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    New bird with pinpoint pupils - Marek's?

    I know this is way too late to have any bearing on your situation, but I have one hen, very healthy, that has had constricted pupils since having a heat stroke while broody. She is not new, not sick, and has had this for months now. It is both eyes, and she can see well until it starts to get...
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    Hi from Texas!

    Thank you! I am happy to be here!
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    Rooster died, hen no longer lays!

    Thanks! You know, come to think of it, I have seen mixed reviews of the Silkie's laying abilities, some saying great, others not so much. And the same about their broodiness, perhaps it's individual chicken behavior or different breeding. Guess I'll just wait for spring and hope she lays again.
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    Rooster died, hen no longer lays!

    We raised a little Silkie hen (Tina), and added a young roo (Butchie) when she was about 3 months old. Tina was allowed to "pick" her partner from a lineup of young Silkie roosters, and she showed a definite preference for Butchie, who we brought home and the two settled in nicely. She laid an...
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    Hi from Texas!

    New to the forum, but not to chickens! We have 11 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Silkies, and changing numbers/breeds of meat chickens. We are in far north central Texas (Texoma). It's a pleasure to be a part of the forum, I send many to the BYC site for help.
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