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  1. Swissmiss989

    Breed help please

    I have no clue what this little cuite is but bought her anyway lol I had a few guesses but than realized, shes feather footed!
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    Thin silkie!

    So I have 2 silkies, they eat and run and play but at the end of the day they dont have full crops. They dont seem to eat the feed. They will eat grapes, scratch, bread and grass. They are (to me) thin. Why wont they eat? Or at least eat more? Like I said, perfectly normal, just wont fill their...
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    Raccoon...A Dirty Word!

    I never knew Raccoon would be a dirty word in my home! I have had my chickens going on 2 years now and all of a sudden I have started having coon attacks! I have a trail cam and I have seen him pass through the yard before because it has heavy cover with apple trees, flower gardens and privacy...
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    Calling All BYC'ers!

    I really need your help please! I have lost a little 1yr old hen to, what I believe were northern fowl mites. I found my roo infested so I dusted him and I am on my 3rd coop cleaning with seven and DE. My roo was doing well but all of a sudden hes not eating, thin, and hunched over and...
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    Silkie Roo

    I have a 5, going on 6 month old partridge silkie roo for sale. Hes a beautiful boy. I can not ship, so he will have to be pick up only in South Dakota. I have too many roosters and need to down size. Hes awesome and I believe he will only get more handsome! Don't miss out on this great boy!
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    What can I do for my silkies

    I have a very nice silkie hen with a huge crest. Its so large and thick it isnt funny. The problem is, none of my silkies take dust baths. I dont know why. They just dont. I thought it was a natural instinct. Anyway her poor head is infested with some kind of little bug. They are not really red...
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    Questions on DE and Seven

    Can I dust my birds with seven then clean and dust the coop with DE? Also can I use DE or seven on chicks? Is it safe with chicks around? I have hens with week old babies that need dusted. Can I dust them or will that affect the chicks?
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    Cackle Hatchery Questions! All input needed please!

    Im looking at ordering chicks due to the fact I can not find adult silkie hens to save my life. I have a fear of hatcheries because they are usually ugly or not 100% pure. Any advice? how is Cackle chicks? If you have any photos i would love to see them of their chicks and adults! Thanks everyone!
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    Silkies!

    Im looking for silkies, hens only, no mutts please. Thanks!
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    How soon can I take a chick away from their hen?

    I have a few little girls wanting chicks but i dont know how soon i can give them away because i dont know how soon i can pull them from their mothers. This is my 1st time using broodys and its their 1st hatch also. I think i am feeling guilty to rip a mother from her baby especially their 1st...
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    chicken with cloudy eyes, pale comb lethargic Help!

    i have been searching and i cant find any answers. I have a chicken with cloudy eyes, pale comb, lethargic, she rubs her eyes all the time but i dont see any oozing or tearing but she keeps them wiped on her back. She does not have bad breath nor does she have discharge from her nose. So...
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    I have a sick chicken?

    I have a hen that was ok 2 days ago. I went out to see her today and she had a growth (about the size of her eye) by her jaw and her head is cocked sideways to the ground. Whats the deal? I hatched her and she was perfectly healthy up till today. She is a American Game bird X. Any Ideas? Will...
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    Temp questions!

    Ok so I have 3 thermometers in my incubater one digital and 2 are the fish tank thermometers with the red wanna be mercury stuff. My digital reads 99.5 and one of my normal thermometers reads 101 or 102. The 3rd thermometer is close to the digital temp. Which should I believe?
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    Roo with bad leg injury

    My roo and DH got into it and my roo jumped from his hands and hit the ground weird. He walked away just fine. The next day he was limping and the day after he would not come out of the coop. We then found him doing the splits with one leg in front and the other behind him. I felt him up both...
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    Post your cute pictures here!

    My silkie x d'uccle! Cutest babies ever!
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    Rooster refuses to sleep in coop!

    Title says it all. My newest roo wont go into the coop at night (or at all really!) He has lots of lovely ladies to sleep with and he wont! If I put him in there at night he will stay. But he wont go in on his own and if its not pitch black out then he will come back out when put in. I dont get...
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    Setting pullet eggs?

    My silkies just started laying. Can you set the eggs our us that a bad idea?
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    Perfectly formed babies died!

    Its day 22/23. I conducted a float test. I pulled out what was not moving at all and confirmed by candling. I have 6 Perfectly formed babies that died, didn't even pip. What can cause this? ( I had my DH open them and I looked at them )
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    Silkie help

    Hi! I have 6 silkies 2 of which are boys (they have large combs & crow) the others I think are hens. All of mine are about 7 months old. So im guessing I would know by now if I had another roo since 2 are very distinct. (right?) Thats what I think, so please correct me if I'm wrong lol. Also...
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    Buff limping/hopping

    I have a 6 month old buff that has been favoring her foot. Yesterday she was limping but walking on it. I checked it but theres no sign of injury. Today shes hopping on one foot. Whats the deal. Any ideas or something I can look for?
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