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I have a flock, everyone has been raised together since hatch day. Unfortunately since too many of the banties turned out to be roosters I have to make some changes. I have: 1 standard orloff roo 3 standard orloff pullets 1 nankin roo 3 nankin pullets 1 belgian d'anvers roo 1 old english...

Can someone explain the stages of feathering for chicks and cickens? Often the chicks don't look anything like they will when they grow up. When do they start developing their adult coloring? I have some mystery bantams and it is so hard to figure out what they are going to be because they...

I am pretty new to chickens and completely new to silkies. I bought 10 from Ideal. They hatched April 27th. Sadly, I lost 2 the first week, I don't know why, but they were sickly. I lost 2( a beautiful whitle and a splash) to one of my dogs who had shown no previous interest in chickens. I...

I have 8, month old Silkies. I love to hold them on my lap and preen them. I run my fingers through their feathers and pull off their old fluff. Is this ok, or am I pulling out their baby feathers prematurely and doing damage? A couple of them love it and will stretch out and fall asleep. A...