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    Silkie gender

    Here I am again with another silkie. Sold to me as a hen, roughly 5 months old. Please tell me it’s in fact a hen! Lol. Unfortunately has like a single/ walnut comb mix but it’s small. I’ll insert a picture of the rooster she was sold with as a pair too.
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    Silkie gender guesses! 4 months old

    Hi everyone! I have two 4 month old silkies that I can’t figure out the gender of. The mauve was believed to be a roo but has a tiny comb and still looks kindve like a hen.
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    Rate my white silkies

    Hi everyone. I have a few white silkies one of which is my breeding from the rooster and one of the hens. I think they’re beautiful but a few things to work on. What do yall think? The smallest of the bunch if my breeding. It has dark skin but a light face so I’ve gotta work on fixing that. I...
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    Thoughts on satin silkie type

    I recently got these cuckoo satin silkies. What do y’all think overall? I think they’re pretty and have some good features tho could improve in areas too. Hens posture could be better but what do yall think of wings and toes? And the combs. They don’t look like the typical walnut but they’re...
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    Silkie showgirl with 4 toes

    I bought hatching eggs from a local breeder who has BBS with some being showgirls. The first chick that’s hatched is a showgirl with 4 toes. Is that typical for showgirls? I know it’s not ideal for silkies so I’m feeling disappointed. Also, what color is this chick?
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    Is this silkie egg fertilized? No known roosters

    I have 10 silkies in a pen, 4 are too young still to confirm sex but as far as I can tell none look like roosters and none have crowed. Is this the typical bullseye of a fertile egg?
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    Snake killed chicken?

    This chicken was healthy running around, eating fine just 2 hours ago. I took a nap and came back to this. I know what I think it is, but what do yall think? Whole body in tact and dry besides neck and head. I’m so sad about this little guy 😕 we killed a copper head behind the coop the other day...
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    Silkie gender guesses

    Hi everyone. I have 3 silkies Im unsure about. The white and chocolate are roughly 5 months old and the chocolate mottled is 2 months old. I’m actually thinking that mottled is a rooster tho because out of all the juveniles I’ve had, this is the first to had a visible round comb and waddles...
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    Lied to about lab work done?

    Hi everyone. I’m just gonna jump straight into this. I had a necropsy done on a chicken who dropped dead after going lame and struggling to breathe. I’ve been paranoid about MG and coryza for a while so I figured let’s just send her off to see what they say. Initially the report came back and...
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    Silkie chicken standard comb?

    Hi everyone. I just added this cute addition to my flock today and only noticed their comb once I got home. Keep in mind I bought this one from someone who breeds for show quality and actively shows their birds. I know sometimes you get some with less than desirable features but I’m trying to...
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    Chicken negative for mareks, what is this diagnosis?

    I got my results back from Texas A&M and what was previously suspected to be mareks by the lab directed ended up being something else. I think IBV but based off the report, what do y’all think?
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    Chicken with tapeworms

    I recently had a silkie die after experiencing paralysis. I sent her off for a necropsy because I’ve been suspecting my flock has some sort of illness. The lab work came back that she has tapeworms but suspected mareks based off the paralysis. I sent in to do lab work to confirm mareks but...
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    Silkies with mareks

    My chickens have been showing weird symptoms and I had 2 become paralyzed and die shortly after. A month went by since then and then one of my older silkies was found the same way. Unable to move and labored breathing before dying shortly after. I decided to send her body off for a necropsy and...
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    Sick chickens/ starting over

    Feeling pretty down about my situation with my chickens. I’ve owned chickens for years but several months ago got into the idea of breeding and selling. I went about this in a poor way tho and got the first few off craigslist. Afterwards I learned the difference between that and buying them...
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    Silkie hen or roo?

    Hi everyone. I got this chicken unsexed and was told it was hatched in early January. Maybe December. So roughly 5 months old. Comb is raised but small and no visible streamers. Also not crowing yet. Looks like a hen but what do yall think? I also got the black with her not knowing it had a...
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    Sick chicken(s)?

    Hi everyone. I’m trying to figure out what’s going on with my silkies. I’ve noticed mild lethargy with a few of my silkies, specifically the younger ones. On top of that I have one in particular who started having eye swelling and discharge from the eye. A runny nose that comes and goes randomly...
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    Does this chicken feed meet health needs?

    I’m looking to start buying from a local farm but wanted to check first that this would be what my hens need. They’re on all flock right now but I’d like to find something more affordable. I have silkie hens as well as standard sized hens.
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    Does this 3 week old silkie have vulture hocks?

    I’m hopeful their feathers are developing early..
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    White silkie throwing spotted babies

    I’m new to silkie breeding and am trying to build up a program. My silkies are of various breeder to show quality except for my white rooster. He’s still very nice tho but I bred him with my white hen and the offspring came in various shades of white and some with black spots. What does this...
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    Silkie gender guesses

    I bought two silkies today at a poultry trade day event and I wanna know what yall think! First is a 3ish month old chocolate mottled silkie. Next is a 7-8 week old partridge. I know he/she may be too young tho! Both have flat walnut combs. I can get a picture tomorrow if that’d be helpful...
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