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    Hens eating eggs

    I have bb red, and golden Sebright bantams in a divided coupe. Lately, I've been getting fewer eggs from both, and caught one of the Sebrights eating an egg. They are eating well, and get treats like table scraps regularly. I feed them a mixture of laying mash, and chick starter. How can I...
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    Good Place To Buy Golden Sebright Chicks

    I recently bought a pair of Golden Sebright's, and they're quickly becoming my favorite chickens. Bought these at a stock swap and I'd like to get a few more, but in my years of going to stock swaps, these are the first of this breed I've seen. I've never bought chicks from a hatchery, and I'd...
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    Hens Almost Stopped Laying

    I have 7 sex links that have gone from 5-6 eggs daily, to 2. This has been happening for 4-5 weeks. I've given them oyster shell, and table scraps. I have 4 younger barred rocks that are laying 2-3 daily. What am I missing?
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    New Chicks, Need Help

    I've got 3 silkie hens and 1 rooster in a pen. 2 of the hens have been sitting, and the eggs are hatching. One chick is dead, and I'm afraid for the rest. Should I put them in my brooder, or let the hens take care of them?
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    Egg Turner Quit, Turning Manually

    I bought a Janoel 48 incubator, back in March, and it's worked well until a month ago, when the turner quit. Could I just use an egg carton bottom in the incubator instead of the turner to hold the eggs? The incubator holds temp and humidity well, and it's not that much trouble to turn the...
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    Wazine For Goats?

    I recently picked up a pair of young pygmy bucklings. Will wazine mixed in their water be sufficient to worm them, or do I need something more specialized? I've always used it on my potbellys and dogs with good results.
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    Hen Eye Problems

    I have a 10 month old black Orpington hen that appears to have an eye infection. The right eye keeps swelling up, with hard puss. We've pulled the puss out with tweezers, and treated with neosporin with no results. It keeps coming back. Last Saturday, we treated her with...
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    Rooster Losing Voice?

    I bought a young(8 months)partridge rock rooster about a month ago. He had a very loud crow. In the last week, his crows have been 1/3 the volume, and scratchy sounding. I do have 2 silkie roosters in separate pens, so all three roosters have their own separate ladies. They do seem to have...
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    New Partridge Rock Rooster

    Today I picked up a partridge rock rooster. He's 8-10 months old, and HUGE, and a beautiful bird, with red, blue, green, and black feathers. Just starting to grow spurs. I've introduced him to my barred rock pullets/hens, and they are getting along fine. Has anyone seen a cross between these...
  10. 303hunter

    Eye Injury?

    My black Orpington hen has growth on/around her eye. It has a white growth covering the front of the eyeball, and has swelling around the growth. Any ideas what this is, and how to treat it?
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    Young Hen Sitting, Need Advice.

    My silkie hen has been sitting on her eggs for several days now. There are 10-12 other chickens of different ages in the same pen. When the chicks hatch, will I have to separate them and the hen from the rest of the flock?
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    Silkie Hen Not Sitting

    I have a silkie hen who's not sitting on her eggs. She's about one year old, and lays 2-4 eggs per week. I've made her a nest of pine shavings, and has 4 eggs in it(one added by me). I've always heard silkies were broody, but this one is not. Suggestions?
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    Frisky Rooster!

    I've got several silkie pullets that are not yet ready to breed, and a rooster that doesn't understand that. Will his frequent attempts to breed them hurt anything? In fact, I believe a couple he's trying to breed might actually be young males.
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    Silkie Hen Hatching Question

    I have a white silkie hen that lays ~2 eggs per week. Will she lay until she's ready to sit on them? I'm fairly new to raising chickens, and have hatched 3 of her eggs in my incubator, but several people have told me that I don't need the incubator, because silkies are so broody. Any advice...
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    Late Hatcher? Advice Needed

    I had a group of silkie chicks hatch in my incubator 3 days ago. There is one egg still not hatched. I can hear it peeping, so I know it's alive, but it hasn't tried to get out of the shell. Should I help, or let nature take it's course?
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    Silkie chick question

    Recently had 3 silkie chicks hatch in my incubator(my first!). Both parents are white silkies, but the chicks are very light brown with darker brown streaks. Is this normal, and will they turn white with time?
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    Fertilized Egg Storage

    I have a couple of silkie hens that have started laying, but only 2-3 weekly. I'd like to have at least 10 to put in the incubator. How long can I store them, and at what temperature or conditions?
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    Got One Hatching! Need Advice

    Only one of four eggs in my incubator was fertilized, and now on day 21 it's hatching! I increased the humidy, and took out the turner on day 18. We heard the chick peeping, and now see the egg moving, with a small hole on the big end. It should be a white Silkie. What should I do next after...
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    Fertile Eggs?

    How long after mating are the eggs fertile? My silkie rooster has been mating regularly, and I wonder how long it takes before they are fertile?
  20. 303hunter

    Forum keeps sighning off on my iPad

    Fairly often, while I'm on the forum, the screen goes blank, and goes back to options/favorites. It also locks sometimes and I have to turn my ipad off and back on to clear it up. This forum is the only place it happens. I've tried re-installing it, and that didn't work. What's up?
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