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Before the snow and cold start up again I'm in some much needed help/advice. This past summer I had a nice 10x8 coop built. It currently has two smallish windows on either side of the main door to enter the coop. I have it decided off so my 9 bigger girls and 3 ducks are one one side and...

Hello everyone (or at least everyone who reads or answers this) I have a little over 2 month old silkie that just last week started with wry neck. He would tuck his head underneath his body and walk/run backwards trying to shake his head loose. I have read A LOT of information regarding this...

Here I go again! I am getting my runs ready for winter and have muddy spots in need of mulch. My local home improvement stores all say they are having a hard time getting pine mulch. Home Depot said they have pine nuggets, but I have silkies in one run and don't want to make getting around...

Approximately 4 month old black frizzle silkie Cockerel in need of new home. Would like to trade possibly for young pullet silkie or polish. His hormones are starting up and he is at this time not good with young children. Howell (Livingston County) Michigan. Thank you!

This is Fancy, one of my 6 silkies. She has not been acting quite herself today. I went out to give them their moist food after letting them out this morning. She was absolutely fine then started coughing or sneezing (sorry don't know the difference as no one has done it before) she got a...

Guess who is a new ducky mama? I'm sure most won't know my back story so I will give a brief explanation. I raise chickens, love my chickens. I also love duckies, but as a love to see them not own them. So now my story begins. My daughter works for TSC and on occasion would find injured...

So my chickens will not eat the oyster shells, as I think it is to chunky for their liking. I read that pulverized limestone is safe as a supplement for calcium. Is this information correct? Thanks!!

So this just totally happened tonight at almost 10pm! I'm officially a duckling mom.... My daughter works for TSC and called me this evening wanting me to take this adorable baby. The catch, she is blind! We are not sure how blind, but my daughter said one eye is more white than the other...

I have a light Brahma pullet that I raised from a chick since March of this year. She has started laying soft shelled eggs for the past week or so, well today she was acting a bit off. I hovered around her after bringing them in from free ranging and she proceeded to lay in my hand two...

So I have a EE hen who has been laying for a couple weeks. I also have 3 more that are squatting, with my 2 blues acting like they want to lay. Well this morning while my EE was in the nesting box trying to lay her egg the 2 blue rocks are I'm assuming singing the egg song while in the coop...

So I'm pretty positive my EE hen layed her first egg today, woot woot! My "now what?" question is, I have 3 separate age groups in my coop/run. How do I feed three age groups successfully so my older hens get the calcium and my younger ones don't have issues from the calcium? My age groups...

Hi all. So yesterday I went out and spent almost $100.00 towards my chickens run. Now I'm questioning if I wasted my money, and may even be harming my babies. The problem is there is so much conflicting information out there. My run is 20x10 half coveted, half uncovered. So here are my...

Hi everyone. This is more a journey post than a help post. So here it goes... I contacted a silkie breeder regarding purchasing some babies. Lady was/is awesome let me get that out there, but: I allowed her to pick my chicks, she knew exactly what I was looking for, sent pictures and held...

Sorry for such a silly post! :frowThanks to you wonderful BYC people I ordered chicks online for the first time. They have shipped today!!!! :celebrate. Now for the stress part, I will be at work when they arrive at the post office. :barnie My husband (who isn't really chick smart) and my 5...

Found this on Facebook, how true it is!!! Explain your personal chicken math. I was supposed to only get 4, that quickly turned to 5. Then hubby agreed to 2 for his son, that turned to 3 before we even left the store. I always wanted Silkies, you guessed it now have 5! I got brave and mail...

I have two house raised, very friendly approximately 10 week old roosters that need a home. Both are Easter Eggers. Thank you!

I swallowed my fears and ordered chicks online! You wonderful people eased my mind about mail ordering chicks and I have 8, 3 are mine and 4 my daughter ordered scheduled to ship May 15th. I chose Meyer hatchery in Ohio which was recommended by people on here. Here is what I ordered... I also...

Hello This is baby Nugget, she is supposed to be a porcelain bantam and is so dang tiny she worries me. I have had her almost a week with 6 baby silkies. She has been doing good with them despite her tiny size, but I am constantly worrying if she is getting enough food, drinks. So back to the...

Hi all. This is Snowflake my 8 week old light Brahma HEN (I pray). Can you guys confirm she is a her? I have struck out 3 out of 5 chicks now! :he thanks everyone.

Well I now have a flock of them due to my daughter, :celebrate. She works for TSC and told me they had a couple left so I told her pick me out 2. She shows up and long behold she brings me 5!!! :lau. They are approximately 4 days old, but I am questioning definitely one maybe two.