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I have 4 easter eggers that I go from a farm supply store. They are 2 weeks old and on a non-medicated, organic chick starter. They have been sneezing for about five days now with no discharge. Yesterday I did notice a little moistness under one chicks nostrils and this morning two of them had...

I use vetrx on my adult flock for good respiratory health. My 2 week old chicks have been sneezing a lot with no discharge for about for about 4 days. Today I noticed that one of them did have discharge under the nostril. My first though was to use vetrx to help, but no where in the instructions...

I am going to be building a broody pen on a 4X8 platform that comes off of my coop. The plat form is about 3 feet of the ground. I am going to build it like a mini coop so that it is preditor proof and will block drafts. How big will I need to make it so that my hen will be comfortable, and be...

I made bone broth soup and some of it did not get finished so I fed it to my chickens for the good protein. It did have added salt in it. Is that bad for the chickens?

I got 4 Easter eggers from Theisens and now they are 12 days old. Just today I noticed that one of them was twitching its head. I looked it up and was brought to this disease. One of the other symptoms of Avian encephalomyelitis virus was sitting on the back on the back of its legs. I had...

On Valentines Day I got some chicks from theisens. I wanted 3 easter eggers and one buff orpington. In a pullet brooder I was told that there was Ameraucanas (which I don't think are true ameraucanas), Buff Orpingtons, ad Rhode Island Reds. I picked out my easter egger and the worker told me...

There is a lot of controversy about where or not you can sex silkies. Some people believe that buying sexed silkies on mypetchicken.com is a scam and a waste of money. In September I decided to take a gamble and purchase 5 female silkie chicks, and 2 female rhode island red chicks. They were...

There is a lot of controversy about where or not you can sex silkies. Some people believe that buying sexed silkies from mypetchicken.com is a scam and a waste of money. In September I decided to take a gamble and purchase 5 female silkie chicks, and 2 female rhode island red chicks. They were...

I am looking in to buying hatching eggs and papas poultry has silkie/sizzle/frilkie hatching eggs. I have never heard of a frilkie before. Would someone like to enlighten me on what they are crossed with and what they look like?

I am thinking about adding some polish chickens to my silkie coop because of their small size and unique looks. From reading about this breed I thought that they would work great with my silkies. Has anyone had any experience with mixing polish with silkies? I also read that they are not very...

I am thinking about getting some silkies, lavender orpingtons, and silver laced wyandottes from hoover hatchery. I will be doing in store pick up. Thoughts on hoover hatcheries stock and health of birds?

My two rhode island red hens started laying a little over two weeks ago. I am usually getting two eggs a day from them, but they are either very small or double yokes. I have yet to get a normal egg from them. They are not fairy eggs because they have a yoke. I feed them a 17% protein layer...

I have a 20 week old white silkie rooster needed to be rehomed. He is very well cared for, but picks on my smaller hens, so he must go. I got him as a chick off of mypetchicken.com .He has an extra toe, so six on each foot.

I have a 20 week old white silkie rooster needed to be rehomed. He is very well cared for, but picks on my smaller hens, so he must go. I got him as a chick off of mypetchicken.com .He has an extra toe, so six on each foot.

I have six silkies and two Rhode Island reds. All but one are hens. They have just started laying eggs which I am really happy about because I did not expect them to lay in the winter. But I am only getting fairy eggs. I've gotten three in the past three days. I believe that they are the Rhode...

In the past I have had terrible luck with roosters. I got sexed chicks so I would not have to deal with them. But of course one turned out to be a rooster. He is actually one of the nicest roosters I have had but that is not saying much. He is terrible at mating, he grabs them by the neck...

I have six silkies and 2 rhode island red hens that have grown up together since day one. They are now a little over 5 months old and the rhode island reds still sleep on the ground with the silkies. I know that they can jump on their roost. It is plenty of room for the two of them. I swear that...

I have only one rooster in my flock and he is a white silkie. My hens are black, splash, and buff silkies. So if I incubate any of their eggs will they always come out white? Any help is much appreciated!