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    Silkie thread!

    thanks ..dont you just love hatching time ...I love looking at everyones babies and like me Im sure we all love watching to see how they grow and which ones we want to keep...its hard I want to keep them all.
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    HELP! Do you place the eggs big end up in the automatic egg turner?

    Im sure everyone is always glad to help but I suggest you also go online and do quick google search for incubating hatching eggs and you can print off some of this info for future use ....Ive raised birds for many many years but I find having a reference very useful...I just clip it on my...
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    Silkie thread!

    Quote: newest chicks hatched 2/23
  4. my newest kids hatched yesterday ...21 out of 22 eggs the last egg just didnt pip opened was nice chick ..

    my newest kids hatched yesterday ...21 out of 22 eggs the last egg just didnt pip opened was nice chick ..

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    HELP! Do you place the eggs big end up in the automatic egg turner?

    Patches n posies did u do the hen n chick quilt is there a pattern? Thanks so very cute
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    Silkie thread!

    I too have been known to trim topknots on my silkies .I only do it when I see one that is having trouble finding their way around. I dont show and although they are so beautiful with full topknots we have lots of hawks and eagles so my first concern has to be for the safety of my flock.
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    Cutest Bantam Show - RESULTS!!

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    Trying again..vaccine to PREVENT coryza. Anyone tried or have info?

    I too have been wanting to vaccinate but been nervous about it but sure wouldlike to hear from more breeders that have and what they think after the fact
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    I'm about ready to pull my hair out!!! so many bad silkie eggs!

    I have a gorgeous chick that is perfect in every way except has 4 toes on 1 foot...if I kept chick and only if hen would I keep how much of a problem is this going to be? Need some advice people how much of a problem is this going to be down the road...am I being too picky ? This is something I...
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    I'm about ready to pull my hair out!!! so many bad silkie eggs!

    I have raised silkies for over 30 yrs now and never had a problem with fertility due to fluffy butts ...I do beleive you may need more roo's with hens than normal for other breeds but just from observing mine I think it is due to hens run with a certain roo and I see mine is groups of 4-5 hens...
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    Will silkies hatch peacock eggs

    I have used them to hatch ducks and geese and guinea eggs so I would think you could I have peafowl but my hens hatch there own...good luck
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    I'm about ready to pull my hair out!!! so many bad silkie eggs!

    I dont know what part of Iowa you are in but I have alot of silkie chicks hatched of my own right now and going to sell some Sat ....will probably have more later to sell... this year has been a good hatch for me so hopefully that luck will last...Im also hatching some under hens right now....it...
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