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Is she broody? If so how do I get her out of it? I’ve already confiscated her nesting box. I don’t have a rooster so all her eggs are not fertile.

Hey everyone, I have an 8 week old silkie chicken who keeps getting poop stuck to it’s bottom. Coincidentally, this is the same chick I helped hatch. He doesn’t have many tail feathers, which is weird because all of the other chickens have them. The poop keeps getting stuck, but it does not...

No this is just the oldest one. I have 4 others

Fixed it sorry

Hey everyone, Here is my 3 month old silkie chick. Does her look like a hen or roo? He/she has already started clucking! ps:he is wearing a diaper Thanks!

Hey everyone, I have four 6 week old silkie chicks and one 3 month old silkie chick. When can I move them outdoors in a coop? It’s winter right now in NY. When can they take the cold? Thanks!

Yes. They are completely fine now. Very active and seem okay. I even took them out for a while. I am so relieved!

So I left my chicks alone for 3 days with and automatic water feeder connected to a bucket which was quarter filled with water. I come back today and I see that all the water is finished. I put more water in the bucket and they start drinking. The are drinking continuously and when I picked one...

Yeah I agree but she it is winter and cold outside so I can’t put her in the coop

They have been pecking the food too so I don’t know. In your experience, do chicks peck the shavings, and what do you do about it?

Hey everybody, I have 5 chicks in this brooder. One 2 month old, and four 4 week old chicks. The small ones seem to be eating the pine shavings. I just switched to this feeder from a much smaller one. I did see them peck at the food but then left. Should I be concerned?

It's funny you say that, because thats exactly what I did! I used a netted window screen to separate them. The big one seems to be coming pretty close to the fence. Maybe becasue he want to get close to them?

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Hey everyone, I have 1 6 week old silkie chick and 4 1 week old silkies too. Yesterday I put them in the same brooder and the big one is trying to peck at them. He even tries to jump towards them. What should I do? Should I separate them? Thanks.

Hey everyone, Her is my brooder. I am using pine shavings as bedding. In the brooder I have a 6 week old silkie and 4, 1 week old babies. What do you guys think? Any improvements or suggestions? Thanks so much

They are silkie chicks!

Thanks so much! Here’s a pic of them so adorable

I did it last night and he’s fine now. Almost fluffed up and getting ready to move him to his buddies. Thanks for the advice

He piped 12 hours ago