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    Ameraucana?

    We just got some chicks and this one is supposed to be an Ameraucana? It doesn't look like the last ones we had but maybe it's the color. I wonder if they mixed it up at the store since they are housed with two breeds.
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    Is this egg still good?

    We have had chickens a few times but it's been awhile and we haven't ever hatched them. Today is day ten. I've looked at hundreds of pictures and I still feel totally unsure of anything. Some were obviously empty but the rest are confusing. I feel like none of them look the same. Can someone...
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    hatching with silkie

    I have a broody silkie and we decided to let her try to hatch some eggs. She sat on them from the time there was one egg constantly so will the eggs hatch on different days? Will she keep sitting on them once one hatches?
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    too much loving

    My four and five year old love our chicks way too much. Everytime I go outside my kids have them on the swings or going down the slide. I just went out and my daughter was trying to help one have a dirt bath. I can't believe how tolerant silkies are. I can almost hear our adult chicken sigh...
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    how many chicks can my silkie handle?

    We just got 17 silkie chicks and have them in the brooder. We are waiting to get rid of some when we find out if they are hens or roos. We have one silkie hen that is broody and I was wondering if we should let her take care of some of the chicks? If we should how many should we give her and how...
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    chicks in the coop?

    We have raised chicks twice with great success but I am worried this time because it is so warm. The other times we left the chicks in a pool with lights and stuff in the garage to keep them warm. This time our garage is over 100 degrees so I think it is too warm.can I put them right in the coop...
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    hatching with a silkie questions.

    This is our first attempt at hatching eggs and I think we are totally messing it up. We have a broody silkie and someone asked us if we wanted some fertilized eggs. We should have said no because we weren't ready yet. We put them in a big bunny cage and put the silkie in with them. I let her out...
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    chicks hatched from infected eggs contagious?

    Two weeks ago I bought three silkies and three frizzles from IFA. The silkies all died fast. Today I bought more and they told me the last batch had all had bacterial infections in the eggs. They said the frizzles were infected too. They seem to be doing fine though. MY question is do I put my...
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    silkie chicks dropping dead

    We got some silkies three days ago and they are just dropping over. We haven't ever had a chick die before so I am not sure what we could be doing wrong. All of the other breeds seem fine. Any ideas?
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    dog attacked now chicken is hurt. What to do?

    Our chickens got attacked by a dog yesterday, one died and they are all missing feathers but only one of them seems really injured. She is a 7 month Auruacna. She is limping really bad and has a spot that was bleeding on her back. I don't want to give up on her yet but I'm not sure if that is...
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    dog killed and injured chickens

    I am so sad! I never had a pet when I was little so we got six chicks for our kids. They have been awesome pets and great egg layers. Today someone was frantically ringing my doorbell and knocking and man was there and her said, "A dog is killing your chickens!" I was too scared to go out...
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    Can araucanas lay tan eggs?

    From everything I have read they lay blue eggs but we have two Delawares and two Araucanas and we are getting about four tan to brown eggs everyday. I thought maybe we were mistaken about the breed but they look just like pictures of other Araucanas.
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    Silkie acting mean

    My twelve week old silkie grabbed (with its beak) one of my 14 week Araucanas by the head and pulled it across the yard. Is this normal? My other silkie is very mellow and nice and I can't understand it. It is only half the size of the Araucana so I was really surprised.
  14. kristysedai

    Hello

    I have 2 Delawares, 2 Araucanas, 2 buff silkies, a speckled Sussex, and a white crested black polish. They are four months old and we are having a great time with them! I am excited to use this site!
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