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    Cross beak chick

    Approx every 4 to 5 months depending on growth. It's just like filing fingernails. It's super easy and only takes a couple mins. Mine would just sit there without having to be wrapped in a towel or anything. I used a Demel tool on low speed only. I started having to do it at approx 6 months of...
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    Bullying problems that I can't figure out

    Unfortunately, your story is the exact same thing I delt with 2 years ago. Needless to say, I tried everything under the sun and nothing worked so my RIR's (aggressors) were rehomed. Space wasn't an issue because they roamed on approx 5 acres of land. Their coop was gigantic, way more space than...
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    Cross beak chick

    One of my Silkies looked just like yours at that age and it started around the same time as your little one started showing signs. As she got older, it got worse. Most cross beak hens will have laying/reproductive issues later on down the road so that's something to also take into consideration...
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    Possum attack

    So sorry. 😔
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    Possum attack

    Hey there, just wanted to check in on you and Smith. How are things going? Has there been any improvements within the last day or so?
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    Has anybody replaced this nipple waterer's nipples with drinker cups?

    Yes, that would work! I use 5 gallon Tidy cat buckets with Rent-a-Coop watering cups. I drilled the appropriate size hole approx an inch from the bottom of the bucket and screwed the cups in. They work great! However, if you live in a cold climate during winter months you will need to...
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    My Chicken acts like a Dog

    I have 4 Easter Eggers and 14 Silkies. Both are very docile and super friendly breeds. My Easter Eggers however will jump up and roost on my shoulders while I do chores in their coop. They are super nosey and have to be right up my rear end at all times. They'll literally stand on top of my...
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    Chickens foraging on neighbor's lawn?

    No problem! I think the thing that baffled us the most is everytime we'd see the neighbors outside, they'd wave, say hi, etc... They never mentioned anything about not wanting the chickens to go over there anymore. There was never an argument between us, or anything. And then, all of a sudden...
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    Chickens foraging on neighbor's lawn?

    We actually had a similar situation happen a few years back. We had a neighbor that seemed like they didn't mind and went as far as telling my husband our chickens (7 Silkies) could wander on over there anytime because their poop is an excellent fertilizer, so on and so forth. They wouldn't go...
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    Possum attack

    Yes, if you zoom in on the pic they're right up under the end of the comb. You can slightly see them in the pic, they look like tiny slits on both sides of the beak.
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    Possum attack

    Poor baby! Opossum teeth are no joke! By looking at the second pic, it appears to me that she may have possibly lost/severely injured an eye by getting it punctured from the force of it's teeth. Theres a lot of tissue surrounding those areas on the head/face and whatnot. I would definitely give...
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    Anyone wanna play guess the sex with some 9-10 wk old RIRs?

    All pullets!
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    Drake gets agressive and charge at air

    I call that the teeter-totter! They'll do a quick up and down motion with their entire body, then straighten their neck all the way out and quickly walk in circles around themself! Both my drakes do it when they're excited. It's absolutely hilarious to watch and completely normal behavior.
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    what color will my silky be as an adult?

    Yes, but I'll have to find them. I just recently got a new phone so my photos are scattered throughout several SD cards. I'll post the pics as soon as I find them though. While in the process of trying to find the chick I'm talking about from my first batch, I did run across one from my second...
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    what color will my silky be as an adult?

    I had one that looked just like your little one in the pic and thought for sure she was going to be a blue, but nope, she's pure white! It's really hard to tell at that age because they change and grow so quickly.
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