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    Well…what is he/she?

    The eggs were sold to me as show quality! I don’t mind though, they’re the best little characters. I have a splash hen as well, I might see what happens if I breed her with Sola, could be a very interesting combination.
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    Well…what is he/she?

    I’m not sure where Sola’s parents came from, they came from a mixed silkie pen but I think something else might have gotten into the pen as they have regular combs! Sola’s dad also has blue tips on his wings and his tail feathers which I think is unusual for silkies? I’m not sure!
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    Well…what is he/she?

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    Well…what is he/she?

    His dad is black with a silver chest & mama is grey with a gold chest
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    Well…what is he/she?

    He’s such a sweetheart too!
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    Well…what is he/she?

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    Well…what is he/she?

    Rooster!!
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    Burnt heads & pecking??

    It’s not actually very hot to touch, it’s the same temp it was for other chicks and this never happened. Yes, I hatched them myself and they all hatched on the 4th, so 2 weeks and 1 day for me here in Ireland. Thanks so much! I’ll check my pharmacy, if not I’ll get from Amazon.
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    Burnt heads & pecking??

    I have three polish bantams, they’ve all gotten a burn on their heads from the heat plate overnight despite it being raised according to their growth, I’ve put it up again since the burns showed up 3 days ago. I cleaned them daily with saline & I am spraying their heads with anti-peck spray...
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    Are Polish bantams crazy or just mine?

    Oh wow! I’ll have to build higher fences
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    Are Polish bantams crazy or just mine?

    I’ve only had silkies before now and they’ve been so calm and quiet all their lives so this was a shock lol
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    Are Polish bantams crazy or just mine?

    I have 3 white crested black polish bantams, two are frizzles, one is not. Anyway that’s not the point, they hatched 8 days ago and they have the craziest personalities. Every time I open the brooder they fly out to sit on my lap, they’re constantly jumping on and off the top of the brooder...
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    Well…what is he/she?

    My thinking was the poofy tail feathers are more like my rooster when he was a chick. I guess I’ll find out in time!
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    Well…what is he/she?

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    Well…what is he/she?

    Hen or Roo? I feel like this is an obvious rooster but I’d like others opinions. It’s my silkie hens first and only surprise hatched baby, named Sola, meaning only in Latin! I can’t keep if it’s a roo, so hoping someone with better knowledge than me can tell me it’s a hen 😂
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