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    What color is our silkie chick and when will we know the sex?

    We got a silkie bantam chick at the feed store (also 2 california whites and 3 lovely little Khaki Campbell ducklings) never had a silkie before, the coloring is light yellow but feathers coming in on wings and legs are gray and black...sort of speckled. I don't know how to post pictures, trying...
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    How long do cockatiels live?

    We purchased our cockatiel Charlie 23 years ago. At the time we got 3 cockatiels, a male that I fell in love with and Charlie and a female who quickly became a bonded pair for my Mother. Mom wanted Charlie because she felt sorry for him, he had been injured in transport from a hatchery in FL. to...
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    Anyone in Des Moines IA area?

    Just wondering if there were any people in Des Moines Iowa here? We are on the east side. We have been keeping chickens since last June (2008.) Our neighbors used to have ducks until recently and they just disappeared...starting to feel a little isolated. It would be nice to know others in...
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    Fertile or not fertile? and for how long??

    I got two new hens today that have been exposed to a rooster. The dear lady who gave them to us warned us that their eggs could be fertile so if we don't want a brood in about a month we should watch out for hens who want to set on the eggs. I was wondering if anyone knows how long their eggs...
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    Question about when hens first start laying...

    Hi, My four little hens just started laying eggs and they don't do it every day. Is this normal at first? We have four hens and we find one or two each day for the last week since they began laying. I guess I am nervous I might have a rooster in the bunch but no one is crowing. One does...
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