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    HELP Prolapsed Vent!

    Hello everyone, my sweet silkie has a prolapsed vent and I am feeling very discouraged. I have cleaned her in a salt bath multiple times, applied antimicrobial, hydrocortisol, and sugar to the vent. I have pushed it back in and isolated in a dark area, but the tissue continues to fall out and...
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    Need Nutritional Advice!

    I would love some chicken nutrition help!!! I got 7 birds in March which consist of mainly silkies and a few silkie/cochin mixes. I have been giving them oyster shell, grit and a more natural bird feed and they free range a few hours a day. They have not touched the oyster/grit so I have been...
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    SICK HEN AFFECTING FLOCK HELP!

    I need help!!!! We received a sweet hen (1 yr old) and unfortunately she has declined in her health recently. She was producing beautiful, brown eggs daily that began to become soft then completely broken by the time I went to retrieve them. Since then, she has stopped laying for almost 2...
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    Roo or pullet!?!

    Hey everyone!! So I totally got shafted on my new flock...I literally feel 8 out of 10 are males and we are only hoping for layers. This one is definitely one of the largest in the bunch, but isn't challenging like the others (however there is so much testosterone he may just be weaker..)...
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    Help my hen is sick!!

    Hello all!! I have a sweet hen mix that is sick...we received her a few weeks ago and she was laying healthy brown eggs. I'm adding photos to help troubleshoot- this is the feed we began giving to her and her eggs began to get soft every day.. Often they are broken before I can retrieve them...
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    RIP Silkie

    My favorite Silkie girl was mutilated by a hawk this weekend.... I can't tell you how many tears were shed to find her in the terrible condition I did. This was my first flock loss. RIP Silkie!
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    Pullet or Cockerels!?

    I have 2 13 week old silkies that are making a scratchy sound...they have definitely been submissive to the bigger flock leaders, but I can't tell if they are boy or girls. Any thoughts!?
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    Pullet or rooster!?

    I have two silkies 13 weeks old have have begun making a scratching sound...I don't think it's a crow but am certainly unsure. Sexing them has been incredibly difficult! Any thoughts?
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    Pullet or roo?!

    Hey everyone, I have a 13 week old cochin frizzle and new hampshire red that continue to challenge each other...do I have 2 roos or could one of them be a pullet? One has distinct, metallic green tail feathers but I don't want to accept it is a cockerel...they are my favorite chicken! The...
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