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    Tough membrane

    Hi! we have 4 silkie hens, and one polish bantam, one d'uccle and one lavender ameraucana, the last 3 are all the same age. The green Ameraucana eggs all have a membrane so tough it doesn't break on the side of a pan, the shell will break off and I have to stab the membrane with my thumb. They...
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    Bump on hen's head?

    This is so weird, I picked her up today and now the thing looks all shriveled up. I can't say for the before picture, but it feels hard to the touch now. I am thinking now it might be some kind of follicle infection but i just want to make sure its not something worse because we're sort of new...
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    Bump on hen's head?

    Our 2 year old hen Lil Peep has this bump on the back of her neck that looks like some sort of cyst. We noticed a small lump under her feathers over 6 months ago but she was never lethargic or anything so we never bothered to get a good look at it. My family says her weight has pretty much been...
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    Hurricane Help??

    We live in Charleston, SC and are expecting Florence to come through in the next few days. We have been ordered to evacuate and are taking the dog and cat with us, But not the 7 chickens that I hand raised 6 months ago. We built this predator proof run surrounded by hardware cloth over the...
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    Silkies ground roosting???

    It sure is cute but I wonder why they wouldn't see a coop as safe... they must not think it could be any safer than the run itself :confused:
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    Silkies ground roosting???

    Thanks for the reply! The coop is 4 x 3 ft To be clear, I need to lock all 4 silkies in this coop for two full weeks without ever letting them out? what about changing bedding? It kinda seems like a dark, tight space for so many birds (even though they're small) for such a long time!
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    Silkies ground roosting???

    So we have 7 chickens about 6 months old that we keep in a protected run most of the time (bc raccoons + hawks). We have hardware cloth wrapped around all sides and bottom. The 3 standard chickens sleep in their coop no problem, but we have a separate coop for the 4 silkies. From NIGHT 1 they...
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    Hey!

    Thanks! He is so sweet but is getting kinda loud. There's no restriction against roosters but we do have neighbors :fl
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    Hey!

    Thanks all! The person I got the chick from gave it to us free if we could save it. it had a bad head injury from bullies in the brooder and couldn't feed itself. I fed it through a dropper but it sadly died. As first time chicken owners this left everyone shaken up a bit! My dad buried it in a...
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    Hey!

    Hello! New here! I'll just go ahead and use this template... (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes! about 5 months ago. I had always wanted chickens so my family decided to get some and now everyone adores them. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 7...
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