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    I ended up with 16 chicks- here they are!

    So I purchased 6 chicks almost three weeks ago because the feed store had the breeds I wanted (Buff Orpingtons and EEs). I had 8 eggs on the incubator at the time! Only two developed though, and last Saturday on egg hatched three days early! So there I have one teeny little chick, and just...
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    First incubator hatch in 7 years- chick is hatching early!

    Hi everyone! I'm back to raising chickens after a three year hiatus due to HOA regs- now I'm back on the country and keeping chickens! So a fox came and took five chickens, all of our roosters included. So I immediately put the eight eggs I had on the counter into the incubator! It's just...
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    Hen is rolling head and neck, weaving and stumbling, falling down :(

    Hello folks! I have a black Americana hen that I got from a poultry fair last November. She has recently started acting weird. 1. Hen, age unknown, a litlle lighter than usual. 2. She is bobbing and rolling her head and neck around, has a hard time getting her face in the bowl, stumbles and...
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    2 year old silkie rooster off balance and stumbling, but alert and "chicken-y"

    Evening everyone! I have an almost 2 yr old Silkie cross rooster named Gordon who has taken a turn. He has always been kind of a loner so I'm not worried that he's staying to himself. He has been walking very slowly and sometimes will stumble and catch his balance with a wing. I have seen him...
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    Today a hawk killed a chicken! Please advise on netting!

    Hello everyone! I live in a wooded area and have a small backyard flock of silkies and cochins for eggs. They are for enjoyment and entertainment. I built a 4x8 Fort Knox coop for them so nighttime predators aren't a worry, but during the day they roam in 10x40 chain link dog run that was...
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    Can I give Ivermectin 1% topically for scaly leg mites in Silkies?

    Evening, all!! I've done extensive reading on scaly leg mites here, and have done a few of the different treatments. My buff silkies don't seem to be shaking it though, with all the scrubbing, mineral oil dips, and Bag Balm slathering I've been doing. The darker ones look fine (!) but I'm...
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    Is Broodiness catching? All the hens in the coop went broody!!!

    Hey there fellow chicken-lovers! Its seem I have 3 maybe 4 broody hens in the same coop!!! Here is some background on my chicken history. We started out with one leftover Polish hen (named Soupy) who lives in the spruce tree (storm took out her coop and foxes took the rest), added 7 chickens...
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    Wanted- bantam pullets or hens, preferably silkie/ mix

    Hi- I am looking for bantam pullets or grown hens that I can put with my extra silkie rooster for his flock. We got some last fall and 2 of the "pullets" were actually roosters, and they've taken over the group meant for my buff silkie cross rooster, and now he just wanders around all alone. I...
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    My Chickens Eat Stinkbugs!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!

    To all who are being plagued by stinkbugs---- my chickens eat those buggers right up! The house is full of them this winter looking for a warm place to stay and we just stick them in a jar and give them to the chickens in the morning!! It's been great during the winter because there is little...
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    In need of bantam hens- silkie and crosses

    Hey all---- I just thought I'd pop a note up and see what I got! For anyone within driving distance of Baltimore, MD---- We are rooster overloaded right now- 2 of our silkie pullets turned out to be roosters, so I am looking for some bantam pullets, preferably silkie or silkie mixes, to...
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    Hen is lethargic, vent is Really poopy, egg-bound?

    Hi! I am brand new (hello) and have enjoyed reading posts, so thanks! I am new to chickens. One of our hens is very lethargic and will move around, but only in baby steps. Her vent is super-poopy but there is no blood. We are on 10 acres and she hides her eggs very well (grrr) so I can't...
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