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    Any guesses what this one is.

    now that it is feathering in any idea what he is? Got him from ideal. This is at a few days these are at 3 weeks. Pretty sure he is a roo
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    any idea what breed these are?

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    What breed are these bantam featherleg chicks

    These are all feather leg chicks from ideal. I am not familiar with feather leg chicks at all. All but one has single comb. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 this is the only pea or rose comb 8 9 10 11 12 13
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    At what temp. do your chickens stop laying

    It has been around 90 here and mine have totally stopped, as in from 8-12 to none they range in age from 1 yr 7 mo, to 1 yr and some 6 mo. I am assuming it is the heat as nothing else has changed. they free range and i thought they might be laying somewhere else so i penned them up for a week...
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    what is this goose

    Any idea
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    Silkie genetics for the beards

    So I have a bearded roo, one bearded hen and 2 non bearded pullets, all hatchery bbs silkies. I don't have things set up to know which eggs are whose, but out of 10 eggs, 9 hatched Jan. 1, and I don't think that there is a bearded one in the lot. Is it chance, or will I get bearded from the...
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    My new BBS Silkie chicks from a broody

    I got me 5 blue (bbs) silkies from Ideal in April. 4 of them made it to adult hood, 1 roo, non bearded and 3 hens 2 non bearded one bearded, 2 have went broody so I let them. I put 10 under my bearded one. I think that she is the best looking of all of them. I like the size of my roo but his...
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    When did your hatchery Silkie go broody?

    I have 3 blue silkies from a hatchery and they were hatched in April. They have been laying for a while now. How soon did yours go broody after starting to lay?
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    Breeding my own sex link questions

    I would like to know from those who have made their own sex links, if the egg production is comparable to hatchery sex links? I am going to use hatchery stock to do this. Any thoughts?
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    Are my silkies blue or black

    So, last april I ordered 5 blue silkies, description said that they could be b/b/s. I now have have 4 left and lucky me 1 roo and 3 pullets. My questions is are they blue or black. I wanted blues so that I could hatch some b/b/s. I have one that isn't in the photo that is much lighter so I do...
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    New ones hatched, questions on color of chicks

    So my broody just hatched 5/8. They were from different hens, black australorp, barred rock and some production reds. The roo is a barred rock. I knew that the barred gene would be in the chicks, but I was expecting some red chicks. Will one always get black and white chicks from a barred roo...
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    Bbs silkie genectics

    I saw it here before and now cant find it. What are the percentages of b b s offspring from bbs parents
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    height of fence for a silkie run

    Looking at making a run for my silkies and other bantams. I am looking at containing them in a 24" high fence so that the bantams can fly in and out. Would it contain the silkies? Don't have a threat of flying predators here.
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    When to remove unhatched eggs from under a broody?

    So how long do you let them stay there. Today is 22. Should I go ahead and remove them.
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    Heght for a silkie run?

    So i have some wire that is 36" tall and i thought that i could make the run larger by only making it 18" tall instead of 36". So do you think that 18" will be tall enough for a run?
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    My first broody

    She is a blake australorp and has been laying for a couple of weeks and has went broody. Dont know if she will stick to it or not though. She only has 5 eggs under her so i am thinking about adding more eggs today. How many should she be able to cover?
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    Shelles egg question

    So one of my pullets is laying an egg with a thick membrane instead of shell. I was under the impression that that was a condition of older hens and not pullets just starting to lay. I am feeding layer pellets and feeding the eggshells back to them. Havent given oyster shell yet. Will the...
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    Questions about weeder geese

    So I am wanting something to weed the garden, thought that ducks might work, did not. Right now is when I am needing the weeding and I have: broccoli, corn, green beans, okra, squash, cucumbers, winter squash, potatoes, tomatoes, melons, and cantaloupe, and strawberries. How do you all that use...
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    Pullets laying at odd times

    My pullets have been laying for about a week and i thought they would lay primarly in the mornings. Mine are laying in the afternoons and as late as 7:30 pm. Will they get settled in and start laying in the mornings or is this their normal
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    What are the stages--keet to adult

    So this is my first time with guineas. I got keets at a day or two old, and boy do they feather out fast. What are the stages that they will go through at what age. They are about a month old now and flying everywhere in the pen. When do they moult, get the bare head, helmet and the like?
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