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    Vitamins and/or lighting for indoor birds

    I live in an apartment. I am committed to giving them enough space, exercise, love, and nutrition indoors. Once they are adult I plan to give them supervised outside time... otherwise, I bring the outside to them as much as possible. However I do not own a yard. I would really like an answer to...
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    Vitamins and/or lighting for indoor birds

    I am raising three silkie chicks and they are doing great. They are now 4.5 weeks old. They will be primarily indoor birds and so I want to make sure that they get the right levels of nutrients and lighting to be healthy. Right now they're getting Purina Start & Grow. I noticed that while this...
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    Chick Behavior and Taming

    Just wanted to say that only 2 weeks later and they are SO much friendlier now - and growing so fast! Even the one that was most paranoid suddenly decided he liked to sit on my knee and let me pick him up. They go absolutely CRAZY over their treats. Has anyone ever gotten chickens to run in an...
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    Chick Behavior and Taming

    Thanks, this is reassuring! I'll keep feeding them from my hand regularly and hopefully they will warm up to me further in time.
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    Chick Behavior and Taming

    Hi, Last Saturday I acquired three 2.5-week old silkie chicks. This is my first time keeping chickens and I wanted chickens that would be friendly and enjoy spending time with me. From my research it seems that silkies are known for their affectionate nature, which is why I chose that breed. I...
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