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    Broodiness causing over eating?

    Hi guys. So I know that pretty much everywhere says that chickens don't overeat. But my silkie girl's behavior changed drastically after she kicked out the chicks she raised this summer. Since shes gotten out of 'momma mode' I've noticed she eats more than my other two chickens combined! She has...
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    First Time Broody! Can hens share the chicks?

    I am living the dream of finally letting one of my girls raise some babies for the first time!! So, our girl tenshi went broody and she's been sitting on a clutch of 11 eggs since the 9th of this month. Today I noticed my other silkie girl Papillion is going *full* broody on me. I only have...
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    Polish/silkie cross roo or hen!

    I have found another hen I want to home! 😍 This pretty chick is a 5-6 month old polish silkie cross. I didnt get good pictures of the saddle but I got lots otherwise. Such a sweet baby I want to brood my silkie roos chicks 🥰 I have never had a polish so I got nothin, what do you think?
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    Breeding Pet Silkies?

    Hey guys! I am finalize realizing my lifetime dream of breeding my baby birdies 😍 I have an 8 yo partridge silkie rooster who is definitely pet quality. He has feather quality issues including ingrown and (small) feather cysts on his feet. I want to breed him because I have NEVER had such a...
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    Silkie Roo or Hen!

    Hey yall! I'm considering buying this pretty lil girl as a PULLET 😅 Seller says they're between 5 and 6 months, whaddya think?
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    Bloody Black spur quick? Mites? Help?

    Hey all, I am worried about my feather child Poulet. A couple days ago we notice my going on 8 year old silkie roo was limping a little bit. Nothing to be concerned about, but we figured his spurs were too long and curling into his foot. Two days ago I used the potato trick to remove his spurs...
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    Silkie Hen or Roo!

    This lil fuzzybutt I'm looking into adopting was hatched on December third. The first 3 pictures were taken at 9 weeks old, the rest are recent within a few days. Do your thing folks!!
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    ISO Silkie Pullet in Oregon!

    Hello! I am in the market (or dating game) to find a under 6 month old silkie hen to be paired with my single silkie roo. I am hoping to find a hen young enough to bond with me and my rooster, but old enough that I could expect her to mother chicks in the coming spring/summer. I live in...
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    Swollen chicken face

    Hey all, Its been a *long* time since I posted here but I am worried about my beloved travel chicken Poupou. Poupou is a 7 year old red silkie rooster and I noticed a few days ago that the right side of his face is swollen, to the point of lifting his bottom eyelid over his eye: As you can...
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    My rooster ate tape should i be worried?

    My 9 month old easter egger rooster ate clear tape approximately 30 minutes ago. It was the clear tape, the kind you use to wrap presents. Should i be worried? What should i do? Please help!
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    Composting-am I doing it right?

    Well this previous fall a started puting my scraps to use and began composting. Things have been going fairly well, it doesnt smell and it apears to be decomposing. But there is one thing missing, I'm not getting any heat out of it. I've heard you know youre doing it right when on a cold day you...
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    Chicken arthritis? Gout?

    Let me start from the beginning- a couple years ago when amber was a young pullet she started limping. We thought it was a broken toe so we bandeged it up and it seemed to get better. But after that amber has always had a slight limp in her left foot. Recently that limp has gotten worse and she...
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    ameraucana and/or orpington chicks wanted

    I am looking for chicks with a show quality lineage or at least a purebred one. I would prefer to get my chicks from a local breeder but shipping my chicks in would work. I only need 2 chicks one of each kind and the younger the better. pm me
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    Only 1 blue egg so far,Help!

    I have an EE named amber who is perfectly happy and healthy ecept for one thing, She has layed only me one egg this summer and she is only barely 3 years old! I swear she thinks she's earning her keep in snuggles . I know after age 2 or 3 production drops drasticly but I don't think they were...
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    Is there a good reliable hatchery/breeder in oregon?

    I am looking for day old chicks of possible show quality quechua/aracuana/amerecana/easter egger. I am also looking for dual purpose breeds of the same quality. I would like to support a local breeder and get a high quality bird. Does anyone know a good breeder around oregon?
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    What is the longest living breed of chicken?

    To start off I recently lost both my sex links to similar egg laying problems. I loved them both very much and it is really sad for me becuase they were both only 3 years old. It probably makes a diffrence that all my chickens are hatchery birds but I hear that sex links are especialy prone to...
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    Chicken throwing up? help!

    I just watched my BA austro "throw up" what looked like bubbly spit and whole sunflower seeds. Its was like watching chickens drink in reverse. I also notice her crop is taut and full of what feels like mayby water? Please help i don't know what to do.
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    New kitty needs a name

    We recently adopted a new kitty that followed us home about a week ago and we still haven't decided on a name. She is under a year old and very playfull and snuggly, and she has the most wonderfull deep rolling purr. She likes to hide under a bed or dresser and completly sack out. She is sweet...
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    Memorial to Doofy, my little silly

    One of my favorite chickens died recently and I am just getting over it enough to look at a picture of her without sobbing. She was the silliest most entertaining chicken I had ever met and I love her dearly. Then one night I saw her poop egg yolk. I thought that was ok because one of my...
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    How to have an academic career but still live on a farm

    Here I am barely through my first year of high school and planning for life after college... I know I want to go to college because as well as being the best time of your life a degree will get you so much farther. But I hate the idea of an office job, it would drive me INSANE on beautifull...
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