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    What color silkie is this?

    Wow! I didn't know that either. I have a silke rooster with markings who's supposed to be a purebred silkie. I have a white rooster too, but I'm not sure he's a purebred silkie. I think I have crosses of silkies in my flock. I have 1 surviving hatched peep who is solid black. The other one who...
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    Who to keep??

    Hi! I'm not sure who you should keep either. I'd say the one's your hens like. I have 1 newborn survivor out of a half dozen sitting eggs. He's still young to get pictures of because he's black. I'm getting rid of 6 of 9 Roosters I have tomorrow. I'm taking them to Woody's Auction in Woodland...
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    Bullying

    Hello! What I do to bullies? I take a long stick, (not hitting the chicken with it), and chasing it around the run until I think it gets my point. I single it out for a round. . Chickens HATE that! Doesn't help? I've been known to catch the bully and give them the grand tour... put them...
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    Mites??

    Oh thank you! This is my first year as a silkie chicken owner, so I don't know their cycles, yet.
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    Mites??

    No, she's the one who had the 1 surviving chick. She is losing more and more interest in him. I have him listed for free with a small amount of food to go with him.
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    List of Avian Vets in the USA

    Thank you sooo much!
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    Mites??

    I have the same problem with Bok Bwok. She doesn't look good. I have a sand, demetrios Earth mixture I keep for them all to bathe in. I also put the sand/earht in the nesting boxes. I have about 9 broody hens, but I put them out into the run everyday and close the coop. Here is a picture of Bok...
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    Online Swap!

    Hello! I am located in WA State. I recently hatched 1 chick and had Mama raise him. (I'm assuming it's a male until proven otherwise.) This chick is a purebred Silkie of a Silkie Mix. He's about 7 weeks old and is an experiment because I wanted to see the process and behaviour of these...
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    A usually friendly Blue Andulusion hen has started attacking me!

    This is kind of a weird thing, but it works for me. The aggressive chicken, gender doesn't matter, I take for a grand tour around the farm. I tuck the bird under my arm and walk around the farm like that. I take into houses, I let the dogs sniff him, then I take the chicken back to the coop and...
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    broody silkies

    Hi All. I have beem putting my boody girls out of the coop. I started tonight and each day, I am going to put them out. I also don't keep food or water in the coop with the nesting boxes, hoping that would help. I had everyone in the run with no food until everyone was out of the coop. Then I...
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    Comment by 'rebelusa2000' in article 'Six Tips On Breaking Your Egg Eater'

    Thank you for such a wonderful article. I own a full flock of Silkies but none of them are egg eaters. It's just good to know this information.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    6 eggs a day. I'm coming up on two dozen. 'sigh' More than two people can cook & eat.
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    1 Peep-peep

    I think that after the eggs hatch, they should be removed from the mama. An example of what I mean is the other hen hatched a baby May 18th. I found him dead May 20, 2018. First I found him by Bok Bwok and her chick, stuck bin a corner. None of the three hens in the coop would help It. I found...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hello! Yacolt WA is 16 miles north of Battle Ground WA.
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    Predator Problems: a warning to all

    To puffpoo22: I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. Back when Farmer Bourn had chickens, a coon took all but two out. I went out and hunted the varmint. It was a young coon and it was hiding in a tree in the southeast pasture. I shot it with a .22 rifle. It was horrible to kill something, but it...
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