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    ISO Silkies & Cochins

    Hello All, I need recommendations on purchasing about 6-10 silkies and cochins. I live in a very rural area where they are not easy to come by. I don't have the set up to hatch so day old chicks is ideal. Any help in the right direction is greatly appreciated.
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    Newbie- unknown illness/disease killing my flock

    So about a month ago some of my birds got hit with the fowl pox. 4 were isolated along with a broody and her 5 newborn chicks. One hen and 4 babies have now all died with the last chick going soon I fear. I did lose another adult, a roo, but I believe from the winter blast here in Dallas tx...
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    Fowl Pox???

    It started with my main roo exhibiting a cold (sneezing), and last night I noticed some lesions on his comb. Yesterday I also noticed one of my hens with swollen eyes and a small lesion/stye looking thing in one eye. And now another roo that I'd had separated for a few days now due to bad...
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    Roo attacking us!

    We've recently acquired a new member of the flock- a 6 mo old silkie roo. They lady said he was nice and likes to be held, which is somewhat true. Before he gets "nice enough to be held" he attacks us when we go into the shed. Idk if it's the change in environment (although he didn't do that the...
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    Silkie Eggs

    I have 8-10 freshly laid silkie eggs to sell from my bearded silkies. I have a very high fertility rate. These eggs are purebred silkies in various colors; white, blue cream & buff. Picture shown are the laying hens and roo (not for sale) Local pickup only. Colleyville, Tx PM for details or...
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    FRIZZLE POLISH

    I am in search for frizzle polish. I live in Dallas, TX but if out of state breeders have them available and willing to ship I'll take those too. I will also accept hatching eggs. Thank you!
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    Can a broody hen stimulate another hen to go broody?

    I have a hen that just went broody and her daughter that has also been laying is taking her eggs away and acting like she's going broody too. I take her off the nest and she keeps coming back. I've tried to separate them and she just (I presume) the baby gate. So they're both sharing a total of...
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    How do I clean the coop when 2 broodies are on the nest in the coop?

    I need to clean out the coop, it's overdue, but my silkies just went broody. I don't want to disturb them... I know how crazy they can get when things are moved.
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    Laying hen laying in the broody's nest- what to do?

    I have a hen that just went broody 2 days ago. all 3 of my hens like to lay in the same nest in the same spot. My concern is that as the broody sets and the other gets in the nest w her that she'll see that egg and want to place it underneath her, which will result in staggered hatchlings. What...
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    Hen setting on eggs but is she going broody?

    I have a silkie hen who has been setting in her nest box since yesterday day. I've only seen her get up once to go into the bigger coop but idk for how long. last night she was back on the nest box and continues to be on it today. I tried to pet her to see if she ruffled her feathers or made the...
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    Getting ready to incubate... HELP!

    Most of what I've been reading states humidity at 50-55% & Temp at 99.5. But one website said the temp should be at 101 & humidity at 60-65%. That doesn't soundright. I just want to double check with you folks bc I don't want deformed hatchlings. Thanks!
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    Special Feed for the Laying hens?

    Hello all! I had read somewhere I'm supposed to give the laying hens special feed... is this true? And what kind?
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    Chicken is laying but not broody

    I don't know if I'm supposed to gather the eggs as she goes and then place them under her when she gets broody or if I leave them in the nest. I've been getting both answers. I know they're fertilized bc I see the tuffs of feathers everywhere & I've seen the rooster mounted on one of the 3 hens...
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    Broody Silkie

    I knew to both owning chickens & this forum. One of my silkies has been laying her eggs. at first I kept gathering them as she laid them but I read if I wanted them to hatch I needed to leave them there and she would get broody once there were enough eggs which is what I've now been doing. But I...
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