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    Advice please!! My two month old chicks got fed layer feed!

    I really need somr advice, I recently found out that my parents fed my 2 month old chicks layer feed, they are 3 months now, so they've been on it for about a month. I read that it can damage their organs. So I'm really worried and upset. My question is should I get them back on chick starter...
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    **My Silkie hen is no longer silky! Silkie lost it's feathers and they're not growing back.**

    Hello everyone! I have a white Silkie hen that is almost bald in some places. I've attached pictures so you can see what I mean. She has been like this for a couple months now and I have no idea why. The rest of the flock is fine and fluffy as ever. My flock use to have lice so I thought that...
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    Please!! What Colors Will Produce A Partridge Silkie??!!

    Okay I've been hatching eggs hoping for a partridge but so far I've had no luck. I have done it once before and it was completely by accident. I have no idea which of my silkies the egg came from. The partridge I did hatch died a week later that is why I'm trying so hard to get another one. So...
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    Silkie Chick With Single Comb *PICTURE*

    I have a Silkie that's about 4 months old and it has a single comb. The comb is also lopsided. Is this a bad thing? I'd really appreciate any information on this.
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    My silkie hen is peeing?!!

    For the past couple of weeks I've noticed one of my silkie hens has been peering in a way? I know chickens can't Pee this is why I'm concerned. She has clear liquid coming out of her vent. I'm not even sure if shes pooping to be honest. Also everytime I hold her she she almost always "pees"...
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    Hatching Eggs Under A Heat Lamp

    So I decided to sell my broody hens but they were still sitting on eggs. Well I didnt have the heart to just throw the developed eggs away. So I decided to put them under the heat lamp with my other baby chicks. Now I know chicks have to have a specific environment when theyre in the egg, so I...
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    *My Chicken Had Lice And Is Acting Weird!!*

    I have a 9 month old Silkie rooster who has been acting very strange. Let me start from yhe begining. About a month ago he got pooped on by one of the other chicken, that same day he started drooping his head and putting it under his legs. At first I thought it was wry neck but after I cleaned...
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    Desperately Need Help Deciding Whether Chicks Are Pure Silkie!!!!

    Okay so up above is a picture of one of my new born chicks I have another one that looks exactly like it. Anyway I have a flock of silkies and bantam cochins. A couple weeks ago when my Silkie went broody I found 2 eggs under her I was 100% sure that she layed them by the way I only have Silkie...
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    Silkies!?! Please Help! :))

    Okay I have a couple questions about my silkies. First off at what age are silkie roosters able to mate? I know it takes Silkie hens quite a while before they start laying but are the roosters different? Like are they able to mate earlier with maybe a chicken that is older and is able to lay...
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    Silkies!?! So many questions/ concerns please help!

    Okay I have a couple questions about my silkies. First off at what age are silkie roosters able to mate? I know it takes Silkie hens quite a while before they start laying but are the roosters different? Like are they able to mate earlier with maybe a chicken that is older and is able to lay...
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    Can I Use Baby Oil To Make My Silkies Shiny?

    Im entering 3 of my chickens in there very first show and today they are getting baths. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that you can use baby oil to make their feathers shiny but icant find the website so now I can't be sure.if anyone can tell me if its okay that'd be great. Thank you!
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    I have 5 roosters is that bad?!

    Okay so I have 11 chickens (silkies to be exact :)). I got them as babies and they were strait runs. So I ended up with 5 roosters maybe 6. I know sometimes when you put more than one rooster in the same area they will fight and even possibly kill eachother. So my question is since they were...
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    Am I Doing The Wrong Thing?? Any Other Ideas? PLEASE READ

    So I have 11 silkie chickens and there is a little black one with a crooked beak. He/She's been doing fine so I'm not worried about that, but they are almost 4 months and are going to be starting layena. I know I have at least one rooster because I got straight ones. Now whether he/she is a...
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    Help!! One of my chicks keeps closing its eyes!

    Okay so earlier I posted a thread about a sick chick I had that ended up dying. Well another one of my chicks is keeping his eyes closed and that's what my other chick did except it was a lot worst. Anyway the chick is eating but I don't want another death so if you could please help me or give...
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    One of my baby chicks is keeping it's eyes closed. Any advice?

    Okay so earlier I posted a thread about a sick chick I had that ended up dying. Well another one of my chicks is keeping his eyes closed and that's what my other chick did except it was a lot worst. Anyway the chick is eating but I don't want another death so if you could please help me or give...
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    Please Help!!! :'( I Have A Sick Chick!!!!!

    Hi I bought some silkies and one of them has become sick. I noticed yesterday he would not open its eyes. It acted as if it was blind but its not. Im really really worried. I gave him some water through a straw and he was drinking it. He also started opening his eyes and walking andd eating. He...
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