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    Aggressive hen

    My head hen is particularly nasty to my silkie. She will chase her around, grab her and peck her. I separated the aggressive hen from my flock for about a week. My flock was honestly great without her. No one was bullied. I reintroduced her and she almost immediately went after my silkie. Is it...
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    Broody Silkie

    So my little silkie decided a few days ago she wanted to be broody. So I decided I would let her sit on two eggs. They are two eggs from my sex linked hens. I am definitely disappointed she isn't sitting on her eggs but that's okay. I am just trying to keep her happy because let me tell you she...
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    Possible scaly leg?

    Look under what, the foot? Yes no signs of bumble foot.
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    Possible scaly leg?

    I noticed my rooster limping today and favoriting his right leg. I look it over and I don’t see signs of bumble foot or swelling. But the skin is slightly pink and scaly looking on both legs. He is still acting his normal self.
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    Weird egg

    What would cause my hen to lay an egg like this? It is a partially developed shell and this weird plug thing attached to it. Should I be concerned? They are still fairly new layers. They have unlimited access to oyster shells. One of my hens hasn’t laid in a few days. I checked both my sex...
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    Best brand of food for a mixed flock

    My flock is mixed. I have one rooster, 3 hens that are layers, a polish hen, and a silkie hen ( silkie and polish currently aren’t laying yet). I have read you can feed grower food for the rest of their lives and just supplement oyster shells for the layers. So currently that is what I am doing...
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    Silkie in a mixed flock with a large cockerel

    So far so good! He is t interested in the silkie or the polish. @janiedoe
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    Silkie in a mixed flock with a large cockerel

    I have a young silkie pullet in with my mixed flock. I have 5 pullets (including silkie) and once cockerel who is a production blue and is a big boy. I have read places that having a large rooster with a silkie is not a good idea. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice. I really don’t want...
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    Production blue Rooster personality?

    I have never owned a cockerel before but I have been doing a lot of research about them. If you have an tips on stopping aggressive behavior let me know! I am just preparing myself if it happens. I’m hoping he will be a gentlemen. 😊
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    What breed is my big rooster?

    The yellow chicks are sex-linked and the puff is a buff laced polish. They are 12 weeks now. The roo is in the first pick now showing more of his adult feathers
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    What breed is my big rooster?

    Was sold to me as a sapphire gem from Tractor supply. I read somewhere that they tend to use the name sapphire gem for a bunch of different breeds. The chick was solid black, which doesn’t add up to a gem. Someone then told me he is a production blue. Not sure if he is that either because their...
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    Production blue Rooster personality?

    True! Well Henri here is definitely a big mutt!
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    Production blue Rooster personality?

    He was sold to me as a sapphire gem which I read they are sometimes called that but he looked nothing like a sapphire gem chick and still doesn’t . He was a solid black chick
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    Production blue Rooster personality?

    I have a production blue rooster who just turned 3 months old. I haven’t found a tone of information on this breeds personality in rooster but from what I see in hens they are great. I wanted to see if anyone has experience with this breed as a rooster and what their temperament is like. I know...
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    Buff laced polish hen or roo?

    I really didn’t want a rooster but I took the risk with getting two straight run chicks.
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