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    Rooster problem

    I’ve been wanting to breed my Silkies as a small business. So to do that, I plan on rehoming two of my hens and one rooster to improve the quality of my flock. The problem is that there is one more rooster who has some genetic problem that I don’t want to breed. I don’t want to rehome him...
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    Silkie chick sexing

    A breeder near me has some straight run chicks that I’m very interested in. They are a week old. Could I tell their sex by their wing feathers at this age? Any tips?
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    Are Dun Chocolate silkies show quality?

    I’m very new to showing chickens. I’be been having a lot of trouble finding a place with reasonably priced show quality Silkies near me and I found some that are all “Dun Chocolate” I don’t know much about this and was wondering if this is a recognized color that I can show. Thanks!
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    Bullied Rooster

    I have a flock of 8 Silkies. Four hens and four roosters. One rooster, Dorf, was at the top of the pecking order, but he was hardly ever a bully. Recently, two other roosters, Fozzie and Aro, started to take over the top spot and now Dorf is getting bullied quite badly. He’s not badly injured...
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    Silkie Color breeding

    Below, I have two Silkies. The white is a female and I’m not sure the name of the color on the male (I’d like to know if anyone has an answer) but I’d really like two know the color possibilities if I bred them. Thank you :)
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    Is it okay to hatch just one chick if I already have 8 chickens?

    I’m not sure I’d do this even if it’s okay, but if I already have 8 Silkies, is it okay to hatch one chick?
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    Stumbling Silkie

    My Silkie roo has been stumbling a lot today. He is acting like he’s intoxicated and falls a bit even. Is this an equilibrium problem or an injury and how can I help him. Thank you.
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    Broody hen. What can I do?

    In the image are two of my four Silkie hens. From what I have seen, my chickens are not that broody. Today these two were, the brown one abandoned her eggs a couple of hours ago and the white one took the eggs “under her wing”. Carlisle, the white one, is still broody. She has been all day. She...
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    Boston Ferns?

    I was putting some fall leaves in the chickens run. They loved them, they are currently scattering them around. Would it be okay to put some potted Boston ferns in the run for them to scratch at and keep busy and occupied with?
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    Non broody Silkies

    My Silkies have just started laying. I’m a bit confused because even though Silkies are very broody, my hens just lay during the day and walk away. Is this normal?
  11. Ilovesilkiechickens1

    “So who’s the father”

    I have 8 Silkies. They are all 7 months old. 4 males and 4 females. I’m near tears as I type this because I had to rehome two of my Roos today and I originally typed “10 Silkies” but had to correct it to 8. ( I care about my chickens very much so it was quite sad). I had to do it because I had...
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    Bloody stool?

    I looked in the hen house today to see a bloody stool. I am very worried. All of the chickens are out and about seemingly normal. Can someone please give some feedback as to the cause and the solution.
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