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My broody satin Silkie was such an amazing mom to her hatchling for 7 weeks and now she pecks and chases the baby off. I’ve read this is normal, but the chick is having a hard time integrating into the flock, as my broody momma hen was so protective of her baby she attacked anyone that came...

I have a satin Silkie hen who went broody. She’s super sweet and fluffy and I decided to go ahead and let her hatch some babies. I put a few of my other silkies eggs under her as well, but only one was fertilized and hatched. Chick is 2 weeks old. A few weeks before this chick hatched, I had a...

Please help me figure out what I need to do. This egg was chirping and moving all day long yesterday. I could even hear it piping internally as there wasn’t a crack yet. This morning I found broody momma off of her eggs and it was cool to touch. There were still no piping holes. I put broody...

I have an 8 month old silkie hen that laid us about 5 eggs and then completely stopped. She hasn’t laid an egg in nearly two weeks now. I will find her in the coop pecking around and even sometimes she makes her little “cluck call” but still nothing. She eats and drinks and forages with the rest...

I am hoping to get some help in regards to breeding my silkies. I have one silkie rooster who is partridge. I then have two white hens, a black hen, and a black satin hen (Cochin mix). What color babies could I be looking at here? Also what are the odds of having more satins?

I have a 2 week old bantam chick that’s tiny tiny. I actually had two, one was a porcelain d’uccle and this one is yet to be determined. Anyways, a Golden Star chick I had gotten the same day began sneezing and had some congested breathing sounds. I immediately quarantined it and began giving...

Picked up these cuties on Friday 🥰 The feed store had a surprise bantam and EE bantam combined bin and that’s where I grabbed them from. What could they be?

I recently noticed that my 9 week old EE pullet is laying down on the ground a lot. She is eating, drinking, and walks around just fine. However, when im visiting with my flock in the coop, I notice she is often nestled in the corners or in the shade while the others are walking around/playing...

This partridge silkie is 10 weeks old. I know it’s not ideal to sex silkies so early but is this looking like streamers from the crest?

I know that EE can vary for numerous reasons because they are a hybrid, but because I am new to this I wanted to ask the more experienced. I have 2 EE that are 5 weeks old. The one that is dark looks quite intimidating when it’s more relaxed. It is larger than the light one, especially in the...

This little one was in the Silkie SR brooder at our local Tractor Supply. It walked right up to me and thought it was cute so I grabbed it. It’s about 4 weeks old and I’m just now realizing it’s not a Silkie :oops: It’s very small and slow growing compared to the rest of my flock.

Hello again, I’m back with another question about another breed - Silkies. I have 3 but will only be discussing 2 of them as the 3rd is only a week and a half old. These 2 were purchased from a private local farm. The gray (not sure on color names) is supposed to be your standard silkie, but is...

I got these 3 pullets from a local feed store and they were labeled as Golden Stars. I’m a new chicken owner and quickly learning that these are likely what is considered a red or gold sex link. I admit I should have done some more research, as I bought these 3 on a whim due to the Easter eggers...