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I have two Silkie hens that were best buddies from birth. The black Silkie eggs hatched two weeks ago. Yesterday, the partridge Silkie hatched two. The black Silkie is pecking on the two new babies and partridge Silkie does nothing to protect them. One was laying in a corner of the coop cold...

My one year old Naked Neck rooster is a sweetheart to me. He eats out of my hand and "talks" to me from the bedroom window. The problem is he is overly aggressive with the hens. Most of the hens are starting to go bald or bleed from his spurs. We have tried clipping his nails to where he...

Thank you so much. I liked that article and am printing it off. You may have shed some insight though when you said over mated. My rooster has a favorite hen and she has lost most of her back feathers from him. I have tried separating her and she gets upset, an apron on her and she walks...

My two year old hen is laying hard shelled eggs, but with ridges around it. The ridges are getting more pronounced and deeper. She is on a premium diet and has a bowl of oyster shell always available. Again, the shells are not soft; they are very hard.

My two year old hen is laying hard shelled eggs, but with ridges around it. The ridges are getting more pronounced and deeper. She is on a premium diet and has a bowl of oyster shell always available. Again, the shells are not soft; they are very hard.

Thank you for the information. It was just so surprising having all yellow and then that one. Can't wait to see what he will look like grown.

Thank you.

I am hatching Sultan chicks for sale and so far four have turned out white (just like their parents); however, today, one hatched grey. Is this considered an abnormality? I guess there is a black Sultan in this genealogy.

Thank you everyone. Funny, it just started crowing! If I had waited a few hours longer, he would have told me! Thanks again.

I bought the last pullet Naked Neck at the feed store last year. However, it is so much different from my others. Could it be this Naked Neck is a cockerel or a mix of Naked Neck and something else? It has not crowed or had any eggs. It is as sweet as it can be though but walks more upright...

Thank you. I will.

Five days ago, I had to help a Showgirl chick hatch. It was pipping at the wrong end and then stopped. When it finally came out a day later, the umbilical cord was attached and there was a lot of blood. I was shocked that it survived the night. I fed it water with electrolytes, sugar, and...

I know this is an old posting, but I just had a Silkie that hatched with one bulging eye. What did you do for your chick and did it live?

Thank you. I will follow your advice.