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    Southern Interior BC Canada, looking for particular breeds

    Willing to travel pretty far could do hatching eggs or pullets but would prefer chicks of the following breeds; Maran Easter Egger Americauna Silkie Sebright Barnevelder Legbar Other Bantams are possible as well Considering getting Guinea Fowl again too I'm in the Kamloops area, just moved...
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    Introductions/Agression

    That is pretty much my situation, minus 20 Celsius without the windchill and snow drifts up to my waist, but no garage so they sit in cages in the spare room till spring I guess. But I like the idea of hiding places, will keep that in mind. Not sure how old the roo is, 18 months I think...
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    Introductions/Agression

    I will read through some of the other threads on this topic but wanted to put my situation up and get feedback; Have a 2 year old bantam hen who used to bully everyone we put with her so we have left her solo last summer. Started a new flock of 4 hens (still debating on the one silkie but no...
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    without more experience I can not seem to find a slipped tendon, everything feels normal, although she has seemed to have lost weight. She is definitely uncomfortable when I move her legs to stretch them. Both legs want to spring back in front of her rather than stay in any position.
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    No wounds or frostbite, skin is normal. I did examine her legs from toe to hip with no noticeable abnormalities, then again wasn't sure what to look for. Thanks for the detail I will give her another look over.
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    Thanks for the help realsis, I have started vitamins as she will take them, it has been a few days with no improvement. She struggles on her side and has eaten very little, if anything, she drinks but barely. I checked out the other forum and without the time to read through thousands of posts...
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    The pictures aren't great seeing as she is usually just a poof-ball anyways. We have two pullets and they were both bought from a hobby farmer as chicks, first time at chickens so I didn't think to ask, I doubt they were vaccined. I raised them with SuperBooster as recommended for a few of the...
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    As I think about it more little details.... A few days before I noticed the silkie we lost one of our lovebirds we had had for almost 2 years. I assumed old age (not sure what age she was rescued at), she was squaking her usual self at night then the morning she was dead. There is a patio door...
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    Oh and her poop is normal in colour and consistancy, although quantity is a little low because I don't think she has been eating much or drinking.
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    28 week old Silkie Bantam lame leg

    Hi all hoping someone out there has some ideas on what the cause on solution are for this one. I have a 28 week old silkie pullet who a couple days ago I noticed acting out of sorts. It is the middle of winter here in Ontario Canada but every time I saw her she was outside laying down, then I...
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    Bantam Gender (Silkie and Sebright)

    She crows like a cockeral every morning and is very protective of the silkie, but from what I read this behaviour is common in sebright pullets, I think we have her right as a pullet with an attitude. Silkies are difficult overall but I have not seen any streamers or crown feathering developing...
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    Bantam Gender (Silkie and Sebright)

    Time for an update and I was out enjoying my coffee with them so I thought I would take some photos. So they are 16 weeks old now and their temperament is starting to mellow out nicely. I have just put the squash in the oven so my little flock got the seeds. I tried this a few weeks ago and they...
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    Bantam Gender (Silkie and Sebright)

    Updated photos going on 10 weeks old; The silkie is very timid and doesn't like photos the sebright yelled at the camera protesting quite a bit. The Sebright continues to be confrontational and has pecked several times at me and always meets me when I open the coop head high and very alert...
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    Bantam Gender (Silkie and Sebright)

    Hi All, First time with chickens but I am experienced with many types of birds. We have right now two chicks going on 6 weeks old, we bought them at 1 week old. I have my suspicions about their gender based on current combs and vent sexing at 1 week. I would like to know what others think I...
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