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    The sweetest bearded, crested silkie rooster. Florida

    Henri is a beautiful 2-year-old bearded, crested silkie from Vickie Harry bloodline. We are moving and he is the last one of our flock. He is absolutely the kindest, sweetest bird; he wants nothing more than to sit on your lap. He rarely crows. He was vaccinated and has no health issues...
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    Poor little hen... I dont know what to do.

    I have 8 hens and 8 roosters (showgirls and silkies) separated into two groups. They sleep in the same room but are separated when outside from sun up to sun down. There is no fighting among any of them. One rooster has 6 hens and the other 2 hens are with the other 7 roosters. It is just how...
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    I am seeking Revenge

    As many of you know I am somewhat eccentric when it comes to my 18 silkie chickens. They have a built in home that is part of the house and a 10,000 sq ft walled courtyard to live in. I have been commuting between Boston MA and Vero Beach FL (where my chickens are) and have been emotionally torn...
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    I am in a bad situation with Silkies in Florida, Please help.

    I am in desperate need of help regarding placement of my mother’s Silkies and Show Girls (13 in total). Several weeks ago she had a severe stroke in which she will not recover or be able to return to her home. I cannot take in the flock as I am at 100% capacity with the flock I have and do not...
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    In a bad situation with silkies and show girls, please help

    I am in desperate need of help regarding placement of my mother’s Silkies and Show Girls (13 in total). Several weeks ago she had a severe stroke in which she will not recover or be able to return to her home. I cannot take in the flock as I am at 100% capacity with the flock I have and do not...
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    Help - Emergency!!!!

    2 of my silkies were sitting on a clutch of eggs together. There were 3 eggs that did not hatch and it had been 5 days since the last chick hatched. I took the 3 eggs out the day before yesterday and set them on the counter. Now I hear peeping from one of them and it is loud. I feel Horrible...
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    Nightmare

    One of my silkie hens, Uma, and her daughter, Raja, have been sitting on a clutch of eggs. Uma went broody first and she has to be a contender for the most broody hen of all time. This is her 8th time this year. Anyhow, she was sitting on 1 of her eggs and I was OK with adding 1 to our flock...
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    Soft Shell Eggs

    I have a Hen, Amelia, that has a “bad egg timer” and I was wondering if anyone has any advice as I don’t know what else to do. Background: She is a Houdan that is just over a year old and for over 4 months she has been laying soft shelled eggs. Her actions are very strange. 3 out of 4 days she...
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    Bad Egg Timer

    I have a Hen, Amelia, that has a “bad egg timer” and I was wondering if anyone has any advice as I don’t know what else to do. Background: She is a Houdan that is just over a year old and for over 4 months she has been laying soft shelled eggs. Her actions are very strange. 3 out of 4 days she...
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    What is the best feed I can buy and should it include Fish Meal

    I have 8 show quality Silkies with ages ranging from 3 months to 15 months. They get organic treats 3 times a day (generally fresh cut corn off the cob, seedless watermelon, black seedless grapes (as they won’t eat the green or red ones)). They also have grit and oyster shell as well as...
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    Why

    do my chickens "smack their lips" like they are chewing when they are in my lap and I am petting them? I was just wondering if anyone has some insight to this mystery.
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    You have got to be KIDDING me!!!

    I have a flock of 5 Silkies. A little less than three months ago, my favorite hen went broody for the first time and just 2 weeks after she started laying eggs. I immediately set her up in a separate room with all the accoutrements for her to comfortably brood and ordered 6 eggs overnight from...
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    How do you get that brighter, whiter silkie

    I have a flock of 5 SQ silkies (actually my Roo is a showgirl) and they have access to a 5,000 sq ft courtyard every day. Subsequently they end up getting dirty and I wash them every 3 weeks. The white ones get stains (especially on their feet feathers). I would like to know if there is...
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    Barb Question re Silkie

    I had 3 silkies that were all truly show quality from very reputable breeders. One went broody and I decided to get eggs from one of the breeders I had bought one of the pullets from. 2 eggs hatched and I have a question about the feathering of one. The eggs were marked and I know who the...
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    Ptsd?

    My white silkie hen (Viviana) has had a rough couple months and now she is simply sulking and growling mad all of the time. She just does not seem to be getting over it. Background: I have a flock of 5 and there was quite a change2 months ago. The flock consisted of 2 Roosters (1 showgirl and...
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    Apparently the silkies and I will not be home for the next 6 days.

    My next door neighbor lives in London and come to their vacation home if Florida for 1 week a year so I never see them. Their kids are both boys and are 7 and 9. My birds are in a large courtyard that is contained in a way that no one outside can see in but somehow the kids found out I had...
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    Suicidal

    I have this one silkie chick of 2 that were born on the 8th of last month. They have been having supervised time in the courtyard lawn with their mom for 3 hours a day. He (I don’t know the sex but based on the story I and the way he looks at me from his perch on the water bottle I believe it is...
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    It is simply heartbreaking

    -to decide to euthanize your favorite pet. Grayson was not even a year old but the best little silkie rooster he could be. You could see the pride he took in taking care of the flock even though he was the youngest. I raised him from his second day of life and from then on he wanted nothing...
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    How Long

    My Silkie was sitting on 6 fertile eggs. One hatched two days ago. Another hatched yesterday. There are no other signs of pipping and today is day 23. How long until I should remove the eggs?
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    Beak Breathing... Help

    Help... My 3 month old silkie sometimes does beak breathing / panting and extends its neck. He only does it in the evening / at night when he is in the indoor chicken room. His siblings are only 7 weeks old so I keep the room at around 75 degrees. I took him to a vet but the vet could not find...
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