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    Calling all Silkie Owners!

    I am also from MO! Do you have any specific farms you found your silkies from?
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    My Little Silkie Coop...

    How PRECIOUS! I can't get over this:love
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    New to silkie chickens.

    Yay I'm so excited for you and your new silkies! I see you have wood shavings (totally cool, I do too:lol:) but just a pro tip for silkies- with their 5-toed-feather-feet, sometimes wet bedding can accumulate on their feet and stick leading to limping or other foot related problems. This doesn't...
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    Silkie chicken care

    Hi! I'm so excited you are going to get silkies, I absolutely love them! Just an "extra care" tip perhaps, but depending on what kind of bedding you use, sometimes with their 5-toed-feather-feet, wood shavings when wet can accumulate and stick to your silkies feet. This can lead to limping or...
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    Anyone raise silkie chickens?

    Hi! When I showed silkies in the heat of July, they would often do this action that your describing. I hosed them down with water whenever I saw this, especially if it looked like they were panting. I'm sure you don't have to go to this extent :lol:, but if they are panting that's a good sign...
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    New member

    Hi there! New member also! Can't wait for my new chicks to arrive in a week!
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    Hi from Missouri!

    I don't know why it has taken me so long to create an account for BYC, I've been reading articles on here for years! So excited to share my chicken adventures with everyone. I've owned chickens since I can remember, but most recently I have been specializing in Silkie chickens. I had a flock for...
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