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Thank you for your reply. We are at our limit for birds - I live in a neighborhood that allows for only 12 birds and we're pushing it with 13 at the moment. I would have to give him away unfortunately, but its not worth him raping my chickens.

Hello, Right now I have 2 ducks (a Pekin and an all black duck that stands normally - not sure on her breed) and 11 chickens (one silkie rooster and 10 various hens). The Pekin is a male, the black duck is a female. They are all 18 weeks old, save for the 2 silkies (one roo, one hen) which are...

More info: It seems soft to me, like its full of pus and needs to be drained or something. Here are a couple of pictures to sort of help, sorry for bad quality:

One of my black silkies has a swollen crop. She is also known for eating my hair. One of my strands of hair is sticking out of her mouth, and when i try to pull it out it is wrapped around something that I'm afraid is a part of her beak (I don't know much about chicken anatomy) and I can't get...

The cochins are extremely sweet and trusting. They will just sit on your hands for hours. My parents who want eggs aren't going to like how broody they all are...

Oh, sorry about the link thing. It is fixed now though! Yeah, that's what I've heard about silkies, and that's why I was concerned about the person selling them to me as "pullets". He might as well had a leisure jacket, haha.

Thank you! I will definitely look at those archives because I'm not sure about the genders and if they do breed... well, I want to know everything there is to know. It's just a shame in a way because I ordered from Ideal's website and not only did they ship me both the wrong birds, they also...

Hello, I have two baby silkies that look identical. Here's a picture of one of them at 5 weeks old. Is it still too early to tell if its a boy or girl? The feed store said pullet but I'd like to know for sure as early as possible. I also had this little baby girl sent to me from Ideal...

Hello, this is my first time raising two little ducklings named Daisy and Daffy. Daisy is a white pekin, and Daffy is SUPPOSED to be a black runner... however, I don't think that s/he is. http://imgur.com/8Q1SJe2 Now Daisy is the one who this post is about... the first week I got her I...

Hello all, I have just gotten the rest of my shipment the other day, and they all came happy and healthy! However, I had already had two baby black silkies that are now about 4 weeks old. The new shipment is almost 1 week old. I had both the black silkies separated from the rest of the flock...

Thank you for your responses :) The chirping can be annoying, but I'm glad the little baby loves me more than anything. They grow up so fast so it won't be too long until they're outside with the rest of the flock, and hopefully they'll continue to be trusting and secure. I agree that some...

They are officially two days old now. They were born March 8th, 2016. I think one of them may have imprinted on me and that may be why it freaks out? But it doesn't matter who shows up to play with them, they'll stop chirping if a human is around.

Hello, Last year I raised 6 month old chicks without any issues. This year, I got two silkies along with 4 other chicks coming in three weeks. Their names are Gizmo and Frodo. Frodo is perfectly content and does normal baby chicken activities - such as sleep. Gizmo however, whenever I leave...

:D Congratulations! And it is driving me crazy ): It's only been two weeks since I've ordered them, too.

Yeah, I'm not too sure why the feed store told me to hold on to the males. It's just going to be harder for me to get rid of them the longer I wait, because I'm an extremely emotional and young girl. The heat pads will probably work fine too, so I guess I just need to make a decision. I am...

The chickens that I ordered are 4 different types, and my local feed store doesn't sell ducks. I've already placed the order as well, and the hatchery is Ideal which is only 3 hours from where I live, and the local feed store that I'm giving the males to said, and I quote, "We always run out of...

The feed store that is taking the baby chicks recommended that I keep them for a week or two in order to help my new flock stay naturally warm, but I'm not sure if the feed store can take them when they're a day or two old either which might be another reason for them telling me to wait.

Hey everyone, So, I have ordered 6 birds to add to my flock that will be here March 30th. 6 is a really small order of birds, and in order to keep my future chickens safe they are putting 10-15 males in the box to keep my babies warm. I have been advised to keep the males for a couple of...

Thank you guys so much! I appreciate the advice. Will the added niacin tablets to the water affect the chickens?

Hello, today I ordered my 2nd set of (4) chicks, and got two ducklings as well! However, the first time I bought six chickens they were already 5 weeks old so they didn't need a heat lamp or any extra care that day old chicks needed. So I have a few questions... Should I separate the chicks and...