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    Hen’s legs seem weak…

    Yes, I actually have it on hand for my silkies. Thanks for mentioning it, I totally forgot about human vitamins.
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    Hen’s legs seem weak…

    I tried offering it to her by cup, but she doesn’t like the smell and refused. I put vitamins in one of the waterers one day for everyone and they all went straight to the other clear waterer to drink. She will pick out the wet food because she loves the seeds and other things in it, so that is...
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    Hen’s legs seem weak…

    I use Kalmbach 17% Pellet feed, but I also use the Hen’s choice whole grain feed as a scratch occasionally for a treat.
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    Hen’s legs seem weak…

    I have a 2 year old Welsummer hen that is average consistent weight (has not lost or gained as far as I can tell). About 2.5 weeks ago, I noticed a few of my chickens had a really messy butt, including her, so I treated with Ivermectin Pour-On to treat for worms, no more than .5cc, behind the...
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    I had this little anomaly hatch today…

    Never in all my years of breeding have I ever had a partridge (chipmunk pattern) hatch from BBS. I don’t have any other colors in my pen, just 1 blue roo, 1 blue hen, 1 black hen and 2 splash hens. They have never produced any other colors, except BBS in prior hatches. All I can figure is...
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    Paint genetics questions…

    Thank you!
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    Paint genetics questions…

    This info is what I have been searching for, thank you so much for taking the time to explain. One more question. I have a blue hen that I retired from my breeding program. She was beautiful and then went through a hard molt. When her feathers grew back, she had gold leakage around her neck...
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    Paint genetics questions…

    Thank you! So, it would technically work. Would it muddy the waters for the next generation? And, would I have a greater potential for leakage in my blacks and blues? Last thing I want is a bunch of birds with gold or red leakage.
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    Paint genetics questions…

    thank you!
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    Paint genetics questions…

    Hi, I’m new, for years I have been using the search function here if I have questions and I usually find the answers pretty quick. I decided to join today because I have some questions about paint silkie genetics. I have been breeding silkies for the past few years and have an established BBS...
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    Hi, I’m new…

    I have been raising and hatching silkies for a few years now. My favorite colors are blue and splash. I have a BBS pen and want to begin a paint pen. I also have large fowl of varying breeds. If I have questions, I usually use the search function and find what I’m looking for. But, I thought I...
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