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    Do your silkies roost?

    Hi all! We have our first batch of baby silkies and I’m wondering as they mature what type of coop accommodations they will need. Will they walk up a ramp and roost along with my regular flock of chickens? Do they need a separate area to make a “cuddle puddle”? Do they need nesting boxes on...
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    Does Silkie behavior indicate gender? Pics included!

    Do you base it on the way the comb looks? Just curious! This is the first silkie I’ve owned and its personality has just been terrible.
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    Does Silkie behavior indicate gender? Pics included!

    Are you saying that based on my description of behavior or do you see some physical signs of it being a male?
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    Mt. Healthy Hatchery EXTRA EXTRA!

    Yes, I ordered one order of chicks from Mt. Healthy last summer and had a great experience! I would order from them again.
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    Does Silkie behavior indicate gender? Pics included!

    Hello all! I am estimating this chick to be around 8 weeks old. It has never been gentle, from the get-go has pecked other chicks, jumped up and kicked them, bumped chests, constantly stirring up my little chick group. Do you see this behavior as rooster behavior? She behaves like a dominant...
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    Satin Silkie Age/Color/Gender curiosity!

    Thank you for the response!
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    Satin Silkie Age/Color/Gender curiosity!

    Hi all! - Curious what you estimate the age of this satin silkie is? - What would you call this coloring? Is it a cuckoo? - Any guess on gender? Pick up was on May 30th, the last photo is from this day. :)
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    LICE, please help!

    I posted a few more photos!
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    LICE, please help!

    I posted a few photos!
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    LICE, please help!

    Here are a few more photos! Thanks to everyone for looking. The last photo is an attempted photo to show the dead insects that came off of her. Side note: When I initially inspected her she was covered with live lice. I bathed her in dawn soap and that killed most of the active lice. I assumed...
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    LICE, please help!

    That’s what I wondering… do they look like lice eggs or feathers coming in? She did have active lice on her that came off with a bath. Now I’m confused if these are feathers or lice eggs. I would feel very relieved if they are feathers. Either way, they have been coated in the poultry powder.
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    LICE, please help!

    Thank you for this recommendation. I went and purchased the dust today and coated all the chicks with it. I am praying it works. Just as a second set of eyes, these are lice eggs correct? They are on her neck area. This is a 1-2week old silkie chick. I trimmed her hair to get a better look...
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    LICE, please help!

    I recently brought home two silkie chicks from a local breeder only to discover one is covered in lice and already has eggs all over its scalp! I bathed the chick in dawn soap and water last night and removed most of the active lice. However, now I am as a loss. How do I get rid of the eggs...
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    Sick zombie chick?

    I recently purchased this chick locally and upon pick up the owner told me they had allowed the chick to be raised by its mother hen outside. She stated the chick is 6 weeks old and had been living fully outside since hatch. I did not see the living conditions but based on the owner, I do not...
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    Looking for Opal legbar hatching eggs

    Hi there, I’m not sure where you are located. However, I purchased an opal legbar pullet today from a local breeder for $30. Perhaps they would ship to you? The farm name is Harrison Fowl Farm located in Mauriceville Texas. I am not a robot, just a hobby chick lover. I find the opal leg bars...
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