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It is 39 degrees Fahrenheit outside and getting colder, we’re just barely into November.. but for some reason my silkie hen Lucy thought it was a good idea to go broody a few nights ago. Please don’t go, please keep reading. So I have another silkie hen still laying, and when she lays her eggs...

Hi all. I can’t really say that I am new to having broodies. I think in all I’ve been through about 4 natural hatches with my hens, but none really like this one. All of the hens we have had hatch eggs have been Buff Orpingtons, but this time one of my silkie girls is broody. To get right to...

Hey y’all :frow I have 8 bantams- 4 polish, 3 Cochins, and 1 Japanese. They are almost 9 weeks old, so basically 2 months old. I’m usually good at guessing gender, but this bunch has me all confused lol So let’s get right into it. Suspected Boys Emmet- frizzle polish bantam Lily- polish...

Okay, here’s the deal... I have a silkie chick that I think might have coccidiosis. I was told to buy Corid and put some in their water. Their waterer is one liter, but I can use a quart jar if that’s more convenient. Again, I’m not positive that she has coccidiosis. So how much should I...

PLEASE HELP!! :hit:hit:hit My little blue silkie Ethel is sick!!! She’s about a month and a week old, and she’s been perfectly healthy up to now. Always the first to the food bowl. Today, I noticed a weird sound coming from the brooder. A high pitched peep I’d never heard out of any of my...

**lots of pics included** HI EVERYONE :hugs So I think I’m gonna go ahead and get started on my silkie sexing project. I do plan on updating this once they are fully grown and the differences between the guys and gals are obvious. I know, I know, lots of people forget to update, but I’m...

Hi all So I’m a little upset. Not mad, just kinda disappointed. I got some silkie chicks on Thursday, they are about 2 weeks old, maybe a few days older. They are SUPER skittish. I mean, really. I offered them some grass (and other treats I read were safe for baby chicks) and they acted like...

Hi all I finally did it!! I got some SILKIES!! :celebrate I’ve only had them for a few days and they’re still a bit jumpy, so the pics aren’t great. They are about 2 weeks old (my aunt got them when they were a week old and kept them for another week so she could surprise me for my...

I know it’s late guys, but I just need some really quick info!! So do my 2 week old silkies need a heat lamp over night?? I crocheted two little beds for them (pic attached) but will that be enough?? I don’t want them to get too cold!! It’s around 70 or above in our house, they’re in a little...

CALLING ALL SILKIE OWNERS!!!! So I’m REALLY wanting some silkies this year. I want to ask a few questions about where you got them and what shape they were in. FIRST: I DO NOT need any more roosters. The local feed store is where we have always got our chicks. They are always perfectly...

Don't worry, my roosters are ALWAYS kept in separate pens, they are never together. We usually take turns letting them and their hens free range; Rafe and his hens get out in the morning, and Barney and his hens get out in the evening. Usually, they'll jump at each other from each side of the...

My broody hatched 3 chicks on the 2nd of July, so they’re about a month and a half now. I’m almost positive that one’s a hen and one’s a roo, but the 3rd one is confusing me a little. Help please?? Here’s the first two, which their gender is pretty obvious.. But here’s the other one. (Pics...

My broody is sitting on three eggs currently and one of them hatched this morning!! She’s very pretty, but since all of my eggs look pretty much the same, I have no idea whose was whose. I have Buff Orpingtons, one Red Cochin, one Partridge Cochin, and their roo is a Rhode Island Red. This...

My broody has been sitting for 20 days now. This morning, we found a pretty yellow and brown chick sitting under her. Of course, we were beyond excited, but there are two more eggs that have yet to even pip. She doesn’t show any signs of leaving right now, but if the eggs don’t pip soon, will...

I know there are several questions about this, I need to let nature take its course, I already know all that. But I’m still a worrier, so someone please give me some calming advice. My broody has been on the nest for 10 days now, has access to food and water (yes, I’ve showed her the water)...

Hi all, So I have two Lionhead Dwarf rabbits, and today I noticed a patch of what looks like eczema (I know, I have it on my hands) on Simba, our boy. It’s on his upper back just below his neck. He’s about 5 years old, he’s been fixed, and their generally healthy except for the fact that they...

Hi all, BEFORE YOU TELL ME I already know these things: 1. Polish chicken are difficult to sex 2. They all are probably too young (I will update at 6 weeks, I heard that’s the best time for D’uccles) 3. Some of the pics are blurry I APOLOGIZE Anyway here’s the deal ***The chicks are...

Guys something is definitely wrong with one of my 6-day-old babies. Please read this all the way through, and anyone who has experienced this with their chicks or knows maybe what's wrong, please reply ASAP. So, when we got our chicks, the two D'uccles were a little messy. A simple case of...

I'm really worried about one of my new D'uccle chicks. We've raised plenty of chicks, and I've had my fair share of pasty butt. We always treat it the same way, and it usually works just fine. But Marguerite (my porcelain baby) has been having pasty butt over and over and over. We clean her off...

Hi all, I’ve already asked a question about these particular chickens, but I wanted to be sure so I’m doing a little update. They’re about 2 and a half months now, they were born March 7th. Surely if they were going to be roosters their comb would be showing signs. So here’s a picture of the...