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    molting and egg laying

    I get that. But they haven't laid any eggs in 2 weeks. That can't be normal.
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    molting and egg laying

    My 5 18 month old EE hens started molting in September and stopped laying. They seemed to be done molting in early November and I started getting one egg a day (total). I got one egg a day for about 2 weeks and for the past 2 weeks I've gotten nothing. They are all fully feathered and looking...
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    hens are shrugging

    ALL my hens do this ALL the time. I am really surprised to see this thread. I just assumed everyone else's did it all the time too. Its hilarious. They do it when I catch them off guard. Like the are frozen with fear. The wings go up (shrugged as it is called here) and they look side to side...
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    New chicks!!!

    I didn't leave the chick with them however. Just let it frolick around with them for a bit while supervised.
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    New chicks!!!

    I put a silkie chick with my EE's (don't know if they were broody or not b/c i dont' know what that means) and they were curious but did nothing.
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    Silkie hasn't laid an egg in 3 months? What's up?

    The day I picked her up she laid 2 eggs. Once right when I saw her in her pen at her old home and again later that day after I had brought her home. She was with a rooster who I did not take. I have had her for 3 months now and she has not laid an egg (that I can find). She is a very stressed...
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    Can I sex a Silkie at 3 months?

    Is there a way to tell? It's been agressive towards my full grown EE's who are 3 times it's size. Like trying to jump on them. I'm hoping to not have a rooster but is this a sure way to tell?
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    Just noticed a lump on my chick!

    Sorry I should have done my research first. I panicked :) ... just learned that it's likely her crop. Newbie here! I love this chick!!
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    Just noticed a lump on my chick!

    I have a 3 week old silkie chick and I just noticed a walnut (half) sized lump on the right side of her chest! It's oval shaped and not hard. What could this be? She not acting sick at all, in fact she's a very active and friendly bird. I'm so worried!!!
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    Is my chick unique?

    I have a 3 week old Silkie and after raising 7 other chickens from babyhood I'm surprised at what I am seeing with this one. He eats human food. I had him on the counter and when he discovered my leftover tunafish sandwhich scraps he went nuts! So far he hasn't turned his nose up to anything...
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    Frequent crusty butt... what's wrong?

    I have 3 four week old silkie chicks and every day I check them for crusty butt and each time it seems at least one of them has it. I raised 5 ees last year and none of them got it. Is there something going on?
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    2 curled under toes on my silkie chick

    Yeah... I saw that thanks. I just feel bad about forcing the toes to straighten. I guess it's better for her to feel some pain now than to live with that foot like that for her whole life.
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    2 curled under toes on my silkie chick

    Thanks. Just to clarify, not all the toes are curled under so I don't think its riboflavin def... it's just 2 toes that are completely bent so they are under her foot. Should I try to pull them out?
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    2 curled under toes on my silkie chick

    One of my baby chicks has 2 toes that are curled under so she is actually walking on them. Is there anything I can do to help her?
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    Mixing a new bantam with larger older girls

    Just great. Is there no hope for me to have a silkie? If this happens how hard is it to just let them live in the house? I am willing to do what it takes to have these beautiful babies in my life!!
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