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  1. kssilkiemama

    So I just tried a little yogurt for the first time with my birds...

    Not sure how this is going to go but I gave them a few tablespoons in a bowl to see if they would eat it. I peeked from the window of the coop to watch and I only witnessed one brave soul trying it out. They flung it out of their beak so I put some grape tomatoes on the top of it to get them...
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    Selling birds and having people come to your house...

    Ok, so I just recently posted some of my birds for sale and was wondering about people coming to your house to buy them. Do the rest of you do that, or do you meet people somewhere, just take them to poultry swaps? I know I don't want people walking through my house and plan to show the birds...
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    Introducing new birds to different pens

    Ok...So I have another question... I have birds that are free run in pens within my chicken house but I want to change their pens and add them to others... My question is, when I do, they seem to fight for a while so do you let them fight it out or not introduce them? I am trying to pair...
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    Pen size question

    I have a question...I have my silkies inside my chicken house which is 12' x 30' with brick floors and the runs are 4' x 6' x 6'...So they are big enough to walk and stand in. My question is, can I put a pair of silkies in the rabbit cages you buy from the farm store and stack them? Is it...
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    Can anyone tell me if my girl has wryneck?

    I bought a few hens two weeks ago and felt very sorry for them. They were in pretty poor condition when I got them but could not leave them where they were. Two days or so after buying them one turned her neck funny and started walking backwards a lot... She was eating ok but about three days...
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    Grains, seeds and other things...

    If I wanted to supplement my flocks diet with some seeds and grains, what do you suggest? I just gave them a few black oil sunflower seeds tonight but they really are in poor shape. I am feeding Nutrena Naturewise crumbles, giving red cell in their water but just wanted to throw them a handful...
  7. kssilkiemama

    Hello everyone!

    It has been awhile since I have been on here due to being in colleg for the last five years. My old name was silkiemama but couldn't log on so I just started a new name. I live in SE Kansas and I am a registered nurse. I used to raise silkies about six years ago when my son was in 4H but when I...
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    How many hens to one rooster?

    I can't remember since its been awhile since I have had any birds but can someone tell me how many hens a roo can cover?
  9. kssilkiemama

    What can I do for birds missing feathers

    Ok... First off no flaming please but I bought some birds from a local breeder and when she brought them to me they were not in the best of health... I went ahead and took them partly because yes I felt sorry for them, the other part because I knew I could get them back to health... My question...
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