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    Egg laying in the evening!

    Well, my little Silkie started laying her eggs finally. In the middle of winter. Wherever she happens to be. No matter how deep the snow is, or how cold. I can overlook the time I have spent in boots and mittens hunting eggs.....if she would stop laying them so late! Every day she lays an...
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    tax break for selling eggs?

    Ever since we decided to get chickens I have heard " if you sell just 1 egg you qualify as a farmer, and will receive a tax break" of course....no one knows how, why, or what exactly the break will be. Can someone please clarify this for me? I understand that all states have different laws, but...
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    Do Silkies NEED a roost inside their hen house?

    O.K. not that I have a lot of hens... out of 8 chicks I got 5 rooster, but the inside of their hen house ( or the man cave) is a little cramped. I have never seen them use their roost in doors, and the only time I see them use their outdoor roost is in the A.M for wake up calls! When they are...
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    HELP, I HAVE TOO MANY ROOSTERS!!!

    I have 8 Silkie chickens, and I am 100% positive that 5 of them are roosters. I also have 1 that MIGHT be a rooster. They are about 16 weeks old now, and for the most part they get along. They do pick at each other, but it just passes, and it's never for an extended period of time. I'm not...
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    ARE SILKIES WINTER HARDY?

    I have 8 Silkie (6 are roosters, just in case anyone needs 1 or 2 or 6) and one of the reasons I choose them aside from their unbearable cuteness, is that they are supposed to be winter hardy. Now I'm starting to wonder if "winter hardy" means.... Alabama winter or Michigan winter where I live...
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    HOW COLD IS TOO COLD!!!

    O.K. so chickens don't need heat unless there are extremely low temps. How low? I have done all the standards to my coop...insulated, plugged up holes,vcaulked gaps, etc. The interior of my hen house, at night, with all the doors, and windows sealed up tight, is only a few degrees warmer then...
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    puffy crop

    I have Silkie chickens and I'm a new chicken mom. Is their crop supposed to be full feeling? I swear I can feel the scratch in every one of them. It isn't stretched tight, and they are all running around fine, but it is a little creepy. I make sure they have plenty of grit to eat, and they only...
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    20% grower for winter feed

    I have 8 Silkies, and they are 4 months old. I have them on DUMOR FEED STARTER/GROWER. This is what the package says "Complete formula for starting and growing chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quail, pheasant and chukar. Designed for chickens, ducks and geese from 0 to 10 weeks of age and...
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    Ceramic Infrared Heat Emitters

    O.K. my hen house is insulated, the drafts are plugged and caulked, I have weather stripping on the doors and it's full of pine shavings and straw. I put a remote thermometer in it last night and the temp went down to 40! I have 8-4 month old Silkies(5 are roosters...in case anyone is looking...
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    Coop Insulation

    I'm sure everyone's tired of newbie's asking questions about coop winterizing, but there are SOOOOO many conflicting answers out there. I am raising my first chicken babies, and they are doing great. I have 8 Silkies(I think 6 are roosters, NO JOKE) but oh well. My concerns are regarding...
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    can roosters get along?

    I am raising my first chicken babies and decided to go with Silkie's. I purchased them as a straight run because the only place I could find that sold smaller quantities did not sex them. I have 8 beautiful healthy well behaved 10 week olds. Everything is perfect and happy....except.... I think...
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    sticking their leg out

    Hi- I have 8 brand new Silkie Babies, and you should know that I am completely new to chickens!!!! Never had any, never knew anyone with any, NEVER thought I would be writing this!!! I've read the books, and everyone seems to be doing great so far. They are 3 days old, very active,all eating and...
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