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  1. Juliechickens

    Memphis, TN area Cukoo Silkies Roos looking for a new home :)

    Hi Friends, I live in the Memphis area and I have 4 Cukoo Bearded silkie roosters who are looking for a home. They hatched in early Spring so they are about 9 months old now. They have been hand raised by me. Until they were 3 months old, they lived inside my house and were hand carried by...
  2. Juliechickens

    To Mail Eggs Quick question...

    Hi, I'm not sure what topic to put this in but I wanted to ask...I need to mail some fertile eggs and need to know if I'm supposed to tell the post office that it's eggs in the box or not. I don't want them to be x-rayed but if I tell them,,,not sure they would ship them since it is...
  3. Juliechickens

    To Mail Eggs Quick question...

    Hi, it's been a year since I mailed fertille eggs to someone,,,I can't remember what I said to post office....I'm sending them Priority mail ...Do I tell the Post office that these are eggs or not??? I'm afraid they will tell me they can't ship them Priority if I do....? Please advise. I just...
  4. Juliechickens

    Does anyone need any silkie fertile eggs?

    Hi Guys, I haven't been on here in ages but I thought I would post this. I have a Splash colored (precious-sweet-kind-gentle-my favorite) silkie hen who is laying fertile eggs right now. She is not broody right now but another hen of mine is so I've been putting her eggs under that one. I...
  5. Juliechickens

    Rooster loosing feathers badly...

    Hi, I'm not sure exactly what is going on but I have a silky rooster, one of 4 roosters, who is loosing his feathers. He almost looks like he has the mange. There is a broody female sitting on eggs in the barn and they are now all doing well. 2 of my other roosters are silkies and they are...
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    Help!! New Baby chickens hatching-other birds pecking at baby's ears

    It is killing me to write this because the thought of it makes me sick. My standard cochin hens along with one buff orpington and one dark brahma are all broody and all sitting on eggs and hatching in their barn. About 4-5 days ago the first one hatched. Did great -no problems. I left the...
  7. Juliechickens

    Broody hen hatched eggs...Help!

    So my silkie broody hen has managed to hatch a couple of her eggs so far today. It was a surprise even though I knew we were getting close as she has been sitting on her eggs a while now. She also has a foster hen who is broody helping with the hatching process. They are very good friends...
  8. Juliechickens

    Silkie roo 4 mths old head tilting sideways & upside down HELP

    Hi, I have a 4 month old silkie rooster who has developed totally normally up until lately. He is holding his head side ways and this morning upside down. He is tilting it upside down. He started this 4 days ago. At first he barely held it sideways and I thought he was just looking at...
  9. Juliechickens

    How long before egg expires?

    Hi, I've never known this exactly for sure but I figure you guys would know the answer.....once a fresh egg has been laid by my chicken, how long does it have before it expires? I gather eggs twice a day and date them then refrigerate the eggs. I never know exactly how long before they...
  10. Juliechickens

    New arrival adults question

    Hi, Yesterday I received 2 ten month old silkies. They were shipped through the mail and made it to my house in one day. Since they got here yesterday they are very still and are not eating or drinking. What do I do??????? Julie
  11. Juliechickens

    1 week old silkie neck/yawning? Issue

    Hi, one of my buff silkie chicks about 12 days old now has started doing a weird yawn looking neck movement. She/he first opens beak then turns head to the side and looks like he's yawning kind of and dipping his head to the side. Something is wrong here,,,he's doing it about every 30 seconds...
  12. Juliechickens

    My Flock of Birds Pics :)

    Hey Guys, I have been saying I would do this forever! Some of these pics are showing my coop that DH built me. I hope you like my birds:) There is one picture of Lovey and Baby, my white silkies together sitting on couch. This was after hawk attack. You can see some of Baby's head feathers...
  13. Juliechickens

    Best Chicken Names..List yours!

    Hi, I would like to see what all people have named their chickens. Here are my names for my birds. Buffy, Lucy, Roo Roo, Roreiah (named by child), Grey Butt, Lovey, Blacky, Elvis, Brahma Momma, Loopy, Cotton Ball, and Oil Can Harry Thanks! Julie
  14. Juliechickens

    Silkie Baby legs going outward,,,,help quick

    Hey all,,,I know this is common, I've seen it on here 100 times,,,I know it's called something too but my mind is blank now because I'm panicy! One of my baby silkie chicks (1 of 2) it's legs are going outward to the side. On day 2 it was doing this a little,,,day 3 a little more,,,now day...
  15. Juliechickens

    "Baby"silkie update after vet :(

    I'm sorry to tell yall that Baby died in surgery while trying to wake from anesthesia. She had an injury in her side where the hawk had bit her that I did not see. The vet didn't see it very well till he opened her up. He told me she would not make it if we didn't do the surgery and if we did...
  16. Juliechickens

    Should I bring Silkie to vet??

    Hi all, I'm wondering should I bring "Baby" to the vet or not. It's almost 7 and the vet who see's birds is working now. He came in at 6pm. Anyways,,,I'm wondering is it worth causing Baby more stress by taking her to the vet. She was attacked by a hawk yesterday,,,,I've been updating on...
  17. Juliechickens

    Silkie-Hawk update (Sunday)

    Hi Friends, Today, Baby is still with us! I'm so glad she made it through the night. I gave her some water mixed with "Broiler Booster" for electrolytes and vitamins, and also some "Quick Chick" for energy. Both of those came from Macmurray when I hatched chicks a while back. I gave her...
  18. Juliechickens

    Another update on Baby silkie hen/Hawk attack

    It's 11pm, I just checked on Baby. She was hick upping-like again. She stopped when I held her. It has gotten worse. Now she has a huge swollen bulge in her chest. I sware it feels like an egg! It's right straight down under her neck, right where her chest is. It feels like there is an...
  19. Juliechickens

    "Baby" Silkie update after hawk attack

    Hi Friends, I just discovered something new with "Baby" Underneath her beak on her neck it is real swollen. There is almost a lump there and she appears to be hickupping. I don't know if she is struggling to swallow or what but something is not right. I will have to bring her to vet...
  20. Juliechickens

    Hawk attack. Injured silkie hen, help

    Hi Friends, Today a hawk attacked my smallest white silkie hen. Hubby ran out just in time. Hawk was on top of silkie but let her loose as hubby went out. Hubby shot at hawk with a pellet gun and didn't seem to phase hawk too much even though we think he may have hit hawk. Hubby stepped in...
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