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    Is this silkie a paint or a splash?

    Thanks! That's what I thought but I wasn't sure.
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    Is this silkie a paint or a splash?

    Thank you! I picked up that one, a buff and a chocolate. They were filthy, skinny, and with injured feet, maybe from wire cages. They didn't know how to jump up on anything or how to go out. They're all cleaned up and loving life now!
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    Is this silkie a paint or a splash?

    I just rescued this silkie hen from an auction and and I'm not an expert on silkie colors. Is she a paint or a splash? Thanks!
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    Can I put newly hatched chicks in with a hen with 3 day old chicks?

    Well, the brooder group is pretty big and moving to a new location in a few days. I don't know if I'd want these littles to move with them. I also do have another broody out there, who I keep throwing out of the nest box. She's been broody for about a week. Maybe I should put these guys...
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    Can I put newly hatched chicks in with a hen with 3 day old chicks?

    My 6 year old granddaughter snuck a few extra eggs under a hen without telling me, and I didn't notice for a few days. When I asked her about it she was so excited about "her" eggs that I just let them stay. when the first group hatched I threw "her" eggs in the incubator for a couple of days...
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    Can I put newly hatched chicks in with a hen with 3 day old chicks?

    I have a few chicks hatching right now, maybe 3-5 chicks depending on what actually hatches, and I have a hen with five 3-4 day old chicks. I'd like to add these to her chicks if possible. Has anyone had luck sneaking chicks under a hen when they're a few days apart in age? Thanks!
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    Did cream legbar roo pass on autosexing trait?

    Ok thanks! I'll just have to wait and see what happens. I haven't hatched my own in years, been buying hatchery female chicks each year (with the occasional surprise male in there). So this is a new experience!
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    Did cream legbar roo pass on autosexing trait?

    I just hatched a group of chicks from a cream legbar rooster and a variety of hens of different breeds. A number of chicks from various hens have the light spot on the head that indicates a male in purebred cream legbar. Did that trait pass to the crossbreeds? Are these definitely male? Thanks.
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    I guess this is a cockerel! Thoughts?

    Thanks everyone for your replies. He can hang out until he becomes an issue!
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    I guess this is a cockerel! Thoughts?

    Good point, you're right. When I get "packing peanuts" I figure they're giving away chicks they know are male, but in cases like this, this chick probably looked female. I'm not going to use him for breeding, but I'm sure others do.
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    I guess this is a cockerel! Thoughts?

    I've had my doubts about this silver laced wyandotte "pullet" from just a few weeks old because she/he got red in the face very early. Now at 13-14 weeks this really looks like a cockerel doesn't it? Big legs, suddenly getting bigger than everybody else, getting some longer feathers in. Darn...
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    Review by 'ginznchix' in article 'Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?'

    Just binge read all of your articles. Gave me so much to think about...so much new information! Thank you!
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    I think I've been scammed!

    Yes I did use a credit card which they charged immediately and I received a confirmation email the same day, but that's it. I've emailed twice in 2 different ways and received no response and I've seen similiar complaints on their FB page, although someone did complain about an item they...
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    I think I've been scammed!

    Yes. This is the website. https://backyardchickenco.com/ and this is the FB page https://www.facebook.com/backyardchickenco/
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    I think I've been scammed!

    There appear to be 2 of them on FB. Backyard Chicken Company is in the UK, and Backyard Chicken Co. is the one I ordered from, and ships from California supposedly. I've now seen some other complaints about them, but I still can't figure out if they're a scam or incompetent!
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