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    Three new babies

    Thanks! I love them even though I’m pretty sure they are not silkies like he said. I think Matilda and Pearl are porcelain d'uccle. I think Cashew is a black drizzle Cochin bantam. I could be wrong and would appreciate y’all with more chicken experience helping out with this one. I did some...
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    Three new babies

    Well, Clary is no longer an only chicken. A distant family member heard I had Clary and contacted me asking if I wanted more silkie babies. The first one asleep in my hand is Cashew. The sassy yellow one with all the attitude is Matilda. The little yellow one asleep in my hand is Pearl. I also...
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    It’s like having a newborn

    I didn’t take anything as an accusation :) I just agree that hatching eggs and not wanting the chickens (or doing anything that involves a living being) for a school project is not the right thing to do. I also recognize that Clary living with only me, a dog and some fish as a flock is not...
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    It’s like having a newborn

    Yes, we all (including myself), agree it was very irresponsible of them. However it was done and because it was done I now get the joy of raising a chicken. Is it the “ideal” situation? Of course not. I think we all agree on that as well. However there is more than one way to do things...
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    It’s like having a newborn

    That’s a good idea. I may try that in the morning.
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    It’s like having a newborn

    Yes. Just the one. A friends kid hatched eggs for a project. This one is the only one that hatched. They didn’t want the chicken. Just the experience of hatching it. I moved in with my grandmother (she has the early stages of dementia and since I work from home I was the logical choice) so...
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    It’s like having a newborn

    If the chick’s asleep do NOT under any circumstances wake her up!! When she is awake she makes this noise that sounds like a cricket. She makes it ALL DAY. I seriously do not know how she still has a voice at the end of the day. It isn’t a distressed unhappy sound just a constant cricket...
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    New Chicken Mom

    Thank you. I will definitely check out those threads. I’ve been reading on here like crazy since I got her. I am just crazy about her. I’ve already learned the difference between her sweet content just being a baby chicken little beeps and her “Holy mother of God get over here quick my entire...
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    New Chicken Mom

    Thanks everyone. I am not sure that adding more chicks is going to be doable. If it’s best for Clary I will certainly try my best to make that happen. I am just not sure I will be able to. I can pull off one pet chicken. I am not sure I could convince anyone I need a flock. I do understand...
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    New Chicken Mom

    Thank you! Yes, I read feather sexing was not the most reliable. My other option was vent sexing and I’m just not sure I’m prepared for that. Although we did have one minor case of pasty butt that I had to clean so I guess I could have attempted to look then. I just don’t want to hurt her...
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    New Chicken Mom

    Hi! I’m from Alabama (just moved here from Atlanta) and am now proud mama to a tiny black bantam silkie baby chick named Clary Sage. So basically the son of a lady from church tried to hatch eggs for a school project and only one hatched. He didn’t want the chicken just the credit for hatching...
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