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    Bantams from TSC

    Blue marked are a silkie mix, so they won't look like what a stamdard of perfection silkie looks like, but should still have the same soft feathering. The red marked pics is a sebright. I just bought some of these as well to see what they'll grow out to look like. They won't be mixed in with my...
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    Sudden chicken death- cause?

    I'm in Maurepas, La. I've had a couple die this way, though it was weeks and not minutes. Turned out to be anemia from mites, bringing out wry neck. It could be wry neck gone unnoticed for a while or a neurological disorder. I've not heard of either happening so fast without any prior symptoms...
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    ISO 3 pullets or laying hens in Louisiana

    Hi! I am in Maurepas. Where are you located? I have brown, blue and green layers, some growouts, and may part with a Silkie. Shelley
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    Hi. I’m new here.

    Hi, Danielle. I'm northeast of Baton Rouge. Welcome!
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    Sexing your Silkies (PICTURES AND TIPS - Updated July-5-12)

    White is a cockerel. Black, can't tell.
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    Sexing your Silkies (PICTURES AND TIPS - Updated July-5-12)

    I'm thinking my more brown partridge is a cockerel, and the darker one as well as the white / black paints are pullets. They're 12 weeks old, show quality. Any thoughts?
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I'm also in South Louisiana, and researching how to start a deep litter for our new 8x10 coop. The recent rains currently has my sand floor coop a stinky mess, which will not work! Going to look for a roll of plastic to drop over the sides for when I get my new Silkies next weekend.
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    Silkie winter maintenance

    They are finicky due to cold weather sensitivity. We're putting thick plastic drop drapes around the coop with a board at the bottom to weigh it down. The rain and cold air can be fatal since they have trouble maintaining their body temperature. A heat lamp is a must. You'll see them staying...
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    Louisiana chickens

    I also flooded in 2016, but didn't have chickens then. Now living in Maurepas so we have space for the 5 hens we have. Happy to see someone nearby!
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    New chicken Mama

    Hi! I'm Shelley. We have two sets of pullets. The first set of 5 girls were born May 1 and our next group of three are a few weeks old now. The first group consists of 2 Wyandottes, 1 Ameracauna, 1 Olive Egger and 1 Rhode Island Red. The babies are: 1 Buff Orpington, 1 red / blue Wyandotte and...
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