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    Dying silkies

    I have lost a total of 4 silkies over a 6 month period of time. They become weak and fall over. Stop eating then stop drinking. I've tried vitamins and deworming. I have the first one necropsied by a vet who said it was vitamin a dificiency due to being winter and no greenery to eat. Well its...
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    my peachicks are about to hatch help!

    My peahen is sitting on a nest of five eggs that are scheduled to hatch in three days. I havent had the peafowl long and I have never had pea chicks. Is there anything I should know? Will the peahen raise them and do all the work like my chickens do when they hatch babies? Thanks for any replies!
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    no feathering on behind

    One of my 5 week old silkie chics hardly has any feathers on his/her backside. No fuzz eithier. The other 2 have lots of fuzz on their bottoms. Is that normal? Nothing on butt but black skin.
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    what if night time temps don't meet brooder temps?

    Hi all. I'm new here and have a question. I'm reading other threads that say to keep chicks in a brooder first week at 95 degrees and decrease temp by 5 degrees per week until brooder temp reaches outside night time temp. Well even if I turn the heat light off completely, the temp in the house...
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