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    Silkie Roo ATTACK!!!!!!

    Once I was feeding my silkie roo Toby some leaves and when I left he ran after me and threw himself at my legs. Mom was really scared because my dad was shooting his gun out back behind our house just cause to show the foreign exchange student how to shoot. So I ran up to the house, screaming...
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    Hi New, and have a SQ silkie Question

    For the roo, I would say that he is very red in the face with a small comb. These are both unwanted characteristics for a silkie to have. And, these will be passed on to offspring. As for the hen, I don't know much about nonbeardies, but I do know that non-feathered feet is a BIG no-no. This...
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    New Silkie Color...?

    I was wondering if it would be possible to create a new color of silkie by crossing certain colors and creating a gene pool of this certain color. I would really enjoy it if you guys here at BYC would help me come up with a new color. Here's the ones I've got so far: Blue x Partridge = ...
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    Weird... do we need some nesting boxes?

    My chicks arrived this February and they were supposed to get the first egg the beginning of August, but we've gotten 6 eggs so far, so I would put up nest boxes just to be safe.
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    My Hens Are Cannabalizing Their Eggs - Why?

    I have heard that if you put mustard inside an egg (have no clue how) the hens will gradually stop eating their eggs because chickens don't like the taste of mustard (I guess I'm a chicken then! )
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    Attacked by 5 week old RIR roo - OMG he is SO gone!

    As far as I have read, the RIR roosters can be aggressive. I've always wondered if there is a 'Chicken Whisperer', like the 'Dog Whisperer' or the 'Horse Whisperer'. Is there such a thing? He/She would come in handy for this situation And I agree, they can make you want to
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    Ameraucanas, BBS & BR Rock Chicks (New Pics Post 35 @ 16 Days)

    They are very cute. I just received 7 Silkies, 5 Americaunas, and 15 other chickens. I don't remember the other breeds I got. But, now we only have 25 because one of the Silkies, as well as another Americauna died. We really kinda hoped the Silkie would last, but it didn't, and we weren't...
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    Question about Cackle

    We ordered 25, but got 27(the extra 2 were Silkies). They came 25 hours after shipping(EXACTLY) I counted.
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    Hi! I am from the outskirts of Green Bay, Wisconsin!

    Love being on here! I am an addict already! it looks funny! BYC is cool. I LOVE the smilies. These are my favorites. and... they are cool! Keep up the good work!
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    Disjointed Hip

    One of my new silkies has a bad hip. I have him/her separated from the other 26 chicks. I was wondering if this is a common thing for the breed. He/she also is trying to balance so he has a bad wing. Can you think of anything else to do to help? The chick is in a cardboard box and just huddles...
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