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    Advice for integrating new mama

    Hi all, I recently let my broody bantam Cochin hatch out some bantam polish. I currently have a silkie, a showgirl, and a polkie (May be a couple roosters in there, not sure if that effects anything) that are all about 12 weeks old. I have had them all separated, but every once in a while the...
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    Sexing silkies and polkie

    I was told it’s a frizzled polkie (silkie/polish) . It’s super sweet too. Likes to have his/her back scratched. Lol.
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    Sexing silkies and polkie

    Thanks all!! They are all so sweet and now I live in a neighborhood and can’t have roosters . Here is a couple (maybe better) pics of wattles on showgirl and combs on silkies and showgirl (if you can tell Anything by pics)
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    Sexing silkies and polkie

    I have 2 silkies right around 10 - 11 weeks old. I also have a polkie (atleast that what I was told it is) can anyone help me determine boy/girl. I’m in the city now and no longer allowed roosters, so I’m hoping I don’t have all boys. I tried to get the best photos I could. But they aren’t super...
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    Help with broody mama

    Yikes, that thought did cross my mind, do you just throw them away once you figure they’re no good?
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    Help with broody mama

    Thank you!
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    Help with broody mama

    Thanks, I used an old pair of oven mits I had used when I initially moved her . All I saw were eggs. How long do you usually wait before deciding an egg will not be hatching?
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    Help with broody mama

    I have a bantam Cochin hen that is currently sitting on 2 of her own eggs as well as 5 hatching eggs that I had purchased. She is on day 22 on her eggs and probably day 18-19 on the others. I keep checking her from a distance, but don’t want to disturb her. She is in the garage in her own pen, I...
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    Healthy feed for new flock

    We also use scratch and peck. My aunt who has had chickens for years always comments on how pretty my chickens are. If azure standard has a drop off near you, you can get a 40 lb bag for less than what you pay for a 25 lb bag on the scratch and peck website.
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    Need advice

    Didn’t think of that, thanks. Any fence you would recommend?
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    Need advice

    Hi all, I want to thank everyone in advance for their help, I have learned so much on here and I so appreciate your responses. I have a question and would welcome your opinions. We are moving back into city limits, our city has recently changed the laws regarding backyard chickens (thankfully)...
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    Help with silkies

    Hi all, I am needing some help with silkies. We are looking for 2 new babies for now, I may eventually want to become a breeder, we had a couple that were beautiful but turned out to be roosters. (We are moving back into city limits for a short while so they had to go for now). I am having a...
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    Help with silkies

    Hi all, I am needing some help with silkies. We are looking for 2 new babies for now, I may eventually want to become a breeder, we had a couple that were beautiful but turned out to be roosters. (We are moving back into city limits for a short while so they had to go for now). I am having a...
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    Help with bantam breed

    Picked this little one up at tractor supply, need help identifying breed (feather-legged) please and thank you!
  15. EBertram

    Need advice....

    I have a larger coop that currently has 5 chickens in it (a bantam Cochin pair (Boaz and Ruth) ameracauna(Gracie) , buff orp (butterscotch) and Barred rock (Rose) I also have a chicken tractor with a Cochin/silkie mix roo (Abe) And a frizzled silkie hen (Taco) . We had to cut way back this...
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    Looking for A frame chicken tractor plans

    Hi all, I am looking to move my chickens from a coop + free ranging to a chicken tractor. We went all spring/summer with minimal problems. But since it's gotten cold we have had predators practically beating down the door. We have lost 3 laying hens to hawks and owls (one I actually walked up...
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    Questions about Fodder

    Thanks all for your help. I really appreciate it!
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    Questions about Fodder

    Hi, I am a newbie to chickens and had some questions about fodder. I choose to feed my flock organically while they have free ranged on about 8 total acres (ours and our neighbors) all spring and summer. However, for the past week there has been a hawk (no idea what kind) stalking my flock. So...
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    Head Shaking

    Hi all, I just moved my 7 week old cochin bantam pair and 3 (around 6 week old) polish chicks outside to our chicken tractor. I just noticed this evening they are all shaking their heads repeatedly. Is this just stress from the move? I have never noticed them doing this until today. Thanks!
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    Please help!! Silkie chick not eating

    Yes I have a heat lamp.
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