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    TSC chicks keep dying despite ideal conditions

    I live in central NY & the chicks seemed extremely stressed & cold in the new brooders. I took 12 when I only planned to get 6 because they seemed so distressed. I watched one dying in the brooder and had to grab an employee to get her out! She said they’ve been having a lot of issues this year...
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    Hen pecked silkie roo

    No - he’s the only one. A friend didn’t want him and we didn’t have a rooster at the time. We have RIRs & a handful of non-crested juveniles. 3/6 are crowing, so we seem to have a bit of a rooster problem :/
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    Hen pecked silkie roo

    Hi all, I have a silkie rooster that is pretty friendly. He is having a hard time with his hens. They have completely pecked the poof off of his head. He has a Friar Tuck hair do. I have tried applying Blu Kote, which he tolerates, but as soon as his white feathers poke up at all, they are...
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    quarantine for 8 week old chicks

    Hi guys, I lost 2 pullets and a hen last week, and am left with 4 RSL hens and a (slightly traumatized) silkie cockerel. I have 4 Black Australorp chicks that are being raised inside still, at 5 or so weeks old. They aren't fully feathered yet. I got them from a lady who gets chicks from...
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    3 Hens gone, rooster distressed - need advice!

    Hey all, My ladies were free in the yard today and my husband was inside. It was mid-day and my husband went outside to find white fluffy feathers all over the yard (we have a silkie cockerel) and three of our hens missing. My husband said the roo was just standing - I think what ever grabbed...
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    Bloody Rooster Feet

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    Bloody Rooster Feet

    I see a few posts about bloody feet - and my situation isn't too much different than others. I have a cockerel who is a silkie, the other day I saw him mating (he is not graceful, whatsoever) with one of the pullets. When he hopped off, one of his feet had a flash of blood on it. It's the second...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    Yup - that looks familiar... I left them in the coop tonight, the temps won't be as severe outside, allegedly. It's 0 outside, but my coop thermometer is reading 19. I have two lights that stay on until 9, just to supplement the light. I'm leaving a window cracked tonight to help with the...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    Thanks! It's pretty obvious that I'm a little stressed, huh? I know that even though this site has a great deal of excellent insight, experience only comes with time :) I cannot possibly express how much the support means to me! The reassurance is invaluable!!!!
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    I must not have enough ventilation in my coop - 2 of my reds have a little frost bite on their combs. I'm totally bummed. I don't really know what my next step is at the moment. Every one seems ok, and everyone stayed out in the run all day - not in the coop. Appetites are good, I gave them some...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    I'm a worrier and re-reading the advice to just let my birds be tonight in the frigid temps. It definitely makes me feel better knowing that there are others out there in similar situations!
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    Thanks! My only silkie is a cockerel, hatched in early fall - so he has no real idea that there are greener pastures and longer days around the corner :) He was first out of the run this morning. I'm afraid of frostbite, but I've done all the things suggested & am looking at water warmers today...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    Thanks for the reassurance - This is my first winter with the chicks. I have 6 RSLs that almost about a year old and 2 mixes (Sumatra, and another pheasant markings) that are somewhere around 5 months old & 1 silkie rooster from that group. I've learned a TON on this site. Lately I've been...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    I'm in upstate - Ithaca, it's been mild so far, but Saturday overnight is going to be -5.... I do have a heat lamp, but I worry about heating the coop. It's nice, solid construction with small vents. I am torn about turning on the heat lamp. It's securely fastened, but after all the horror...
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