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    Losing BARBS on Silkie Feathers

    I have several silkies, and one has a strange issue that I cannot find specific information on. My Silkie hen is losing the barbs at the ends of her feathers, but the actual feather/shaft/rachis remains on the hen. So she now has “shaft/rachis strings” coming from the back of her tail with no...
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    Transferring Incubated Eggs to A Broody When They Pip

    This may be a strange question because I haven’t been able to find any answers about it, but I have a successful broody who took baby chicks as I removed her ceramic ones last season. She even took a week old chick after another broody ditched her! I have her sitting on one egg and have just...
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    Nest Box Herbs & Silkies

    I have two gorgeous white Silkie pullets who just came into lay, and I have sweet smelling nest box herbs that I added to the nest boxes for them. I am new to chickens but am very well-read and I have not come across the behavior of my silkies ANYWHERE. The bearded one started laying first...
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    Breed?

    Hi! I ordered a group of fryer chickens (rooster chicks) that were supposed to be white leghorns. I kept Barney because he was adorable and a bit bigger than the other chicks. I’ve attached a picture of what he looks like at 5 months now. Not a white leghorn, right?! I thought they were ALL...
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    New Member Introduction

    Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! We just got our first chicks November of 2020 and they just started laying. We also have juveniles and baby chicks (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Oh, my. We have 11 at point of lay, 4 juveniles...
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