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    Silkie thread!

    Silkie roosters get a glob above the beak. It resembles a walnut half. It is a fleshy structure similar to a comb but shaped like an oval or half of a walnut. Females do not have this. A females beak has soft down feathers at the top of the beak. Hope this helps. Looks like the black Silkie may...
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    Silkie thread!

    Always keep in mind, a roosters crow and a dogs bark both register the same decibles.
  3. jmbwholesale

    Silkie thread!

    A couple of head shots of my silkies, well, the showoffs anyway! They are 9 weeks old now.
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    Silkie thread!

    When I started using pine shavings, my chicks cleaned up on their own. I guess they just need dryness... I was using puppy pads and they would get their mash food and poop all over themselves, foot soak needed then! After I switched to pine shavings, I just remove any that gets wet and they...
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    Silkie thread!

    If their neck is crooked or weak looking, I use poly vi sol, available at any pharmacy, they have it for infants but it works fast! Good stuff!
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    Silkie thread!

    I just put a dozen silkie eggs in my incubator. I bought the fertile eggs on eBay, let them rest pointy side down for 24 hours and at noon yesterday placed them in the hova-bator. I will candle them in a few days. I'm so excited to see if and how they turn out, but I'm not counting my chickens...
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