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  1. Debbie292d

    Computer issues after last Windows Update

    Dell XPS 8940 PC Windows 11 Chrome browser Malwarebytes No other outside VPN or virus scanner. The last Windows update a couple of days ago did two things that I was not expecting and cannot fix. 1. I had about 200 files/photos in my downloads folder. (I planned to put them in appropriate...
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    Chicken heated waterer issue

    Hi, We're in Wisconsin too. We have DIY nipple buckets in the coops, but the coops are heated. For the electric ones outside in growout pens that freeze up, it's usually only when it hits zero. Those we've secured a small quilt around, leaving the nipples open. Another thing we do in one...
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    Appropriate Hospital Set Up?

    During the day, I'd leave it open, but at night, just cover with a blanket or move her back into the garage. I'd check on Marketplace as you might find something else there that's sturdier than the one you found.
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    Appropriate Hospital Set Up?

    That looks nice but I doubt it's going to last long outside, especially since it's listed as for "indoor." What we use is a giant wire dog kennel. We found ours on Facebook Marketplace for half the cost, then when we needed another, we found one at TSC. This is in our breeding coop as a...
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    Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve?

    We use Kalmbach's Flock Maker (a 20% protein all-flock) for all chickens. We use Kalmbach's Henhouse Reserve for their scratch. When I'm in the mood to ferment, I ferment half a jar of HHR, 1/4 whole oats, 1/4 hard red winter wheat, a sprinkle of Chia and flax seeds. That takes three days to...
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    Hiya from upstate NY

    Not too cold for our silkies that aren't molting as they're outside in 18F right now. There is hardly no wind though and high is 22F so it'll get better. Our rule is usually 20F and higher, they can come out. We make paths in the snow and they do come out!
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    Frizzle silkie rooster or hen?

    Absolutely a cross. That one also doesn't have feathers on its feet, albeit one toe. It's looking like it'll be a satin frizzle. That said, if you hatched out a dozen that were vaulted, bearded, five toes, and by all accounts a perfect silkie, then got one like this, one of the parents were a...
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    Rooster attacking former head hen?

    They are only five months old, so I'd pull the aggressive one out for a couple of weeks, or a month, then see what the dynamics of your flock are then. How bad it is? If it's bleeding, they'll pick it. I'd put some triple antibiotic ointment (without painkiller) on it. You can either keep...
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    Open Contest Chilly Coop Contest!

    Well, admittedly, without snow, a coop in balmy temperatures is never going to stand a chance here, and AI photos are not permitted, but couldn't you use a program to throw some snow on yours just for fun?
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    New chicken mum from north wales

    Oh he's pretty! You could try posting him in our Buy/Sell/Trade forum. (Be sure to put your state/location in the title.) That link is to try sell him, this link is for Free Rehoming. My best place to buy/sell chickens is in my state/local poultry groups on Facebook. I tried Craigslist a...
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    Ear mites? Vitamin deficiency? Dizzy/stumbling hen, abscess

    Sorry to hear she's not pulling out of this. Had you ever tried an antibiotic on her? @Eggcessive and @Wyorp Rock are better at which one would be best, but I personally would go for a broad-spectrum one like amoxicillin. I got mine here...
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    Pullet laid 2 eggs then nothing. It's been 5 weeks since.

    Her tail is up, so she's not seeming to be in any distress. She wouldn't still be alive if she'd had an impacted egg, but I think I'd still try calcium therapy on her. I'd give her one calcium citrate +D3 around 300mg per day for a few days or up to a week. That will cause contractions and...
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
  16. Debbie292d

    Fun colors

    Congrats! Ours are all various shades of tan or beige. (Silkies).
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    winter survival

    Many don't heat. We do though as we'll be having a few weeks of subzero temps and these are silkies. Some are frizzle so those and molting ones wouldn't make it otherwise. We only heat the coops to 40°F and they can come outside if it's 20F or higher with little or no wind.
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    Solar lights are on.....

    Very pretty!
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    Underweight help

    I have Kaytee Baby Parrot Feed Plus Fat for nursing sick/underweight silkies we've rescued. If you want to try that, pet stores and most Walmarts have it, as does Amazon and Chewy. I mix a few teaspoons of that powder into triple the amount of crumbles, a raw egg yolk, a couple drops of...
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    Introduction

    Hiya, Patricia, and welcome to BYC! :frow When your little cherubs get a couple of weeks old, you could take pictures and post them in our What Breed or Gender is This forum and folks will help identify them for you. We're glad you're here!
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