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  1. Billie

    When do they start roosting on the roosts?

    We had 10 new chicks at one time, different breeds. It took them quite awhile to figure out roosting but eventurally all of them except the 3 silkies roosted. This year we added 7 more chicks to the bunch and they are roosting much faster than the last group. Do silkies just prefer to sleep on a...
  2. Billie

    Life span of silkies

    Two of three of our silkies have died over the past 3 months, they weren't quite a year old. They were both active and healthy looking during the day. Any thoughts?
  3. Billie

    moulting feathers?

    We are new at raising chickens, we have nine chicks, 6 different breeds including two silkies. One silky just finished her "brooting" session but today I found the other one brooting but losing several feathers. Is this normal? She eats fine when I take her out of the nest but just doesn't seem...
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