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    Unknown skin condition

    I’ll be happy when she looks like this again and you can’t see her eyes. Honey is a “Splash” silky. She won best of show in the Sacramento area in 2013. She was shown by her previous owner from whom we purchase adult silkies.
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    Unknown skin condition

    So this is day 14 after applying SCATT. I followed the directions loosely. it seemed like the description of application was more for the thigh and leg area. I applied all around the top of the head behind the eyes and neck area down about 3 inches from the base of her head. this area was...
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    Skin condition not improved

    Thank you Coach you seem to have hit it on your head! I applied Vetafarm scat. In just a short time for for five days we have seen an improvement on her face and the yellow buildup on her neck appears to be diminishing.
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    Skin condition not improved

    This skin condition doesn’t appear to be improving by spraying daily with “veterinary formula clinical care antiseptic and antifungal spray. There appears to be a thick build up of this yellow material at the base of the feathers. This yellow buildup continues down the neck and stops. I don’t...
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    Unknown skin condition

    One of our Silkies have developed a skin condition. Her head was once covered with feathers. Yellow patches on the skin as well as yellow clumps at the base of neck feathers. I bathed her and started a anti fungus spray. Am I doing the right thing? I don’t see mites at all. First photo is 3...
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    Bossy hen remedy

    Being in Sacramento were only allowed three hens one of which has recently become very aggressive and attacking one chicken in particular. She was always the first one to the treats. When the others would arrive to the buffet she would always attack one chicken in particular. The aggressive one...
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    Hot in Sacramento

    Mine leaked too. Try flipping the hose washer over.
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    Hot in Sacramento

    We usually let the girls forage around the compost area. Right now it is way too hot even at the bottom of a chicken a hole. I set up a Mister system. They're likeing it.
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    Help! Cleaning coop w illness having been present

    I read online that Neem oil sprayed around and in the coop works on mites maybe mites are carrying a disease. I have stopped using sulfur and seven powder completely and use the neem oil on everything including the nesting boxes. I hope this helps
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    How Long Can They Be Shut In Their Coop?

    I did this for my waterer, it was relatively inexpensive keeps the water from freezing keep the bugs out and keeps of me getting hot in the summer. I don't know how many chickens are in your flock but you can expand the pipe or increase the size of the cooler and increase the chicken nipples...
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    Expanded "kit" Coop

    Thank you,I didn't expect any of what we ran into after reading the book. My intention is to show that you can make something your own out of an inexpensive kit. There wasn't really a lot of advanced carpentry involved. Most of the improvements came out of the actual use of the chickens and...
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    Expanded "kit" Coop

    We started our chicken keeping adventure in 2012 here in Sacramento. We are only allowed three chickens and no roosters. We decided on the silkies because of their beauty and friendliness. Our chickens know their names and come when they're called. We decided to purchase a kit and then expand...
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    POSING

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    THREE HENS POSING

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    HONEY (SPLASH SILKIE)

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