start to take them out during the day little by little when it is warm enough, every day when they are older.

I just put the posts in 2 feet. It isn't permanent. . I shoot a lot of predators and varmints. I'm going to get a dog soon to help keep unwanted animals away. I was just going to move them into the barn next year when they get older. I have a bunch of old nesting boxes in an old 20x30 chicken...

When they grow up I am just going to let them out.

I was just using chicken wire.

I bought a coop at the local bargain outlet for $150. I put some locust posts up to make a 5x10 rectangle. Going to trade in the 3 foot fence for 5 foot fence tomorrow. They are just peeps so they are I just took they out to the coop for a couple hours, today. Otherwise, they are still inside...

Wow, thanks. Going to get some supplements now, on you recommendation!

Hi Everybody, I am Mike from Enon Valley, Pa. I had chickens growing up, but I would say I am "new" to it, since my dad raised the chickens when I was younger. I just bought 6 Silkies at Tractor Supply for my two daughters, last week. One had pasty butt and that was taken care of with some vetRX...