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I have two silkies, one hen and one rooster. I have 3 other hens and one other rooster. Long story short, the two silkies are not apart of the other flock and separate themselves. They even sleep separately. So that leave my one silkie to be the only hen my silkie roo mates with and he’s over...

Hello, I have two silkies and they are 3 weeks old. I haven’t been putting the lamp on during the day for them because they seemed to be panting and hiding. They are doing just fine without it. At night it’s like they still hide from the side that has it. So I was wondering if anyone knew when...

Hello, I have an almost 8 week old silkie, barred rock and GLW. As well as two full grown buff orpingtons and they all get along. I let them free range when I am home so I can keep a close eye on them. I went inside for maybe 10-15 minutes and the two other 8 week olds were pretty shooken up and...

I bought it at a feed store where they were sexed. I was told it is about 99% accurate. I’ve never had a wyandotte before so I’m not used to this breed or comb. Im hoping someone on here is more familiar with them and would be willing to make an educated guess :confused: It is a lot smaller than...

The water that is mixed with it

Hello, I’ve been giving hydro hen to my baby chicks and I noticed that is says to discard any unused product after 24 hours. I was just wondering if anyone knows why that is?

Only one (barred rock) has most of its feathers but not all of them. But my silkie and gold laced only have wing feathers and the start of their necks but that’s really it :(

My bulb burnt out on my 3-4 week old chicks Dx There are no stores open right now to get a replacement. I brought them inside the house in a tub with a towel covering about 75% of the top of the tub and have a gallon jug filled with hot water from the sink. I’m just not too sure how often I...