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    2 white silkie hens and a splash roo

    I have 2 white silkie hens (about 2 years old) very good broody mommies (broody as I write). They hatched out 6 babies last spring. I also have a beautiful splash roo who will be one in june. He is one of the babies hatched out from eggs I bought to have them lay on last spring. My life just...
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    2 silke girls and one 7wk. old silkie roo *free* Pinckney, MI

    I have two 1 year old non bearded, white silkie hens to give away. they are sweet girls, very tame and nice. One just hatched her first clutch of eggs in June. I have too many silkies for my coop come winter. I am going to keep 2 or 3 of the new babies, so I need to lighten my silkie load to...
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    my cute silkie babies (pictures)

    Here they are at 11 days old with mom and their pet dog!! I just had to share. Arn't they the cutest???
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    First time broody does it!!!

    I went out to open up the hen "dog house" and check on the eggs she was on. Today is day 20. At first I was shocked because I saw an empty shell and then I saw the chickie!!! I am so excited it actually worked!!! Now 2 more have hatched and the other 3 have pipped. I just watched one hatch...
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    ARRGGGG!!! My Broody Hens!!!!

    I have 2 first time broody Silkies sitting on 6 eggs among them. They steal them from each other and mostly one sits on more than the other. Just one week to go until hatch day. The last few days, once a day, sometimes twice I go and check and there is a stray egg, almost under them but not...
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    Stain on egg..under broody hen

    Hey, this is my first time trying to hatch eggs. I have some silkie eggs under my silkie with one more week to go. At day 7 there was an egg with a stain on the shell, like it was coming from the inside out. It was not wet at all just a brownish stain. The egg candled with a blood circle so I...
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    question on feeding chicks when raised with mom...

    I am planning on raising chicks the old fashioned way (by mom). This may be a dumb question but here goes....Obviously there will be 2 different feeders in the coop (one with layer feed one with chick starter). Do I have to worry about the adults eating the chick feed up, or will they just eat...
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    converting large dog house into silkie coop

    I am converting a large dog house (one that was made for 2 black Labs to fit into at the same time) into a coop for my 4 silkie hens. The only problem I can see right now is that dog houses have no windows. Once I put a door on the front opening and close it up, it would be very dark in there...
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    How do I get my silkies to lay in the nest???

    Are they slow to learn or do they need somekind of special nest? 3 of the 4 just started to lay, the other one started last fall. The one that was laying, does it in one of the lower nests. The 3 new ones lay on the floor of the coop, and I just found one outside on the ice!! I have put them...
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    ?? about hatching eggs the old fashioned way

    So, I have these 4 silkie girls and I just know one will become broody eventually (I hope). I want to hatch chicks when it warms up. The only thing I know about said topic is what my mom has told me from when I was young. She said when dad had chickens he let some hatch eggs out. Every day...
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    Heat Lamp Question

    I have only turned one on once this Michigan winter so far (it was down in the single digits one night). We have a few days worth of single digit night time temps coming up starting tomorrow. My coop is 8X6. I don't know if the one bulb I hung probably 4.5 to 5 feet from the floor, in the...
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    fishing line and CD's...How to???

    I need a easy enough replacement for hawk netting over my run and have seen some using fishing line and CDs. Could anyone who has had success in this give me a quick "how to" instructions on how far apart to space the line and such.... Thanks
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    Netting demise!!!!

    The netting over my run did not survive the foot of heavy snow we got on New Years Eve here in Michigan!!!! It is ripped and torn and lays on the ground under 12 inches of snow!! I am not sure how to remedy this before spring...Just last week my son saw a hawk swoop down to try and snatch a...
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    Is it possible to hatch out babies in the winter????

    I know this is probably a stupid idea....I am so mad at my 12 year old girl right now!!! She did not make sure everyone was in the house last night and 2 of my silkies were out all night. Only one is still alive this morning!! :thun My rooster Bubba is gone!!! I cried I saw him...
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    Will my netting make it through the winter here???

    We had a small amount of snow and ice on Thanksgiving here in Michigan. The bird netting I have draped over my entire chicken run was pretty caked with ice and was really heavy. I was imagining a big Michigan snow and wondering how my netting is going to stay up through the winter. Wondering...
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    I can't believe how much food they eat!!!!

    I filled the 40 lb. feeder over 3/4 full on Monday morning. On Tuesday morning I went out to check on the girls and it was just about empty!!! I have 12 standards and 5 silkies. Is it normal for them to eat that much?? The food is inside the coop and the coop is in a fenced in yard. We lock...
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    Bubba shared his treats today...

    It was so cute!! I asked someone on here the other day what she meant by a rooster sharing treats with the hens. She said she meant just that. I had not seen mine ever do that, until today. This morning I was out there with them and I watched Bubba, my silkie roo pick a BIG worm out of the...
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    heated dog watering dish question

    For thoes of you that use these in the winter, here is my question. Do you have problems with your chickens getting into the water and tipping it or making a mess in it? Is there a way to cover the top to make it more like a traditional poultry waterer?
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    chicken pop door winter question

    I was wondering today.... I live in Michigan....should I put some kind of plastic or something over my chicken's door, something that they could still get out through, to keep out the cold air. Or, does everyone just let that be and not worry because it is a small door?? Thanks for your thoughts
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    Post a picture of a silkie egg....

    I have some silkies that are ready to lay soon. I am wondering if someone could post a pict. of what a silkie egg looks like. I have 4 different standards already laying different color eggs. It seems like I've heard that silkie eggs are bigger than you would think for a bantam. I am just...
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