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    Silkies in the desert...

    I agree with your point, I’m doing everything I can to keep them cool. And I’ve read that you fill up a kiddie pool about 2-3 inches deep and put them in. It cools their feet down and they don’t get their feathers wet. It worked for my chickens. I’ve thought about a fan as well, I just feel like...
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    Silkies in the desert...

    Hello! I live in Nevada and have 2 silkie hens. I have done as much as Ican think of to keep my babies cool. We have a cover over their coop and run, 2 waterers, everything is ventilated, we put ice cubes in their water, we give them cold fruit as treats, and today I brought out a kiddie pool to...
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    My hen seems off

    I have been in the process of finding new hens and will hopefully get some soon! I hope this will solve things. Should o separate the roosters from the hen during the day?
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    My hen seems off

    Yeah I thought that it may have something to do with laying as well, thank you!
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    My hen seems off

    She has not started laying yet, and I’m not quite sure if they are trying to mate with her. It is just the three of them
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    My hen seems off

    My 5 month old hen normally walks around and clucks all of the time. She is placed with 2 roosters(they were hatched together). Today I noticed she was sort of isolating herself from things. I went in the chicken area and she stayed in a shaded area and didn’t even bother to look over at us. As...
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    Rooster help please!!!

    Thank you! I’ll do this
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    Rooster help please!!!

    Hello! I have one silkie rooster and two silkie hens. My rooster is a TALKER. All hours of the day he is crowing, and we are worried because we live in a neighborhood. I give them seeds throughout the day, and they have a coop that’s inside a dog run, and I let them run free both days of the...
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    When can I put them outside?

    I have month old silkie chicks. They have recently started to have no heat lamp during the day. Eventually I need to put them outside lol, but because it’s so cold, I don’t know when to start introducing them to the outside. The highest temperature recently has been about 45-50° Anybody have advice?
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    Something wrong with my chick?

    Hello! I had posted a thread about 4-5 days ago asking about one of my silkie chicks. I have 3 and they are 3 weeks old today. I have one that is different than the other 2. Two of them are white, growing rapidly, and are now sprouting head and back feathers. They have their wing feathers and...
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    One chick smaller than the others

    Thank you so much! :)
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    One chick smaller than the others

    We ordered them online and they all came together? But I don’t know if they’re related. I will say the other 2 look almost identical besides the size. They are tan and white while the smaller one is gray and white. Thank you again! The last photo is the smallest one :)
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    One chick smaller than the others

    I have 3 baby silkies that I hatched. They are about 2 and a half weeks old. One is growing rapidly, one is in the middle, and one honestly seems like a runt. The largest one was born a day before the other 2. The “runt” was the only one that hatched properly, the other 2 needed help. The weight...
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    Do I Take Away the Heat Lamp??

    Yes I have a red bulb. We have 2 sizes and I’m pretty sure the other one (not being used) is a low watt bulb. I’ll change them out in a week or so. After a couple weeks of the smaller bulb, should I start taking the lamp away?
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    Do I Take Away the Heat Lamp??

    I have a heat lamp with 3 settings. I didn’t know this until I tried to raise it and the whole thing came out haha. So I can’t raise it any more, any tips?
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