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I am finding feathers everywhere in my coop from my 2 Brahmans. They are always my fluffiest birds. Today when I picked them up to examine them it feels like they are just dropping feathers-- shedding like a dog! Their skin looks healthy... no redness, no pecking (they actually are the boss...

really? they can manage with temps in the 40's? brrrr.... seems cold to me. maybe we'll try putting them out the end of this week. i'll be sure to include the red light we have. they do seem to like it. they had a great day yesterday and found 7 of them asleep on the perch this morning...

I have 2 silkies that are 2 weeks old, and 10 chicks (americauna, white and barred rocks, sex-links, and buff orps) who are 4 weeks old. I just want to cuddle with them but they don't seem thrilled to be held. The silkies settle in after a few minutes and same with the americaunas. Can I keep...

I just got 2 silkie chicks: a buff and a white. They are 2 weeks old and the white one is bigger than the buff. I obviously don't know their sex yet but am very curious---and a little concerned. Are the roosters as loud as other roosters. I'm afraid my neighbors will hate me if I have roos...

My silkies are 2 weeks old and look so tiny and vulnerable. Then I have 10---2 barred rock, 2 white rock, 2 red sex-links, 2 americaunas, 2 buff orpingtons---and they are 4 weeks old and look huge to me. How and when do I, can I, introduce the silkies to the older ones?

the chickens seem to be doing well today. one poster suggested putting powder on the back of the americauna that was being pecked, and it seems to be working. nobody's been pecking today. i wonder if they just needed to settle in. also, thanks for the information about acclimating them to their...

I just got two two week old silkies. The white has 5 toes on both feet and the buff has 4 on one foot and 5 on the other. I am reassured reading these posts... I was worried that maybe the buff isn't a silkie--- really cute and fluffy though. Also, when would I know what their sex is. I'm hoping...

The run and coop are all well enclosed--- outside but protected from outside animals. I guess I wasn't sure if the chicks are old enough to just hang out their during the day. Then I thought I could bring them in to the crate at night. Does that make sense? I will take the one americauna out who...

I have 10 4 week old chicks in a great dane sized crate. It looks like one of the americaunas is getting pecked at sometimes on her back and has no feathers there and had some bleeding. I just checked and they all seem settled. I took them out to our large coop and run today for a few hours, but...