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    How do I know if she's recovered? Omphalitis? Runt?

    She didn't have splayed leg, and I don't really know what it was (but walking was fine when she bothered getting out from heat plate). I guess it was mushy chick from the symptoms. Anyway, she has made a full recovery and I am pleased to say she is now a great little layer. It took quite a bit...
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    Okay so at day 24 and nothing?

    There's not a lot you can do now really but wait. Sounds like your temp may have been a bit off for the incubation. Did you calibrate it? Just get the temp and humidity right now and I'll have my fingers crossed for you.
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    Okay so at day 24 and nothing?

    Nothing to harm by candling quickly and gently then. Let me know x
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    Okay so at day 24 and nothing?

    Also - what are you incubating? Chickens? Ducks? etc :)
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    Okay so at day 24 and nothing?

    You are looking for movement when candling but it will be hard to see as it should be full-ish. You may also see veins but again it's harder to see when the egg is full. I would candle if you are sure there are no external pips yet. You may see internal pips when candling which looks like a...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Yes she's a lovely red. I also have 2 white, 1 black, 1 blue splash, 1 blue chocolate, 1 true blue and a silver partridge. Oh and 2 white crested polish...but that's another thread :love
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    Food storage and grain mites

    Advice taken on the grower feed only from now on. It will save me time in the mornings which is a bonus. I'm not buying that type of food ever again (for obvious reasons) but it was not my first choice anyway. It was a lockdown crisis Amazon purchase when everything had pretty much sold out. I...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    I love my 8 silkie babies...just hopping on the thread :D Hi all!
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    Am I a silkie.. and am I a hen?

    Definitely silkie - and looking like a pullet at the moment too. I have 4 month old silkies and 6.5 month old silkie pullets - this one looks younger than my 4mo ones but that might just be a genetics thing. Lovely birds :)
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    Food storage and grain mites

    Background to why I have different types of food (in case you are curious): I have 14 week old silkies who are on growers pellets and doing just fine - they are in a separate coop to the pullets at the moment. I have new silkie and polish pullets who when they came to me were on layers...
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    Poopy Prolapsed Chick??? Help Please

    I am so sorry x
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    Poopy Prolapsed Chick??? Help Please

    This is a link so you can see if yours matches https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mushy-chick-disease-yolk-sack-infection-omphalitis.64686/ TC x
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    Poopy Prolapsed Chick??? Help Please

    Just thinking mushy chick. I had one with (expected) that. She survived and is now a lovely pullet. I had to wipe the area with iodine twice a day, keep on top of pasty butt and give encouragement to eat. As well I gave her chick vits and electrolytes to boost her and some scrambled eggs for food.
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    Sex my silkies please AKA which pronoun? :D

    Thank you. #3 was the one when hatched I was certain was a roo - and then now looks more pullet. Time will tell on that one. I'll be lucky if I got a 50/50 gendered hatch though so can't complain :)
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    Sex my silkies please AKA which pronoun? :D

    You gotta love them - my 2 definite pullets here ^^ Don't get them if you aren't willing to bathe the one who sleeps at the bottom of the pile regularly. My guys can't roost/won't roost ;)
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