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    VISION IMPAIRED?

    I have a young adult Silkie hen who started out runty but has grown into a nice bird. Just yesterday I noticed she was mainly turning to the right to move around outside, walking in big curves to that side. she eats, drinks, vocalizes and browses the yard completely normal. The only thing she...
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    Post sour crop question

    My silkie pullet had a moderate case of sour crop. She is doing VERY well now, and has a ravenous appetite again. I have been doing the scrambled eggs, yogurt, a bit of olive oil, and apple cider vinegar water. Any advice on how to leave food out for her when I’m gone, as I go back to work...
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    Post sour crop question....

    My Silkie pullet had a moderate case of sour crop. She’s doing MUCH better, and is now ravenous. I’m doing the acv water, scrambled eggs/yogurt, a bit of olive oil in moderate amounts. So my question ...I go to work tomorrow, advice on leaving food out for her while I’m gone?
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    QUARANTINE QUESTION

    I am getting a single silkie pullet from the same breeder my other girls are from. Same age/size, none have been exposed to any other chickens, and her birds are never on the ground before going to new homes. Do I still need to do normal quarantine procedures with this girl?
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    3 of 4 Silkie girls had messy bottoms

    I have 4 silkie girls, 3 of the 4 have just recently started laying. Yay! The other day I noticed 3 of the 4 had some softer pop, and some messy dried feathers that I trimmed a bit. behavior is normal. mans indis go ahead and worms them, to follow up with 2nd dose in 2 wks. I’ve never had messy...
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    The Littles

    these babies are 10wks old. Starting to try and guess girls/boys! ❤️
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    Age old Silkie guessing/hoping

    This is Miss Sapphire and Miss Topaz. I’m hoping both are lovely Ladies. They are just shy of 8 months and 6 months, respectively. Any opinions? 😊
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    Laws for Hohenwald, Tn?

    I can’t seem to find anything on the ordinances re: chickens inside city limits in Hohenwald, Tn (Lewis County). Anyone have that info???
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    My Silkie hen with wattles

    this is the only one of my 4 girls that has wattles.
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    Are Silkie chicks different???

    Hello all! Wondering, since silkies don't get "regular" feathers, do I need to be more concerned with night time temps when moving 7&8 wk old chicks from brooder to coop? They haven't been utilizing their heat source in the brooder (in the house) for a while now. I'm in NC, and night time lows...
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    Floor covering recommendations???

    Hello! I'm waiting for my coop to arrive, but have a question. It comes with one of those pull-out trays for cleaning. The tray is the standard "metal lined", but I'm not very fond of that for traction purposes. Has anyone used a product to coat the metal to give it some traction for the...
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    COMMON FOR NEW CHICK???

    Just wondering....I got an additional 3 chicks from the same place I got my first 4 (local co-op, all very healthy and energetic). They were n a separate brooder, of course, and I lost one little partridge silkie. :( I went and picked up another little black silkie from the same batch that to...
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    My Silkie chicks are fluffy, except their heads. Thoughts???

    My 4 silkie chicks are fluffing out everywhere-body, feet,wings, etc. they have 5 toes and black skin. Their heads aren't as fluffy as I thought they'd be. They will be 4 weeks old May1st. They are even fluffier now than in this pic taken a few days ago. An thoughts?
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    Did I get Silkies???

    These kids were sold as Silkies at a local co-op. My profile pic is when I first got them (April 1 or 2), these pics are today. Note: the 2 blue littles are Silkies I got from a breeder, these are the other 4.
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    V ITAMIN B12 or BREWERS YEAST for chicks???

    One vs the other? Recs? Human B12 tabs? DOSAGE? How do you give this to your chicks?
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    PLEASE HELP!!! Chick can't balance with splay leg support

    May be wordy, but please read! I have a 2 wk old Silkie that has a limp. I think she got jossled by slightly bigger chicks,so she and a buddy are separated. She limps on her right leg, and sometime seems to rest with it slightly straightened. Hock isn't not swollen or deformed. It doesn't...
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    Versions of "chick chairs" PLEASE!

    Can folks post some ideas/PICS of chick chairs?
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    How much Nutridrench???

    Wondering how much Nutridrench should I add to the standard quart size water jar for baby chicks?
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    PLEASE HELP!!! Chick can't balance with splay leg support

    I have a small silkie chick approx 10 days old. She has a bit of a gimpy right leg, but gets around, eats and drinks. (She had 2 drops of nutridrench a few days ago, approx 12 -14 hrs apart) I put her and a buddy in a separate brooder just in case it is due to getting jossled by the slightly...
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    Anyone have a coop from LOWES???

    I am starting back into chickens on a small scale for now. Debating between a coop I saw at LOWES, or converting a dog house. Has anyone gotten/used this coop:
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