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    Young silkie with swollen/puffy crop

    Let me preface by saying... I'm new to chicken keeping. I have about 5 silkies, varying in ages. One of the younger ones (about 4 months old) has a very large crop which is not hard, kind of puffy feeling. This particular lady already went through crook neck when she was about a month old. I...
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    Polish Tolbunts

    I need these in my life. Anyone know where I can purchase eggs or chicks? I've been conversing with Watson Ridge Farms but I'm worried about the eggs being shipped and would rather pick up from a local place (south Texas).
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    watson ridge ranch???

    I'm considering ordering Tolbunt eggs. Anyone done this with them? Where are they located? I can't seem to find that info on the website.
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    Dumb Q... I think

    Thanks!!!
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    Dumb Q... I think

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    Dumb Q... I think

    I have one silkie rooster among Dominique and amerucauna laying hens. The hens aren't quite laying age yet (probably in Feb). Would a silkie fertilize these hens' eggs? Or should I even let them hatch? Sorry, dumb question but I'm a newbie.
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    Help! Chickens disappearing

    Well, the girls are in lock down until I can turn my coop into Fort Knox lol. We are completely closing in the run. How well did an electric fence work for you? Hubby just told me that he saw a hawk perched on our fence. I wouldn't be surprised if he picked up a small silkie, but a full grown...
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    Help! Chickens disappearing

    But there was no evidence during the daytime attacks... No feathers. That's why I was wondering if it was something other than a raccoon.
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    Help! Chickens disappearing

    Hi! I discovered that a raccoon got into our coop one night and took a young silkie. No body, but feathers everywhere, up the fence where the coon climbed, and feathers in a tree nearby. We have since secured the coop at night. However, the chickens are in an 8 foot high chain link run during...
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