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    Texas

    Please be careful. My young ones loved roosting on the top of their run (a converted dog kennel). I would go out and lift them down during the night because they tended to wake up and jump down on the outside. Unfortunately, they did it a few too many times and my dogs caught on. I lost a...
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    standard and banty mix

    I have a flock, everyone has been raised together since hatch day. Unfortunately since too many of the banties turned out to be roosters I have to make some changes. I have: 1 standard orloff roo 3 standard orloff pullets 1 nankin roo 3 nankin pullets 1 belgian d'anvers roo 1 old english...
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    Stages of feathering

    Can someone explain the stages of feathering for chicks and cickens? Often the chicks don't look anything like they will when they grow up. When do they start developing their adult coloring? I have some mystery bantams and it is so hard to figure out what they are going to be because they...
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    Comment by 'zibby' in album 'MAREK'S SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS'

    Thanks for the article. I hope it is helpful to others. I wish I had it 8 weeks ago when Merecks first hit my flock. I had 13 chickens in that flock. Now I have 6. Just when I think it is over, another one starts limping and is paralyzed within a day. My other flock has not had any casualties...
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    Comment by 'zibby' in article 'Bantam Tractor Or Coop'

    Love the coop. How heavy is it? How do you move yours? How many chickens are you keeping in it? Again, I really like it and it seems quite simple.
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    Handling very young pet chicks: Yea or Nay?

    I'd love to see the broody apron. Sounds like a wonderful idea. How does is work. I cuddled my last batch of chicks and they are growing up super friendly. The batch before didn't get enough attention and while the production red(always a friendly breed) and sussex tolerate my cuddles, the...
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    Review by '' on item 'Nankin Bantams'

    I will post a picture as soon as I can and update my review as time goes on and I learn more about these little birds. My birds are hatchery birds so I do not know how well they do or do not conform to the standards. My interests are purely for enjoying new and interesting birds. I don't show...
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    Comment by 'zibby' in article 'Welcome To BYC!'

    Love the new look and it seems like there is more great information. Unfortunately my computer is a dionosaur and it is taking me for ever to navigate the new pages. I hope to get a new computer soon and look forward to really getting around this new site.
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    Silkie co-mamas?

    My hatching team just hatched their first 2 this morning. One more due today and the three more Saturday. So far so good. Sharing baby responsibilities and stealing the rest of the eggs back and forth just like before. These are my first hatchlings and may I say, oh my god they are sooo...
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    Silkie co-mamas?

    I am having a similar issue. I have 2 silkie mamas. One went broody first and I got her some polish eggs to hatch. Then the other one went broody and I had some silkie eggs I had collected. They do not want to be seperated. The problem is that the polish eggs are scheduled to hatch on...
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    Production Red v's Road Island Red?

    I mentioned in an earlier post that I had hatchery RIRs and PRs and couldn't tell the difference and didn't care because they were both beautiful, friendly and , important to me , very productive layers. That said, If I ever collected eggs or hatched eggs from these birds, I would never sell...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    :jumpyps Chocolate is beautiful - bantam rir going on my wish list!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    One of my silkies has gone seriously broody. I wasn't expecting it so soon. I am very excited. I have ordered 6 polish eggs which should be arriving Monday. I planned to move her to her own area tomorrow. Here is my question. For the last few days she has been gathering the 2 other hens'...
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    Production Red v's Road Island Red?

    In my very first batch of chickens I had a hatchery bought production red. I knew nothing about standards, I just wanted to get started with laying hens. She was a lovely girl. Pretty to look at, a wonderful disposition and great layer. The next year I bought a hatchery New Hampshire Red...
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    Polish "Top Hat" hatching eggs, 9+

    One of my silkie chicks has gone broody. I would love to have some polish but do you think my little silkie could cover this many eggs? She is still young and seems so tiny compared to my big standard girls. She is definately broody. She has been collecting the other girls eggs and sitting...
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    my silkie is not a silkie?

    Thanks for your replies. He has great personality and definitely rules the roost. I don't know how close to the standard my others are, but they are very cute and affectionate. I think having these silkies has already given me better insight into my other chickens. These guys are so little...
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    my silkie is not a silkie?

    I am pretty new to chickens and completely new to silkies. I bought 10 from Ideal. They hatched April 27th. Sadly, I lost 2 the first week, I don't know why, but they were sickly. I lost 2( a beautiful whitle and a splash) to one of my dogs who had shown no previous interest in chickens. I...
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    Whats a favourite food for chickens and what not to feed!?Newbie here!

    I've found that my girls are just like kids and are leery of new things. They will ignore it at first then edge up and taste it, then spit it out. Sometimes it takes them a few tries before they decide its good. It helps if someone else in the flock decides it delicious and tries to carry it...
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    Free Ranging

    I have 8 baby silkies inside. I used to keep the door to their room closed because of our inside cat. I also had 2 other young pullets inside. My 2 year old son released the 2 pullets several times and the cat couldn't care less. I was afraid more for the little baby silkies that look like...
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    preening my baby silkies

    I have 8, month old Silkies. I love to hold them on my lap and preen them. I run my fingers through their feathers and pull off their old fluff. Is this ok, or am I pulling out their baby feathers prematurely and doing damage? A couple of them love it and will stretch out and fall asleep. A...
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