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    silkie not going up to hen house

    thanks for your advice i thought about her not liking the ramp i dont think i want to change it, it has rungs med steep i think i will get rid of extra silkie rooter who stays down with her and try training her and maybe put a nesting box downstairs for her maybe she would start laying down there
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    silkie not going up to hen house

    this is the first time I have owned a silkie I have a hen and rooster who have not learned to go back up into the hen house at night to roost they stay in a corner of the pen and sleep on ground. I try to teach them by putting them up at night and they do find their way down in the morning but...
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    Wood shavings problem

    i only have them in the closed in coop i have pieces of linoluim flooring under them to keep them from falling through the hardware cloth they stay put
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    how to get grass to grow in the run?

    has anyone tried putting sod in their runs
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    help meat birds growing fast & 3 growing slow

    I bought my cornish form TSC I bought 6, three eat like machines and are ready to butcher at 7 weeks but the other 3 are not, they are a typical size for their age, whats going on they dont eat like the others they just eat normal they look like identical birds except for size. should I just...
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    Old wives' tales...

    I use the needle on a thread to sex mine and so far its been right for eggs or chicks, take a needle on a thread and hold it over the chick if it goes in a circle its a hen if in a straight line its a roo
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    can I put 3 weeks chicks with broody hen?

    well i took her eggs and put the under her and she didnt like it she was pecking at them and was not happy so i brought them back inside and gave her back her eggs I was just hoping
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    can I put 3 weeks chicks with broody hen?

    I have a broody hen who just has been sitting a couple of days and was wondering if I could put some small silkie chicks who are 3 weeks old but small under her to raise do you think she will take them should I just try it
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    help please one dead 2 more sick

    everyone is doing great now the antibiotic must of worked
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    help please one dead 2 more sick

    no they didnt get into anything they are in my house or on the back porch in a cage unable to get to anything, the silkie is doing fine now I gave it some apple cider vinager water and some antibotic then fed it some hard boiled egg she is doing great keeping close eye on her. the cornish rock...
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    chick moving head wierd and chirping

    silkie is doing better cornish rock is acting sleepy now forced him to drinksome water with antibiotic in it
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    chick moving head wierd and chirping

    i have a 3 week old cornish rock meatie who is chirping strangely and moving its head in and out constantly whats wrong i do see it eat and drink today its gotten worse as the day went on also i have one1 1/2 week old silkie who is acting weaker then the others & has running light brown poo...
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    help please one dead 2 more sick

    i have one1 1/2 week old silkie who is acting weakerthen the others & has running light brown poo giving her apple cider vinagar water & some boiled egg 1 other sikie chick died today had built up poo on his butt was fine earlier this afternoon dead around 6:00pm the other is a cornish rock...
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    Help hen acting stupid

    I have a 2year 4 month old RIR who is quit laying over the last 2 months she got to where she was laying torpedo shaped eggs then laid a few soft shelled eggs she has laid about 4-5eggs in the last two 1/2 months she is healthy, not molting, why is she not laying is she washed up at 2 yr...
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    Dog run big enough for 16 birds? (14 chickens, 2 ducks)

    i would like to use the same size for cornish x's for meat chickens could I put 20 in that space since they dont move around much?
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