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    I need 'Help

    I just had a chick that pipped and 16 hours later had not made it out. I searched the messege board for "helping chicks hatch" (I think) and found some good info. He is doing great. The first few hours he looked terrible, but he made a complete turn around. I would try to help before you...
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    Did my chix kill my silkie?

    Does anyone think they picked on her because she was female? The other 2 are roos. Would the hens I have pick at them too? I was thinking maybe I could put them together if I gave my roos away. I really like my silkies and just spend $1600 to build my coop and run. I really don't want to...
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    Did my chix kill my silkie?

    I have 11 various chix, mostly bantams, 4 roos. I had 3 silkies that I was trying to introduce to them. I had them in a rabbit cage in the coop and would let them out when I was there to supervise. The roos were picking on them, one roo in particular. So I had been putting him in the rabbit...
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    Is my chickens leg broken?

    Three days ago my Siberian Husky ran into my coop and grabbed my 12 week old silkie. She was not injured in any way, except for one leg. She does not use it at all, it just hangs there. She drags it when she tries to get around. I called a local wildlife rescue that deal with injured birds...
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