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Hey there, This is more or less a continuation of this thread. I'm creating a "quick guide" to BYC threads and articles that can be easily organized by topic and used to find the information you need quickly. That way people can find concise and reliable information on common issues without...

Not quite sure where to put this, but it probably counts as feedback, so here we are. I don't know if this could work, but I'll give it a shot. I know that there have been some complaints about people posting on here for issues that could be fixed with a quick google search. For example, there...

Hey there, We're thinking about moving to a new town with no restrictions on owning roosters. Obviously, the first thing I think about is chickens! I love silkies and easter eggers, and while I currently only have 4 silkie hens, I want more! I'd love to get some roosters too. This is where the...

So I had the stomach bug for a few days and couldn't check on my 5 silkies, but they had plenty of food and water so I wasn't worried. Finally checked on them today, after dark, and after resolving an emergency regarding another one of my pets. I reached in the egg door...and pulled out a dead...

So I have 5 silkies ~2yrs old. All very sweet, and healthy. The one problem? Their TOENAILS They grow so long and so fast. I cut them today and some nails were nearly an inch long and corkscrewing in on themselves. I don't understand it. They have a covered run to scratch in, so that should...

Reposting in the correct forum! Hi everyone! I know it's been a while, but I'm glad to be back, thought I'd share a bit about one of my chickens. She's having a tough time right now. Fancy Pants is an ~2 yrs old silkie (who we think is a hen but she's never laid. looks a bit like a roo but has...

Hi everyone! I know it's been a while, but I'm glad to be back, thought I'd share a bit about one of my chickens. She's having a tough time right now. Fancy Pants is an ~2 yrs old silkie (who we think is a hen but she's never laid. looks a bit like a roo but has never crowed.) She is super...

Hello, Unfortunately, we have ended up with too many roosters and need to rehome some before they start fighting. Eggy (short for Eggplant) is a 13 week old silkie/black star mix. He's very sweet and pretty and would be a great protector. Please let me know if you or someone you know is looking...

Hello all, So, as the weather is getting warmer, three of my five silkies have decided to go broody. All at once. :barnieWell, I don’t have any fertilized eggs to hatch, so this is obviously a problem. I have tried everything to break them. Locking them out of the coop, replacing their eggs with...

I have 3 7 week old silkie/barnyard mixes. Please help me identify whether they are pullets or cockerels! Also, we know they are part silkie, but if you have any ideas on what other breed they could be, that would be very helpful. Thank you! 1. Smokey (gray) 2. Eggplant (black with light comb)...

Hi, So we just picked up some 3 week old chicks. We were told they were silkies, but don’t think they are. What are they?

Hello, I am in search of a few silkies to add to my flock of 5 white silkie hens. We are looking for hens/pullets only, or eggs that we could hatch ourselves. I am located in New Hampshire. Thanks!

Hello, I am looking for a young rooster to keep our hens in line and protect them. I have 5 white silkie bantam hens and may get more if I can find a suitable rooster. The right rooster would barely crow (or not at all) and preferably be small. I live in a more urban area, and do not want to...

So I have 6 white silkies, 3 have been laying for about 2 weeks. But none of them lay in the nesting boxes!!!! Since I have a chicken with chronic crop issues, I replaced the shavings in the box with fleece, which the sick chicken cannot eat. There is a fake egg, and it is plenty big enough. I...

Hi, I have 6 six-month-old white silkie bantams. They have a large coop and a 6x10 run, which I am hoping to add an uncovered 4x8 grassy space to. Can I get more silkies of different colors? How many more? (thinking 2 to 3) Will adding them mess up the flock dynamic? If I want...

Hi, I have 6 white silkie bantams, about months old and just starting to lay. Most of them have swollen crops, not quite squishy, not quite hard. This has been the case for about a week. Nothing else seems wrong. I can't think of anything they could have gotten into, as they are not let out of...

One of our 18-week silkie hens has been having crop issues since day 10. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bad-case-of-sour-crop-help.1410492/#post-23178642 Every time we clear her crop, it just gets impacted again. She currently has a bad sour crop. Her crop also seems to be 2 lobes at...

I have an 18 week old Silkie bantam pullet named Peanut, she has been battling crop issues since she was a chick. Now she has a bad case of sour crop that I spotted last week and is getting skinnier by the day. Her crop is swollen to the size of a tennis ball. She is pooping/spitting up yellow...

Our 6 18-week-old silkie bantam hens are almost ready to lay. But all of the hens are eating the pine shavings out of the nesting boxes! This has led to several crop issues for one of the hens. Can anyone recommend an alternate material for use in nesting boxes? Thanks.

I know I already posted regarding one of the roosters, but we now have 3 we are looking to rehome in Southern NH. They're 15 weeks and good with humans, can take one, two or all. One just started crowing. If you or someone you know is looking for a great roo for a small flock, please reply.