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    List of egglaying factors

    When my chickens start cutting back on laying I up the food and treats. Especially protein. When I feed crumbles only I get very few and unpredictable laying. As soon as I give scraps/left overs sunflower seeds and treats egg production picks up almost over night!
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    Feedback on Learning Center "Treats Chart"

    Quote: I withhold treats until the chicks have access to gravel or grit, so that their bodies can digest the treats when they do get them. I give my baby chicks parakeet gravel/grit. You can get a box at any store that sells small animal supplies. The box lasts forever. Just put a small...
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    POLISH THREAD Talk about your Polish and post pics of your Polish

    Quote: I just posted pics of my hen w/ waddles to. I am told the hens have waddles. I dont have roosters and my hen will crow once in awhile too. Only in the coop when other hens are in there with her..ha ha I have close neighbors so I am glad she is not real loud and doesnt do it frequently..
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    Feedback on Learning Center "Treats Chart"

    Quote: My chickens dont go nuts over leafy greens either...I am thinking cause they free range on about 1/4 acre fenced in area and get all the green they need. But like yours mine love bread (which I tear up and soak in a bit of milk so they dont choke) and I only give whole grain bread...
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    Silkie thread!

    Quote: AWWWWW ... I want one (or three..lol) They are really cute!! Love the little bare necks. Definitely am going to check into these for next year.
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    Silkie thread!

    Quote: He/she is bearded just sparsley bearded... the muff (bearded) gene is incomplete dominant so if a bearded and non bearded are bred together you'll get some that are sparsley bearded like this. OK...makes sense. I wont be breeding as these are just pets so probablly better they arent...
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    Silkie thread!

    Quote: I believe so. Some of mine started out that way and then got fuller as they feathered out more. Thats good to know...I didnt think this hatchery even had bearded. But there is a definite difference in the look. She also has an injured middle toe. It shows in the photo. I got her that...
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    POLISH THREAD Talk about your Polish and post pics of your Polish

    Quote: Funny..cause I have 3 different age group of chickens and this is my only polish and she hangs with 4 silkies and it looks like she is their leader. When I sit on the bench swing in the evening and just watch them she bosses them around and they go where she goes...like she makes all...
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    POLISH THREAD Talk about your Polish and post pics of your Polish

    Ok...I have a polish question. Will hens sometimes try to crow?? Here is a pic of my polish bantam (I posted a photo a few days ago and the responses were "hen") well, today she/he was in the coop and let out a very clear crow. It wasnt super loud or anything but definitly a crow...lol:th I am...
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    Silkie thread!

    Here are my 4 silkies together....
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    Silkie thread!

    Here is one of my silkies and I was wondering if it is bearded?? My white and buff silkie are clean under their beaks and this splas and my black look scruffy...these are my first silkies.
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    Urgent, please help my hen!

    I am very sorry for your loss. I know I would be heart broke..my chickens are like therapy to me. Is worming a regular chicken thing to do?? I havent had my chickens long (although we had them all the time I grew up) but don`t recall worming them. I also worked at a veterinarian clinic some...
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    POLISH THREAD Talk about your Polish and post pics of your Polish

    Quote: I hope you are replying to my polish...we named her 'Doo Wop' Thank you. She was raised in the living room (like all the chicks) but just got attached..she runs to me when I go outside...how blessed am I? I already had to give up a DUCCLE and BTW Jap roo I surely wasnt ready do give...
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    Feedback on Learning Center "Treats Chart"

    So...we have some baked means left over...can I give cooked beans to the chickens?? It states not dry beans...Im assuming that means uncooked ?? Thanks for any clarification.
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    POLISH THREAD Talk about your Polish and post pics of your Polish

    Quote: Thank you... I am really hoping for a hen..lol.. Of all the pics I searched of polish only a few had red waddles like this one.. in fact most hen pics dont show them...thats why I thought a roo.
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