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    Eggs with different hatch dates??

    Lol nope all the eggs she is sitting on are not her own. and I had never intended on hatching eggs but she was determined so I decided to see if my roo was doing a good job and I guess he is!
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    Eggs with different hatch dates??

    When a hen sits and lays her egg on the nest with her that is my definition of "snuck" everyone else seemed to understand that and didn't feel the need to correct me
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    Eggs with different hatch dates??

    I thought about that but since my flock free ranges all day long and I don't have a space to keep the chicks from going through the dogs pen I would feel safer if they were with the flock but in a pen with smaller fence that babies cant get through
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    Eggs with different hatch dates??

    Thanks guys! I am feeling a little better now! Now how and when do I move her to the small coop and pen with the babies...:jumpy
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    Eggs with different hatch dates??

    I have a broody silkie setting on eggs right now. She started with 4 eggs and someone snuck an extra 3 eggs in her nest. At first I wasn't to concerned because I wasn't sure the eggs were fertile because my Roo is still young and half the size of my layers.They are definitely fertile and some of...
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    Help!!! What is this!!

    Sniffles as in sneezing a lot. She is a silkie and very fluffy without me getting her wet like that you can’t see the build up.
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    Help!!! What is this!!

    I was cleaning her neck with a warm washcloth to try and get whatever that is off
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    Help!!! What is this!!

    My Silkie baby is sick!! She’s been inside a few weeks with the sniffles is this mite or ear drainage build up??? How do I get rid of it???
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    Adding a new chicken??

    Thank you. She is not laying yet but a lot closer to age them my others. It’s just hard to see my babies I raised them from chicks and they are very spoiled
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    Adding a new chicken??

    The lady told me she was 5-6 months. I am guessing all of mine are hens but not sure on the silkies they are hard to sex. They have hen behaviors and I just got rid of the other three that looked and behaved like cockerels. So I just have the one left. Mine are 4 months. EEs are same size but...
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    Adding a new chicken??

    The sad part to me is that my flock isn’t challenging her. They are ducking and running but she keeps pecking the only one who challenges her is my roo
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    Adding a new chicken??

    SO I am attempting to add a new hen to my flock and I know of all the bullying(pecking order) that can go on. But I was thinking it would be the entire flock that had issues with her but it is the other way around. The new hen is a few months older but they are the same size. She doesn't pick on...
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    Do wattles mean cockerel?

    I know that pullets have them. But I thought silkie pullets would have next to none on the wattle development. I know other breeds pullets have larger wattles =) but my question was more specific to this little silkie guy. I also dont see much redness in the silkie roos combs. but not all of...
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    Do wattles mean cockerel?

    I have s home lined up for him. I have four cockerels (almost positive) larger wattles and combs. And they all flare their neck feathers and fight among each other. I have one who matured a lot faster who already crows at 12 weeks. I live in the city and can’t have Roos. I do have 4 that I think...
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    Do wattles mean cockerel?

    11 weeks
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