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    Silkie Chick with Bloody Stools

    Oh no!!! Are your babies outside free ranging? Or still in a brooder? We determined that the little chick we had died because he ingested a small piece of rubber band that our toddler accidentally dropped in the brooder. Fortunately, all the rest developed no systems of Cocci but we still...
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    Flaky Skin around Eyes & Ears

    Thank you for your response. I really hope it’s not mites!😬 Yikes! We will look over the rest of the crew and check vents and under wings.
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    Flaky Skin around Eyes & Ears

    Hi all! This is my 12 week old Silkie “Bruce Wayne.” I noticed this evening he has a lot of flaky skin around his wattles and eye. His vent is clear and so is his feet. He is still molting and growing new feathers, so I wasn’t sure if that was normal to have some dry skin? If it’s dry skin...
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    Processing in Central Indiana

    We’ve called a few butcher shops and other processors 3 hours away. None of them process ducks but said they can take chickens. So right now, they are just getting fat lol.
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi all! Can any of you help me with sexing and color ID? This is “Batman” (if roo) and Black Widow (if hen) lol. He started out black and has changed into this pretty buff coloring... he is 9 weeks old.
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    Processing in Central Indiana

    Hi all! I have some Pekin ducks we are ready to get processed. I cannot seem to locate one near us. The one in Hagerstown, IN we use for our chickens won’t process ducks. Any help or recommendations is appreciated!
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    Silkie Chick with Bloody Stools

    Oh my gosh! This is mortifying! The chicks have never been outside. We planned to keep them in for at least another 4-6 weeks to be sure it stays above 50 here at night. We do have 2 small children. Only 1 is able to actually “reach” the chicks as we have them high up on a table. I have changed...
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    Silkie Chick with Bloody Stools

    Thank you so much for your help! I hope we can head off any more sick babies. Again, thank you!
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    Silkie Chick with Bloody Stools

    Oh noooo! We use medicated feed, does that not help guard them? I will start dosing them tomorrow morning first thing with Corid. I’m assuming they all may get sick with it?
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    Silkie Chick with Bloody Stools

    Hi all! We have 3 week old silkies we purchased from TSC to add to our flock of Cochins. We have them housed in our home with pine shavings. All has been well until yesterday. We noticed one chick laying down a lot. Today, it did same thing. I decided to move it to a smaller box by itself and...
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    Help Identifying Bantams

    Thank you! That’s super exciting about them being all silkies! They are seriously the cutest. We named one “Natah” and she/he is so feisty! Looking forward to seeing how their personalities develop over these next few weeks. Thank you again for your response!
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    Help Identifying Bantams

    Hi all! I got 8 baby Bannies and I need help identifying. I think most are hens, but possibly a roo. I’ve numbered them 1-8. If I need better individual pics, I can post that as well. All have the cutest little feathery legs and egg tooth's. Thank you all for your help!
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    New to BYC! :)

    That is a genius idea! Haha. We have joked quite a bit that this virus will speed up the need for automation and less human operators and interactions.
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    New to BYC! :)

    Hey all! I am new to the forum and new to raising my own chickens. Grew up on a farm, so I am familiar with raising them, but this is my first time having them as my own. We currently have 8 straight run bantams. I’m thinking we have maybe 2 or 3 Roos and the rest hens. (Hopefully) ;) As far...
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