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    Silkie thread!

    20 eggs are ready to hatch any day! I'm very excited! I have two eggs that are already pipping. And I can hear little chirps. This will add to my already 11 chicks! I'm trying to stay up late to not miss a single thing. Maybe a little cat nap will be ok though. :) I have a mix of silkie and...
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    Silkie thread!

    So I have about 35 fertilized eggs. Most silkies some are americonas. My question is I recently found out that one of my silkie eggs has two babies in it!!! I found out that two chicks can be born with one egg but it's very rare. Question is had any of you experienced this and if so did you have...
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    Silkie thread!

    My chickies are at the age of brooding and my roo isn't "getting it on" with any of the hens. I adopting 5 babies and also took in a brooding hen who pecks at all my chicks now grrr. I know she is establishing that she is the ruler on the coop. We named her Queen Madea. Lol Anyway I have a few...
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    Silkie Coop. Straw, pine or sand?

    I was wondering about the rain. It rains where I live a lot too. And I did read that someone said theirs wash away into the yard due to the rain and flooding. Thank you for your reply. I have a lot to think about. I do like the idea of spraying the yard to clean away the poop. My chickies love...
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    Silkie Coop. Straw, pine or sand?

    Thank you! I guess I found out that construction sand is best to use. However it could be expensive. And you said you have dirt and grass in the run area. How do you clean it? Does it have much of a smell?
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    Silkie Coop. Straw, pine or sand?

    My husband is building my 4 silkies a new coop since their pen is getting too small for their growing bodies and My ""Mama" is acting as if she wants to start to "brood". Anyhow, What do you prefer to use as litter? Straw (hay), Pine shavings or sand in your coop? I like the pine (which I use...
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    Silkie thread!

    My daughter is obsessed with her chickies.. No they aren't mine when she is around lol.. Chic Power! Love in it's purist form. This morning I turned their heat lamp off since we have warmer weather. They decided to sit in a row and pop their heads out of the holes. Charlie (far left) then...
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    Silkie thread!

    ^ They are oh too cute!! Yea the father and son do look so much alike. WOW!. Adorable.
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    Ended Official BYC Contest: QUARTER MILLION BYC Members

    1-April-2014 @ 5:00pm
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    Silkie thread!

    Very good question. I wanna know too.
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    Hi I would like some info. about chicken coops!

    LOL That is pretty neat..
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    Newbie here

    Thank you. I have found that thread. I think I posted on it. lol :)
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    Newbie here

    I ment aka Lizana. Lol
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    Newbie here

    Thank you ladies. I will check out that thread Kelsie thank you very much. Martha they all have adorable attitudes as well. So stinking cute!
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    Hi I would like some info. about chicken coops!

    Keep us posted. Would love to see your outcome. I will be posting some pics of our first create.
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