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  1. SilkySilkie

    HELP REALLY NEED IT!

    ok so we got our first incubator and the day it arrived we had a hen go broody hen had her chicks hatch out but the incubator eggs had died in the stages of developing and so there were 2 eggs left we were unsure about and put them under the broody hen but she got off and in the morning the eggs...
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    Weird sighing type sounds coming from pullet

    ok so some background info i have hatched this black Araucana mix shes really a sweet girl and she laid her first egg yesterday and her second today so i went to collect the gges and she was sitting in the nest box even though she laid her egg shes the only one that lays green eggs and it was...
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    HELP! my hen is acting very lame and weak

    when i was opening the flock in the morning i found my hen laying on her side so as i opened the door everyone rushed out with lots of flying and then i saw my hen had her head stuck under her body so i quickly went to see what happened offered her some food and water she refused to eat or drink...
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    broody doesnt care for chicks

    so i bought this silver laced mix hen with her chicks and they hatched on the 13 of september and since yesterday she has been neglecting them she doesnt call them for food and she seems to like being in the nest box and i think she laid an egg i got 1 more than im meant to get when she sits...
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    I NEED HELP!!!!!!

    ok so i have this batch of chicks they hatched on 13 September and today I saw a chick do this poo I think its coccidiosis because he is also hunched up please help the little white bits are food that they spilt
  6. SilkySilkie

    should i worry??

    ok so i live in a urban area and the only predators i have around is cats and crows i have a lemon tree it had a bird make a nest in it and i checked on her everyday didnt go close but could see her tail from far now last night i checked on her she was sitting but this morning i saw she was gone...
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    Is he pure bantam cochin??

    so i bought this cockerel and not sure if he is pure i wasnt charged a lot for him fairly low around 15 AUD at the time i didnt know his breed so just asking about him also what comb type does he have?
  8. SilkySilkie

    Weird

    i have a mixed pullet and so when i was going to open them up and feed them i saw olive in the nesting box but a hen already laid in there olive pushed the egg aside and made herself comfy why did she push the egg away??? and how close is she to laying?
  9. SilkySilkie

    What to get

    ok so im in need of more chickens so what one should i get it can be both
  10. SilkySilkie

    Sold as Isa Brown but looks odd

    so i got this pullet as 15wks at the start of june and she hasnt started laying yet i was wondering if maybe shes a mix and will take longer i dont know any ideas? she has black but my isa browns only have white instead of black and i did the pelvic bone test i think thats what its called and is...
  11. SilkySilkie

    My flock

    Those big brown ones are my Isa Browns second pic is my cochin/pekin bantam third is my isa brown pullet and next is a pullet im not sure of next i think its a wyandotte bantam shes very ''defective'' doesnt lay has breathing problems and so on now these are my 2 chicks im no so sure of
  12. SilkySilkie

    Mystery chick

    My dad was the one to buy the chicks and he isnt into chickens so he didnt pay attention to the breed of this white chick its pure white its 7 weeks old and is most likely a pullet her friend is definitely an isa brown any ideas? its not a broiler thats all i know
  13. SilkySilkie

    how to prevent a aggressive cockerel

    ok so i have one VERY aggressive cochin/pekin bantam cockerel and we bought a black silkie pullet but turned out a male so i want to prevent him becoming wild and attacking he just started to learn how to mate and is still learning and he doesnt like to come near us or be held anything like that...
  14. SilkySilkie

    Rooster mating with non-egg layer

    I have a rooster around 6 or 7 months old and he started mating with a pullet who is well around 30+ weeks and should be laying but isnt ive never seen my roo mate with her before or her sibling (hatched from same clutch at same day) so does that mean she will lay soon????
  15. SilkySilkie

    Egg laying cockrel?!

    I am raising a cockerel for a friend and he is kept separate no hen is near him and its a confirmed him he has pointy saddle feathers and has spurs and the rounded tail feathers the other day i found an egg in his little coop so is he laying???!! he wont squat for me and he crows ive seen him...
  16. SilkySilkie

    6 week old rocking chick

    So i am in Australia i bought 2 six week old chicks on sunday and the day i brought them home both of then were fine the next day i noticed one of the chicks rocking closed eyes so i brought her in the bathroom turned the heater on and warmed her up she was fine for around 3 hours the she...
  17. SilkySilkie

    Chicken won't lay but i need her to be broody

    So i have bought this Hen she is a year old (i was told that she a 1 year old not sure if shes older) and its been almost 2 months she isn't laying (i'm in australia) i think its because of the cold weather but its getting warm now and the other hens also are laying and they eat the same food...
  18. SilkySilkie

    Dried up dead shrew

    ok so im doing a story time i bought hens 2 were POL (point of lay) and it had been a month and only there was an egg every 5 days so i thought maybe the feed had to be changed meaning maybe they couldnt get enough nutrition so i changed it a couple of days later i reach in to grab an egg and...
  19. SilkySilkie

    Black silkie was sold as pullet to me but i have a feeling its a roo

    so i got this silkie ''pullet'' im getting weird feelings it might be a rooster because of the crown sorry i couldnt take good pictures ''shes'' very skittish and doesnt let me come near also i saw some green feathers on her wing shes around 9 weeks or 8 i know it might be a bit hard with sexing...
  20. SilkySilkie

    not laying eggs

    i have 2 24 week old pullets???? im not sure if i can call them pullets at this age but they still haven't laid their fist egg i've checked the area for secret stashes none one is a isa brown the other is light brahma late bloomers?? i have other laying hens as well so i dont think its calcium...
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