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    Bubbly Eye and "Sneezing" Just a Few Minutes Ago

    My 22+ week old pullet was, as the title suggests, sneezing and had a bubbly eye in the left inner corner. She actually woke me up this morning because I could hear her "sneezes". They didn't really sound like normal sneezes, but a bit of a small cluck and cough and sneeze all mixed together...
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    My Hens Gobble Up Oyster Shells like Candy!

    I'm a bit confused by your post. Are you just generally asking everyone who posted in this thread where they got their birds from?
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    My Hens Gobble Up Oyster Shells like Candy!

    I have actually given them grit at the same time as Oyster Shells and they eat that like candy too. Their pen is just dirt and pea gravel, so when I don't have grit out for them, they often peck among the pea gravel for small rocks as grit. I think I'll wait until I see eggs before giving them...
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    My Hens Gobble Up Oyster Shells like Candy!

    I have three backyard hens all just around 4 months old. None of them are laying yet but I want to make sure that they have enough calcium for when they do. They are currently on regular layer feed pellets for food. A couple of times I have put out a small tray of oyster shells for them that...
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    Is my Cochin Purebred?

    @QueenMisha Thank you, that is very informative! If I ever gain more chickens in the future and decide to go to shows, I will definitely keep this in mind. :)
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    Is my Cochin Purebred?

    Oh. Interesting. When I traded him the lady didn't think he was pure and let me hold another Silkie Roo she had. Granted my Silkie was young, but the other Silkie she had was softer and didn't have any "straw-like feathers" like my rooster did. She said she was thinking about using him in shows...
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    Is my Cochin Purebred?

    Whether or not my Cochin is purebred doesn't really matter. She's just a backyard hen whom I love regardless. I thought it would be interesting to know what you guys think! I learned a couple weeks ago that my Silkie Roo (who I traded for some mutt young hens because I couldn't keep a rooster)...
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    She ate a screw

    @McChics Seems like she really wanted some iron in her diet! But on a more serious note, I hope she recovers well. It's actually a good thing you saw her gobble that screw up, because you wouldn't of seen how much other metal was inside of her without taking her to the vet's!
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    Little Red Mutts - What do you think?

    Never seen those before! Looks very well plausible!
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    Little Red Mutts - What do you think?

    So they're mutts of mutts? :p
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    Little Red Mutts - What do you think?

    So I traded my White Silkie Roo for some small hens. The woman I traded with didn't know what exact breeds they were, just that they were 'mutts'. They are pretty small, about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of my 4mo Cochin, and are apparently a week younger than her, too. They are pretty identical, but...
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    My Silkie is a Roo, What to do!?

    Update: So I ended up trading my Silkie for two small mutt hens. I miss him awfully much, but I'm hoping that the three I have now will get together and I'm sure the woman who I gave him to will treat him right. c:
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    Couple of Questions! Silkie and Cochin: 7.5 Week old Chicks

    @realsis you were right, I heard my first crow today and I'm kinda freaking out because it was so easy to wish that it would end up a pullet. If you check my recent posts, I made a new topic if you have any advice on how to silenece crows?
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    My Silkie is a Roo, What to do!?

    Haha I just realised my Cochin is shaking her head or somethings so it looks like she doesn't have one! Here's a better picture of her, a bit unrelated but more settling. I also forgot to mention these two are just over a week shy of being 4 months old.
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    My Silkie is a Roo, What to do!?

    Rhyme intended Anyhow, it turns out my Silkie chicken that I took a chance hoping would end up a pullet... Did not get the memo. Today, at 7:20am, I heard my first crow from my Silkie. :( Long story short, I have two chickens (Cochin hen and now confirmed Silkie roo) and they're not too...
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