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    Silkie / Japanese Bantam Crosses

    I have a chick that I bought as a Japanese bantam but quickly realized it is crossed with silkie. It does not have silkie feathering.
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    Roosters Eye Area Has Sudden Swelling

    After some observation he is having frequent Diarrhea as part of his symptoms. Just a note that the other side of his face is fine.
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    Roosters Eye Area Has Sudden Swelling

    I was doing a nightly check up and noticed that my rooster's right eye is extremely swollen. This has been the first super hot day this year and I don't know if that has anything to do with it. It looks like it has some clear discharge running from it and the white of his eye looks covered in...
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    Just for fun Chick Identification-- 10 different chicks!

    3 looks to be a sicilian buttercup 2 and 7 are probably EE's 8 looks like a Quail D'Anver 10 looks like my Hatchery RIR's did.
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    Anyone ever have a hen that never lays?

    I have a silkie who just turned a year old who still hasn't layed. I've stopped expecting it, she's special and seems to be fully healthy.
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    Do all chickens eventully get brown eyes?

    Mine have different eye colors. For example my rooster's eyes are bright orange, while my easter egger's are a muted brown.
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    When can chicks go outside during the day?

    Thanks. That's Tizzy the Easter Egger about two years ago. She's mommy's favorite, but don't tell the other girls. .
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    Can anyone help me identify these chicks?

    In the first picture the bird with the distinct white in the chipmunk pattern may be a welsummer, mine looks just like that. The Ee's are less distinct.
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    When can chicks go outside during the day?

    I literally use a baby play pen that I found at a yard sale. You can see it in the background of this picture.
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    New order arrived, 5/6 made it to Maine

    We lost sweet little Isolde, my heart still aches for her. We got three new chicks today to level out our numbers a bit more From Left To Right: Namine (White Silkie), Rose (Japanese Bantam - are they supposed to have five toes?), and Celestia (White Silkie).
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    New order arrived, 5/6 made it to Maine

    I am in love with my new bantam flock, but the process has been downcast because of a chick lost at delivery (Quail Belgian D'Anver.) If anyone in the Gorham Maine area has an extra bantam chick that they are willing to sell that is in the day old to week old range please let me know. Here are...
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    Bantam Day- Week Old Chick in MAINE

    I am currently looking to pick up a single chick in the Gorham Maine area, but I am willing to drive a reasonable distance. I need only one chick because I ordered 6 chicks from a hatchery and only five survived shipping and I am looking to replace the sixth. If any one has any chicks in this...
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    Maine

    Does anyone have any day old to week old bantams that are for sale in the Gorham Maine area? I just got an order in and one was lost on delivery I am looking to replace it so that I have six. Please PM with details.
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    this 7 week old chick has me so confused roo or not

    I would say that this is a cockerel
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    Our First Outdoor Experience and Treats

    Cute stories! When I first bring them outside I use a human baby outdoor play pen that I found broken at a yard sale! It works wonders for me and it keeps them contained for their first few experiences.
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