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    Shipping Chicks At Five Days Old???

    There have been several auctions for different breeds on RareBreeds where the seller states the chicks being offered will by 5 days old, give or take a day at shipping time. How does that work? I thought chicks had to be Day Olds and that the breeder has to sign a form at the P.O. essentially...
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    Questions About Breeders Who Offer "Hatching Service" On Their Available Eggs

    I've now noticed several Ebay auctions where either in the title or the description, the egg seller is offering a "hatching service". It looks like a way to get around auction sites rules that ban the sale of live animals, and on the bright side, it also appears to help eliminate some of the...
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    My Squirrel Problem....

    I tripped over the Peafowl thread while trying to find out what people do about Squirrels and other little fur thieves. I live in the CA high desert and raise assorted chickens including Silkies, which are so sweet and docile and way too trusting. The wild ground squirrels began stealing feed on...
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    Water For New Hatchlings...

    I posted a couple weeks ago about my Silkie Mama who appeared to have abandoned her clutch, but she came back after about 5 hours and I left well enough alone.... Well lo and behold we have a HATCH today.....3 little ones already fluffy and dry and two more have pipped. My nesting box is about 8...
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    Hi , New Here With Question

    I have a small backyard flock of bearded Silkies. I hatched them in September from shipped eggs and they are just wonderful fun little pets.They came of age and the hens began laying in February. I have collected eggs nearly daily since. On April 30th, one of the hens went all broody and saved...
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