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    Sick year-old Silkie

    There are none around for me to take her to. These are "city" backyard chickens and our vet is not experienced with poultry. I am at Tractor Supply and not much help here either!
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    Sick year-old Silkie

    My sweet Silkie as perfectly normal until a week ago. I noticed she was not walking straight, and seems to fall frequently. I picked her up and felt her legs and checked her wings. No visable sign of injury, however she has been picked on at times by My RIR and my cochin. (The 3 share their...
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    Greensboro Chicken mom, new to page

    Nice to meet you!! My 4 girls are all getting along well and as of now only 1 is laying eggs. I expect my RIR will start laying any day! I hope to make it to the State fair this year because I hear the display of chickens is amazing! Who knew I would ever get so obsessed!
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    Is Etta Sick or Broody?

    She is a Cochin Bantam. Has never acted this way before, but I am also new to raising chickens. I wasn't sure if broodiness came on suddenly like this or not. I think she is going out for food and water so I will keep an eye on her. Thanks
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    Is Etta Sick or Broody?

    My sweet Etta has been laying almost everyday for the past 2 months, and for the past 2 days she has been sitting in her nesting box, rarely venturing out. Ususally she would lay an egg and immediately exit the nest. She skipped a day of laying and now is just sitting. How can I tell if she is...
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    My FIRST egg!!

    Etta, a new addition to my little "flock" of 3 joined our family last Wendesday. The stress of the move stopped her egg laying, but I am happy to announce that the girls are all getting along and she layed her first egg for us yesterday!! So proud!! Now I just need several more to cook up a...
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    The Poultry Penthouse

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    Greensboro Chicken mom, new to page

    Good Morning!! I am new to raising chickens, and can't imagine how I lived so long without them!! I live in the city and bought 4 chickens this past April. (2 RIR, 2 Silkies) One ended up a Rooster so I had to find him a forever home just last week. Very sad, as he was so tame and loved to...
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    New Hen added and need some help!

    I am a newbie to Urban chicken raising! In April I bought 2 RIR and 2 Silkie Bantams and have raised them together. They got along wonderfully and were all buddis! Unfortunately one of the RIR's ended up a Rooster, which is not allowed in the city and I found a great home for him. Very sad...
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    Chick taming frustrations.......

    I am new to chicks too, and have only 4; 2 RIR and 2 Silkies. I was told by 2 friends, both Urban Backyard Chicken keepers, to hold them each day and bring them to eye level so they can see your face. (Never too close to your face or mouth due to the germs, but face level) I have noticed that...
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    Weaning off the heat lamp

    As I stated in an earlier thread, my chicks are approximately 3 weeks old and feathering out nicely. My plan was to keep them in my sunroom until time for the Coop outdoors. Temps in my home stay between 68-73 degrees. I have read that some people turn off the heat lamp periodically to...
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    My babies are trying to fly. Too soon??? And 1 is still scared of me :(

    I am a new Chicken mom in NC (new to Chickens, AND my chicks are fairly new) I purchased 2 Silkie Bantams and 2 RIR two weeks ago and it was estimated they were a week old then. Very quickly I became addicted to them and to reading the threads on this site! So Thank You all for taking the time...
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    Proud NEW Chicken mommy from NC

    I am just 1 week in to my new Chicken experience and I wonder how I ever lived without them! I bought 4 chicks, 2 Bantams and 2 Rhode Island Reds as my egg laying pets. So far, so good, and everyone that sees them falls in love as quickly as I did. (Others just think I was crazy) Looking...
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