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    Starter flock - Central California

    Unfortunately due to a bad situation I’m moving and couldn’t find a place to take my flock with me. So I’m trying to sell them together for an awesome deal !! I have 8 adults - 7 hens and a rooster They are Silkie, Showgirls and Frizzles. Gorgeous colors- Paint, Partridge, Cuckoo, Buff, Blue...
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    Color help on Silkie chick

    I’m just starting to bred my Silkies and Showgirls. I’m gathering and learning as much as I can. There is so much information out there. This is one of the chicks and I’m stumped on it’s color. In the breeding pen is 3 hens White Silkie showgirl Black satin Showgirl Buff (poss lav split )...
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    Silkie chick needs a friend

    I have a staggered batch in the incubator. Last night the first baby hatched. I left her inside to dry overnight. This morning none of the other eggs have pipped so I removed her. Not sure when the next will hatch. The furthest out is about 6 days. I want to get her a buddy so it doesn’t...
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    Keeping a fox away

    Anyone have any tried and true methods for keeping a fox away ? We lost 2 chickens to this fox a little over a month ago. Now it came back yesterday. I have small Silkies and Showgirls. The no longer free range in the side yard. They are kept in an enclosed run during the day and locked up tight...
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    Staggered Hatch help

    So I ended up taking over for a hen that abandoned her nest. There 6 viable eggs after candling last night. With that said they seem to be days apart. I’m newer to incubating and candling. I have two eggs that are mostly black due to the chick being bigger already. Can anyone help me guess...
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    Incubating Abandoned clutch ?

    My hen went broody and I was letting her hatch out a clutch. She collected 11 eggs and was doing good. One morning I saw her in the run longer than normal so I watched her. Sure enough she was enjoying the sunshine with no intention of returning. I quickly popped them in my incubator on 3/7...
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    Silkie showgirl - help with color

    Can anyone help me with her color/pattern? She was partridge as a chick.
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