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    Worried about disease

    I hope someone can help as I’m rather anxious about this. I’ve read on here that Mareks Disease can be prevalent and that chicks should be/may be immunised at a day old. I live in the uk and am hoping to get 3 Buff Orpingtons in the summer to add to my Silkie trio (2 hens and a rooster) We...
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    Turmeric and Organic kelp

    Newbie here. I’ve ordered the above to add to my chickens feed. Does anyone else use this? I’m slowly adding to my feed bins. I’ve got oyster grit, apple cider vinegar and mealworms. I have a trio of Silkies, hoping to add 3 Buff Orpingtons this summer. Thank you
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    Adding to my flock

    Hi, I live in the UK and am a complete newbie to chickens so I need a bit of advice. I have two pullets and a rooster (Silkies) and would like another 3 pullets this summer. Would Buff Orpingtons be a good choice? Or Australorps? My trio are free range but go into a coop at night. I have...
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    Grit

    Apologies if someone has posted this in an article already. I couldn’t find it. I think I’ve read somewhere that I can give eggshells as grit to my chickens. I’ve washed them in cool water and left them to air dry. Is that correct? If so, how small should I crush them? Do I leave it in a...
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    POL Buff O’s

    Okaaaaay. I TOTALLY blame this forum!! I have emailed a farm in Penrith tonight asking if they have three girls for me. Cue Hubbie rolling his eyes!
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    I have my Very First Egg!

    Ok, so I’m really sad, I know.....but I’ve just been out to lock up for the night and found THIS My Silkie hens were born on the 28th June last year. It’s been cold and snowing so I’ve given them warm porridge for breakfast LOL, and a few mealworms a day because there’s no bugs at the moment...
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    It’s snowing

    I live in a village on the coast so we don’t tend to get extreme weather but it’s started to snow (fairly heavily now) and I cannot get my chickens in! I gave them warm porridge earlier, as cold weather was forecast, but can’t entice them in with mealworms. The rooster has got them under a...
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    It’s snowing

    So, it’s 19.12 here in the UK and it’s snowing. This will be a first for my trio of Silkies! I’ve just been out to put more bedding around them. Will that suffice? They’ve had plenty of food today. They’re free range and get extras like cucumber, grapes, sunflower seeds and mealworms. In SMALL...
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    DIATOMACEOUS EARTH. Thoughts.......

    Hello and thanks for the welcome onto your forum. Does anyone use this and if so, how? Thank you in advance
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    Newbie......advice sought please

    Hi, I found this forum whilst googling for information on keeping Silkie chickens. I live in Northwest Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District. We can get our share of rainfall here but we pretty much don’t get the extremes. We have a small garden and so after years of listening to my OH...
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