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    First egg hatching.....help!

    We let our broody silkie sit on 11 eggs, one tried to hatch under her but it didn't make it. My daughters went out this morning and found another one trying to hatch so we moved it inside (we're in Wisconsin, it' cold!) and put a heat lamp on it with the temp at 99. What else should we do for...
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    Fox got to all six silkies.... :-(

    A fox got to all 6 of our silkies this morning. It's awful, they were my daughter's pets and were truly loved. I'm so sad.........
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    My Silkies....

    Tried unsuccessfully to get a really good picture of my actual girls (Allie and Jenna) and my 5 adoptive girls and one boy (all 6 month old silkies) for our Christmas card but here are some of the attempts.....
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    Santa Silkie!!!

    It's Santa Silkie!!!
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    moved coop....new sleeping habits???

    We just moved our coop (see picture) into the empty space in our 3 car garage for the winter. Thought it would be easier for all concerned to have a nice dry space to "winter" in. ANYWAYS......since their move the girls don't climb their ramp to sleep, instead they stay on the ground in the...
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    New to Silkies...are there signs that they are ready to lay an egg??

    I'm new to chickens.....we have 6 silkies that are almost 5 1/2 months old. I know they all vary in terms of when they lay but I'm wondering if there are any outward signs of if they are getting near? Do they start knitting little egg blankets? Start buying onesies? Clean the coop...
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    Silkie Halloween Costume!

    Here is the costume I made for my 9 year old daughter. She's a silkie!! She's shown with one of our 4 white ones...Noodle! She has been the hit of all the recent Halloween parties. We plan on taking Noodle with us when we go Trick or Treating....maybe she'll get more treats that way to share...
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    Strange question....do silkie hens EVER crow???

    I read somewhere (?) that hens can sometimes crow?? WHAT????? Any thoughts from the pros out there???
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    FREE Silkie Roos-Partridge, Blue. Pick up only.

    These guys are from Purely Poultry and were born on June 20th, 2011. We live in the city so we can't have any roosters. We just want them to go to a good home. Along with the 3 hens these guys have been our pets and treated as such so they are very docile, healthy birds.
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    HELP!!! Hen just got attacked by a hawk!!!!!! What should I do!??!

    My 3 month old silkie hen just got attacked by a hawk! I ran out and scared off the hawk and was relieved when I didn't see any blood. She is now in a box inside with me, very quiet and laying down. When I put her down to walk, she acts like she is drunk and favoring her right leg. It doesn't...
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    T. Vultures/Hawks in neighborhood. How long to keep chickens inside??

    Currently, there are 7 turkey vultures and 2 hawks circling around our neighborhood. We back up to a beef cow farm and all the houses are on 1-2 acres so there is a lot of wide open space. My question....any idea how long they will hang around? I'm assuming there is something big-ish dead...
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    Funny "knock" on door.......

    So there I was, on my computer where I can see the front door when all of a sudden I hear a "tap, tap, tap, tap" on my front door. So I look and in the window on the side of the door I see 5 little fuzzy silkie heads peering at me! Not wanting to be rude, I opened the door for them and asked...
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    New and nervous about letting chicks in the yard during the day....

    We have our first 5 silkies who are 12 weeks old. They have a small 6 X 3 1/2 foot coop and run so I let them out into the yard as much as possible. We live in a subdivision where the lots are 1 to 2 acres so they have a lot of space. We don't have a fence but are surrounded by trees. We...
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    "she" is a "he".....now what???????

    I was pretty sure that out of the five, 11 week old silkies we have, that two were fellas. Well, this morning "Kimi" crowed. So now what?? We can't have roosters where we live, nor do I want one, so what is the best way to find a new home for him?
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    Perching on coop roof? Normal??

    Tonight we went out to see if our 9 week old silkies were "getting ready for bed" yet and we found 2 on the roof of their coop! See picture....is this normal? Does this indicate that they are unhappy in their house? Do both boys and girls do this? Thanks for any help!!
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    Silkie Chicks....boys or girls??

    I KNOW silkies are really hard to sex but I'm hoping somone can give me some ideas about 4 of our 8 week olds. Thanks for any help!
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    Just HAD to improve the coop with more paint.....pictures!

    I just HAD to add paint to the coop, thought I was all done before but just wasn't satisfied...hope you all like the new and improved coop!
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    New Coop.....finally done making it pretty...**lots of pictures**

    Our coop for our 5 silkies needed to be "prettified" and we finished it all today! Hope you like! THE BEFORE PIX..... THE AFTER PIX..... My girls (on each end) and their friend with the "babies" Almost done.....the girls seem to like their new patio! "The Chick Inn" I copied from...
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    Chickens Escaped....found An Hour Later!!!!! Yippee!!!

    OMG! Last night was the first night our 5 seven week old silkies put themselves to bed on their own, we were so excited! I guess my girls didn't latch the coop very well so this morning I went out and their door was wide open and no chicks!!! Panic set in! All of a sudden I looked under one...
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    When do silkie head feathers get "fuzzy"?

    Our silkies are 6 weeks old. Their head feathers aren't "fuzzy" at all (their butts sure are!) so we were just wondering when they'll get their cute fuzzy heads??
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