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    Cockerel or pullet? Silkie chick

    They’re five or six weeks old! Lovely birds there
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    Cockerel or pullet? Silkie chick

    I bought two straight run silkie chicks, mainly for pets because they’re bantams and are said to be relatively docile. I’m hoping they’re both female, but I’m aware there is a good chance one could be a cockerel or (goodness forbid) both! I can only give pictures of one right now, she...
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    Chicks and Appropriate Grit

    Thank you so much! The comparisons are very useful.
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    Chicks and Appropriate Grit

    Thank you! Do you have to wait until the second week to give them grit?
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    Chicks and Appropriate Grit

    Hello! I have 8 chicks, all of them at least a week old but two are a couple days older. I was wondering about two things involving grit, since I intend on bribing them with treats so they love me lol. 1. Do they need grit to eat scrambled eggs? This would probably be the first thing I would...
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    Taming chicks, 1 1/2 weeks old.

    Hi! I’ve been raising store bought chicks for 3 years now. Our first girls were ISA Browns, and while not exactly skittish, they weren’t very friendly either. Recently, though, we decided to expand our flock from five, to thirteen (nature permitting that all 8 of the little chicks survive)...
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    Chicken is slow

    While this may not be the case, it is possible that because of the polish crested’s vaulted skull she could have minor or major brain damage. Show standard Silkies, modern polish crested, and other crested breeds have vaulted skulls which allow them to have the funky flufffy crest. However, this...
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