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    My Silkie Brooder and Chicks

    Meet Kerplunk, Cluedo, Uno and Scrabble, my 3 week old Silkie Chicks. As suggested I am providing my chicks with new textures and smells to explore. No boredom here! We have had sawdust and sand last week and today we have grass, dandelions, a log and some straw. It's so funny watching them...
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    Meet my 4 Silkie Chicks!

    Meet Kerplunk, Uno, Cluedo and Scrabble! (Ignore the ducklings , however adorable) These 4 beauties are coming home at the weekend! After being hatched at the nursery I work at. Just nervous, and hope they don't all turn out to be boys!
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    Growth on chicks bum!

    Help what's this on my chicks bottom? What shall we do!? Had to gently assist the hatching as he was inside for over 28 hours with no progress other than one small hole.
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    Silkie Chicks on the way!

    So our eggs are in the incubators! In 18 days we will have up to 5 Silkie chicks to name! Help! These are our choices! Can you please help and pick 5 favourites? Miss Marple Miss Pots Miss Muffet Hettie Mabel Lavender Rosemary Bluebell Egg Nog Boc Boc Henny Penny Poppin Noodle Scrabble...
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    Run Flooring Choices

    Okay so, our Easter holiday chicken run project is well underway! Our next step is deciding on flooring for the run. Background: We live in the UK, so expect quite a bit of rain. Our run will be 1/4 to 1/2 covered with a solid roof. The run is 3m x 2m. And also has a raised chicken coop. It...
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    Newly weds from UK

    Thank you so much, I can't wait to see the kids faces!, we will do!
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    Newly weds from UK

    Wow thanks!
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    Names for 3 Silkies

    Thanks Lady Grey and Noodle are definitely in my favourite s
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    Newly weds from UK

    Hello! We are Rochelle and Philip from the Southcoast of England. This is my first time keeping chickens but my husband had chickens as a child. Philip is in computer engineering and i work in a Preschool. Infact that's where our Silkie eggs are currently. In an incubator at PreacPres so the...
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    Names for 3 Silkies

    Our Silkie eggs are currently in a friends incubator ready to hatch end of April. If all goes well we should have 3 new Silkie chicks to take home! This is my first time keeping chickens but my husband had chickens as a child. I am very excited for my 3 ladies to arrive and to also care for...
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