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    Laying in the woods

    They started doing this about a week ago (which makes sense as there are 12 eggs and they lay each an egg a day). Temps have been low/rainy.. that’s why I was wondering. But yeah, better play it safe. Thank you!!!!
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    Laying in the woods

    Hi everyone! I have two shamo hens in my flock. I thought they had stopped laying because I wasn’t finding any of their eggs in the coop. Today, I was walking around straightening their electric fence, and I bumped into a nest they had made in the woods! It had 12 eggs in it! My question is...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    Well, this story has come to an end! My silkie has found a forever home with a very sweet teenage girl. She came with her dad to pick her up today. She will live with a cochin bantam! I hope they become best friends. Thanks everyone who followed this journey and offered support!! :) :) You...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    Hatched back in april... No eggs or crow yet. No idea of what it is :) I call it "Silkz" lol
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    After a LOT of TLC, here's my silkie today: Now, it's time to find this baby a home!! Wish me luck!!!
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    Silkie club!!!!

    I have a silkie in need of a new home... Read the story here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/894693/seriously-injured-silkie-chick-does-it-have-a-chance It's currently recovering very well (same treatment: nutri drench, neosporin and lots of TLC :)). Not sexed yet. Born on 4/23/14. It...
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    3 month old Silkie in Raleigh, NC

    I have a 3 month old (hatched on April 23rd, 2014) silkie who is not sexed yet. It needs a new home either as a single pet or as a part of an ALL SILKIE flock. The reason? This chick is extremely docile and too nice to be with other chickens. It was attacked and scalped by other chicks her same...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    I won't set up another coop. I have a state of the art setup for the whole chicken area. The coop is huge and fully automated, seals perfectly at night to protect the girls from predators. They forage in a wooded area surrounded by electric fence and covered with hawk netting. There they can...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    So... integration was over a few days ago. Silkie was doing well with the flock. After a couple of nights showing her how to go up the ramp, she started going in the coop at night. Everything was going great! She was one with the flock! Or so I thought. Today, she was attacked AGAIN. Not by...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    Integration has begun today! My ladies are extremely interested in the new peep...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    Well, the scab broke into several parts and the last piece fell off today!! That means.... No more open wound!!! My baby made it! I'm not sure if new feathers will grow on the new skin (there are new feathers on the outer skin that healed first). Time will tell but that doesn't really matter...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    Thank you everyone for your advice. I'm going to wait until he is fully healed and then I'll start to try integrating him/her slowly. How long do silkies take to reach maturity?
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    He was with two sebrights and one cochin bantam (hatched on the same day, came from the assorted bantam bin at TSC). I rehomed the other 3 chicks (the aggressors) BUT... What can I do when the silkie heals and grows up? I have 13 other chickens (huge coop and free range area, lots of room and...
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    Here are the pics, sorry! I thought I uploaded them, but my phone didn't cooperate.. So I uploaded them again from my computer... Thanks again.
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    seriously injured silkie chick.. does it have a chance?

    UPDATE! My little silkie keeps taking steps in the right direction and making more progress towards recovering :) Part of the scab fell off, and now we have brand new skin AND feathers! !! Wahooooo!! I'm so happy. He/she also has new feathers upfront :) Speaking of he/she.. you guys have...
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