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  1. chickencrazylady

    Help! Sexing cross silkie chicks by their feet????

    Hi! I have just hatched out 9 silkie cross chicks, so happy and exciting! Still have 5-6 eggs under my 2 hens. My question is this: I have noticed when picking the chicks up to clean there box that some have 2 back claws and some only have the 3 toes in front and 1 in the back. The...
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    My frizzle hen toes are turning black and dropping off!

    Two months ago, I had to remove my frizzle hen Flighty Whitey from my coop, the other 6 hens ganged up on her and she was kicked out the the flock. I moved her into my workshop and set her up in an large dog kennel. She is doing good, laying eggs and very content. Yesterday I took her out to...
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    2 hens brooding on a nest!

    I could really use some advice here. I have 2 hens that on Feb 23 started brooding together. On Feb 27 a 3rd hen joined in the nest box. The 3 of them are still on the nest. I have seen Raven get off only 2 days ago for food and water, and Goldie got off only yesterday for food and water. I...
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    My frizzle hen suddenly an outcast!

    Hi! I had to 3 days ago remove my Silkie roo from the coop as he was covered in ice, took him into the house and literally thawed him out. He was also limping. Having Silkie-boy in the house I was able to clean his feet and found that his back toe nail had grown in a curve and was growing into...
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    2 problems today!

    Problem #1 This morning I went into the coop and found my white Silkie Roo frozen to the coop floor in a low nesting box. I had noticed yesterday that his feathers on his face and neck were really frosty and icy, I just figured that he was getting them wet when he eas drinking water, but this...
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    Raising Turkeys In Northern Alberta, Canada for Freezer Camp

    Hi!! I am thinking of raising up some turkeys for freezer camp in the fall, but I have chickens, small coop and run for them. I am handy and could make a coop and run for the turkey's for the spring, summer and fall. I am thinking of getting 6. How much run space to turkey's need??? So...
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    Mixed up chicken breeds - Mutt chickens

    Okay, this is kinds strange, but I have a White Silkie Roo, the 9 girls I have are 2 frizzle, 1 American game, and 6 mixed or mutt chickens, anyone's guess. I don't currently have the room to expand my coop to be able to get a 2nd roo. I am going to hatch chicks this coming spring, hopefully...
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    My 32 week old hen who started laying eggs 4 weeks ago had gone completely broody!!!

    Goldie-locks has gone completely broody on me since yesterday morning, I have to put on heavy leather gloves to get her to move out of the nesting box, and then she is just sitting on hay. She has moved into the main laying box for most of my girls and I think this is created a problems with...
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    Runt Hen laying the largest eggs

    My little girl Brownie must be a runt, she is smaller than my frizzles. But I have been in the coop when she has layed an egg in an empty nesting box, and then seen my Raven go in right after and lay an egg which are still the smallest. What gives, how is this possible, I feel for Brownie...
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    Indoor hen, thinking of putting some ferile eggs under Holly

    Hi all, I have a hen that started laying about 3 weeks ago. Out in the coop I have a white silkie roo and 8 hen, 2 frizzle, 1 American game and the rest are mixes. Since Holly is indoors, and laying, and living in a extra large dog kennel, my g/f suggested that I maybe grab some eggs from...
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    What was I Thinking!!!

    In the beginning of Sept 2010 I got a Silkie roo, knowing that my roo would need company, I then by the end of Aug 2011 had 9 hen for him. Silkie-boy loves his harem. Having watched all my chicken grow into beautiful birds and see how they interact with me and themselves it has been...
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    My silkie has a squishy lump above his breast bone

    I had to go out to my coop when I arrive home tonight after 8:30 pm, and with a flash light to check for eggs and close the coop door to the run. When I shone the light on the roost I realize that my Silkie roo wasn't on the low roost. I then went into the run and found him on his side not...
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    Been told Beep-beep is a modern game hen

    Still trying to get an pic of Beep-beep in the run, running around, she is all neck, legs and tail pointing straight up in the air, will keep trying for a better pic!
  14. chickencrazylady

    1 + 1 = Sizzle

    Hi, I have a white Silkie Roo and 2 frizzle hens, Lil' Friz is gray and Flighty Whitey is white, Do I have this right???? When these 3 get together and I hatch out chicks, they will be Sizzle chicks????
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    Eggs freezing???

    Live up in Northern Alberta, Canada. First winter with chickens, at least 2 of my hens have just started laying. Had to go to town yesterday around 2:45 p.m. and before I left, I checked the coop, and collected 1 egg. I was back home at 6:30 p.m. and went to check on my chickens and in the...
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    My first Egg!!! Yaa!!!

    What a surprise I received this morning in my coop, my first 2 eggs!!! So happy now! Now just to figure out which of my gals did the deed.
  17. chickencrazylady

    Flock dynamics suddenly changed

    In my flock I have a 18 month Silkie roo, This past July I got 5 more hens(but turned out 3 hens and 2 roo's) In August I got 5 more hens. Having my Silkie roo being the head of the flock. With the first batch having 2 extra roo's, there have been only a couple of small dust-ups with with my...
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    Close the coop door at night?

    I use the back half of my garden shed as my chicken coop with the run attached at the side and a coop pop door. I live in Northern Alberta, Canada and this is my first winter with chickens. All my non chicken friends and family are telling me to close up the coop door at night to keep the...
  19. chickencrazylady

    3 Roos and 8 hens

    In Sept 2010 I got a Silkie roo, kept him in the woodshop attached to the back of our house, Early this spring finally was able to build an inclosed run that is attached to our garden shed which I turned into a coop. The spring received 5 more chickens ( thought they were hens) turns out 3...
  20. chickencrazylady

    10 day old chicks

    I was told to be able to tell a roo from a hen at this age all you have to do is look for a black dot on the top of their head, if the spot is there that chick will be a roo, any takers out there for this query?????
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