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    EXTREMELY LOW EGG PRODUCTION

    I have 11 hens and used to get 7-9 a day and out of the blue, it dropped to 2-3 a day. I thought it was due to the weather. Good food and more water and still nothing. And one day, almost by accident I found a hen WAY back under the coop with only about 6-7 inch inch clearance After getting...
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    Which hen laid this egg?

    My personal experience has been very positive with great service after sales. Doesn't matter where you order from, chicks do die during shipping mostly due to weather and shipping delay which no hatchery out there can control.
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    Which hen laid this egg?

    Yup, I am leaning toward bigger chicken doesn't mean bigger egg idea. Only thing is that I used to think white silkies only laid white eggs but apparently not. :)
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    Which hen laid this egg?

    Today I found one tiny egg next to usual small white egg I collect from white bantam silkie. I have 5 month of silkie which should lay bigger white egg than small white shown in the photo according to a neighbor who split the silkie with me. Only breed of hens that could lay colored eggs are 9...
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    Non bearded white silkie gender at ~5 month?

    I hope you are right! One of them seems to have such a large comb and waddle compared to the other two. Fingers crossed!
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    Non bearded white silkie gender at ~5 month?

    Seeing those photos of your silkie pullets, I think I might have 2 pullets. The one you said is iffy is the one I thought might be a roo but that one is the sweetest one!
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    *23* week old silkies all meant to be pullets

    After watching 10 non-bearded broiler silkies (which are down to 3 now) grow, they all look like pullets to my untrained eyes~! :)
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    Non bearded white silkie gender at ~5 month?

    Almost 5 month.
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    Does anybody grow NON-bearded broiler silkie hens???

    Here are a few photos.
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    Non bearded white silkie gender at ~5 month?

    My chicken experience is limited to 2 bearded silkies hens so far. So to me, large comb and waddle equal likely roo is engraved in my head. The breed of silkie I got appears to be non bearded slike broilers. I could see obvious comb and waddle early as 7-8 weeks on some which I gave away. A few...
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    Does anybody grow NON-bearded broiler silkie hens???

    I am in USA. I bought "bantam silkies" from JM hatchery but those grew like crazy fast compared to 2 silkies bought 3 1/2 years ago locally. So I googled and googled and there were LF silkies which are mainly found in Europe unlike USA where 95% of the silkies are bantams according to google...
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    Does anybody grow NON-bearded broiler silkie hens???

    "Pullets of any breed develop larger combs and wattles when they get close to egg-laying age, so at this age you might have females that are preparing to lay soon." If that is the case, two silkies that seem to follow and hang around with Ari could be pullets. I could settle for 2 out of 10 at...
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    Does anybody grow NON-bearded broiler silkie hens???

    If so, would you kindly post a few photos of showing waddle/comb? I tried to google but 99.9% of the photos are that of fluffy bearded silkies. I have heard that non bearded silkie hens have prominent waddles compared to bearded silkie hens. Out of 10 sr silkie chicks, I got rid 7 silkies due...
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    Bearded vs nb silkie question

    Yup, that was my conclusion as well after more googling. The broiler silkies! Didn't even know there was such till I stumbled upon broiler silkie description from purelypoultry. One thing I noticed was very prominent waddle development even around 8 weeks. I got one that is 4 month which I...
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    How and when to add new chick/chickens to existing 4 hens (1 3.5 year, 3 3month)

    Thanks for the input. The green house is covered completely with the roof of the house and has multiple windows for ventilation. Also got outdoor ceiling fan right over it for added air circulation during summer. I would say it is relatively local predator proof which includes skunk, possum...
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