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    Shipping Chickens from America to the UK

    Hi, I am looking for a show quality bearded silkie rooster, I've been searching for quite a time now and can't find anywhere in the UK that i can get one. So I was wondering is there any way I could get one shipped from the US to the UK, and if so does any one know any breeders that would ship...
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    Grey Silkies

    our 2 mumma hens Suki this little one hatched today Elvis Un named Un named I think they are blue though they all have white beards and necks, is this normal in blues? :idunno :) also Elvis head is a lot darker than his body is he a black?
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    Grey Silkies

    Wow 17!! I bet they are cuties , keeping my fingers crossed you have a hen , I will try and get some more pics tomorrow hopefully some of the new babies as well @MadamPoofyBrow
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    Grey Silkies

    awhh good luck with your babies!! @CascadiaRiver
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    Naming Silkie Chicks

    Thankyou, they're are all such great names! @jenna2030
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    Grey Silkies

    @MadamPoofyBrow Thankyou!! , they are so cute we have 4 blue, 1 black/ dark blue and 1 red partridge they are 2 weeks old on Tuesday, we also have two more hatching under our broody hen now
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    Naming Silkie Chicks

    @Bubbles12345 Thankyou!!
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    Grey Silkies

    @MadamPoofyBrow Thankyou for all the information, those chicks are so cute!!
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    Grey Silkies

    @CascadiaRiver Sorry for the late reply my wifi has been down, this is the only picture I have at the moment, I'm thinking they might be blue it was a day old here
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    Treats For Chicks

    @oldhenlikesdogs yeah they are outside, thankyou for the advice
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    Chick pictures!!!!

    This is one of my silkie chicks, this picture was taken when it was 1 day old, now one week! she hasn't yet got a name yet
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    Treats For Chicks

    I have 6 1 week old silkie chicks what treats could I feed them?, and when would I need to start giving them grit, they hatched under a broody hen so they are pecking around at different things anyway.
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    Grey Silkies

    Can someone please post a picture of grey silkie chicks, I'm thinking I might have some though I'm not sure what to look for to determine the colour
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    Naming Silkie Chicks

    Thank you both, I will definitely use some of these names, they're all so cute! :love @Bubbles12345 @nchls school
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    Naming Silkie Chicks

    Hi, I have 4 blue bearded silkie chicks (I think are girls), 1 dark blue/black non bearded ( I think boy) and 1 red partridge non bearded (not sure of the gender), they are only 1 week old so obviously I can't be sure of gender just going by their behaviour and size, and I can't think of any...
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