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    Exotic Silkie Hen Sound

    That's so funny that she only chooses to crow when she is hungry. I wish my old roosters would have crowed that softly.
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    Exotic Silkie Hen Sound

    I will try to get a video of her doing it next time! She does it to page me and stops when she hears me turning the corner to the shed. Thanks for the suggestion on sharing media!
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    Exotic Silkie Hen Sound

    Hi Everyone! I just wanted to share with you all a weird sound my Silkie Hen makes. I wasn't sure what was the best way to post this was so I hope this format is acceptable. She only makes this noise in the morning when I do not put the feeder out early enough. I've never been able to find a...
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    Egg shell issue

    They also have access to crushed oyster shells.
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    Egg shell issue

    They free feed on Kalmbach Feeds 16% flock maintainer. They also get BSF larvae, scrambled eggs and Kalmbach scratch. We have 10 layers and she is the only one that has any egg issues.
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    Rooster that doesn’t crow??

    Thanks, I'll be sure to check before I necro in the future!
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    Egg shell issue

    Hello everyone, I have three Australorps that were hatched last summer. They have been laying for a few months now but I am concerned about one of them. Since she began laying she has consistently had issues where it seems the egg was cracked before it was laid. She is also extremely vocal when...
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    Rooster that doesn’t crow??

    Did he ever crow?
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    Bee’s in the chicken feed – should I worry?

    Currently dealing with this in Southern Oregon. Feed is Kalmbach 16% and I've got a dozen bees controlling the feed barrels and upsetting my flock.
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    Buff Orpington x Silkie babies

    Just wanted to share these little ones. They are a little over five weeks old. I'm thinking the white one is a cockerel based on the comb but don't know for sure.
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    Strange looking poop. Looking for thoughts.

    The temperature has been bouncing between mid 80s to lower 60s with off and on rain. All of the birds are behaving normally and eating and drinking regularly from what I can tell.
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    Strange looking poop. Looking for thoughts.

    This morning I was checking the run and discovered two unusual droppings. I did a full walk through in the yard and checked both coops. Every other dropping looked normal. I was wondering if someone might recognize anything out of the ordinary with these photos. Flock details below: Three...
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    Chicken poops blood?

    So this morning I went out to the run and found that one of my chickens had a tiny amount of blood at the end of the dropping. I did a thorough search of the run and did not find any others. 99% of this poop looked normal but the blood was unmistakable. Other than Cocci, what could have caused...
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    Cockerel sometimes pecks hand when I pick him up. Thoughts?

    That's really interesting because I've always been under the impression that you want to build trust with your flock. I thought the best way to do that was heavy interaction and hand feeding.
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    Rooster keeps pecking me.

    Did your buddy ever settle down as he got older? I've got an australorp that was super sweet but is going through the teen phase now. His brother is still very docile. I'm hoping he goes back to being friendly after the hormones regulate.
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