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    Silkie thread!

    Hello, I am trying to find giant Silkies. I know that people saw then, but I could not find them. My largest hen is 2.4 pound. I want to breed new standard breed that would be as broody as Silkies. Finally I started crossing Silkies with standard Cochin (both ways). Now I have middle...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Hello, I am trying to find giant Silkies. I know that people saw then in Michigan, but I could not find them. My largest hen is 2.4 pound. I want to breed new standard breed that would be as broody as Silkies. Finally I started crossing Silkies with standard Cochin (both ways). Now I...
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    Do "Standard" size Silkies exist in US?

    I gave up trying to find over sized silkies. I started to breed large silkies 1.5 years ago. I only need ONE fiture from them: broodiness. I have many different breeds but silkies by far are the best "brooders". I started crossing with cochin (both ways). My largest silkie hen was 2.4...
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    is there a interest in some standard silkie eggs

    Hi Just found this thread. For the last 1.5 year I am working on making very large (this is the goal) silkies. Indeed I don't care about the phenotype.I need only one feature - broodiness. Since I could not find any good over sized silkies, I started with breading silkies with standard...
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    Michigan Chickenstock 2012 Buy/Sell/Trade

    Hi EVERYBODY Anybody has one or two years old standard cochin healthy hen which goes broody often? I would love to buy it. Color is not important. I also would like to buy a few standard cochin pullets. Please reply because this year this trip could be difficult for us. Thank you, Olga
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    Michigan Chickenstock 2012---Attendees sign up here

    Hi, I will be there with one or two friends Olga
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    Michigan Chickenstock 2011 Sell/Swap/Need

    Hi Opa, I hope I could come and beg you for your Hamburgs chicks Francheska
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    Favorite Broody Hen With Crop

    Does special CV it make a difference? I also use ACV but regular one. But she does not want to drink now. Should I put water with ACV through syringe? If so , how much? Thank you Francheska
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    Sour crop or slow draining crop?

    Hi I tried to put new post but nobody answered. My favorite now broody ( she was free range and two days before hatching) Cochin hen Lani the day before yesterday probably had beginning of sour crop (no smell yet ) about 3/4 of tennis ball. I treated her with olive oil and massage and only...
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    Favorite Broody Hen With Crop

    Hi My favorite now broody ( she was free range and two days before hatching) Cochin hen Lani the day before yesterday probably had beginning of sour crop (no smell yet ) about 3/4 of tennis ball. I treated her with olive oil and massage and only liquid food. From hard it became like soft clay...
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    My BROODY HEN HAS LIQUIDY CROP HELP

    Hi My favorite now broody ( she was free range and two days before hatching) Cochin hen Lani the day before yesterday probably had beginning of sour crop (no smell yet ) about 3/4 of tennis ball. I treated her with olive oil and massage and only liquid food. From hard it become like soft clay...
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    In DLM people use DE, worry about hurm

    Thank you everybody I am a scientist (or may be was – I am sick now) in oncology area and very well know how mutations could accumulate during decades ( smocking for example). I’ve read that people even sprinkle chickens with DE. I also read that food grade one are not crystal so can’t be...
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    In DLM people use DE, worry about hurm

    I just read about that I have to sprinkle it to wood shavings and on chickens. I've read that I shoud have musk. What about chickens - they are not going to have musks for their lungs. OR I do not understand the whole concept.
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    In DLM people use DE, worry about hurm

    Hi, I was using DLM only in winter. Now I learned that I could use DLM all year around with DE. But DE is hurmfull for lung as asbestos as I understand. It said that DE harmfull for humans' lung. Question: why DE is not harmful for chickens' lung? Thank you,
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    My all ducks emryos died during last few days

    Temp was 99.5 . relative humidity 60 first 25 days and 80 last three days' What esle could be wrong? I afraid to start another batch. Do not want to kill more embyous Sad,
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