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    2 Barred Columbian roos(brothers)- project
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    Brody's Broodello : Washd & debugged 25 silkies today......oh my aching back!!!!! You need some Doan's pills....Do they still make them ? I wonder. Soak in a hot tub with some epsom salts...fix you right up! I know you are tired, that is a lot of silkies for 1 day!!
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    Ms. Lewis Rich : Interested in anyone showing and breeding red silkies Have any pics of the red you can post ?
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    Quote: I a guessing here but he looks like a light cuckoo splash, by light I mean 2 doses of the barring gene and was probably blue bred(where the splash comes from).
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    Quote: Thank you. Those 2 are the best from the first cross, I have more but they are not showing as much color...I can hardly wait to see how the second generation turns out..it will take several generation before I get them where I want them...but what fun it will be along the way!! Do you...
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    Quote: I think he is Splash
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    Quote: OMG they are so gorgeous!!!!!! I love them. I have my first Cuckoo, he hatched from some mixed color silkie eggs. He is 5 weeks old, and I just love him, even his light colored eyes. I am pretty sure he is going to be a Roo, he has a comb already started. My silkie hens are...
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    Couple of cuckoo X partridge chicks showing some color.
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    Quote: Go at least 15 miles, and then hope you don't drop them off to another poultry keepers house ! Better to shoot them and you'll know for sure they will not kill any more of your birds and any of your neighbors birds.
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    Quote: And if there is one there is usually 5 more...keep the traps set !
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    Cuckoo silkie chick
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    Nice foot feathering on that chick.. and looks like several of them were posing for the camera!!
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    I don't know how these came about... Columbian silkies
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    JustAChickenLittle&More : MyKids, I too find that my silkies have pasty butt way moe than the other chicks. However, I have also noticed that the sugar water does that, so I just do sugar water the first day. And I too think that the blue look grey. Try this for pasty butt- sprinkle a...
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    I don't have a good close of a cuckoo roo, but here is a pic with 2 roos(the ones with red combs in the pic).
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    Here is a couple more(older) cuckoo pics
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    Here is pic of one of my cuckoo silke hens, I tried to get her to stand but she wouldn't ..Her crest is so big...Hard to tell which end is which
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    Quote: I always use adams and never have had a problem with fertility Good to know from someone who has used it.
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    I have heard Adams Spray can cause a rooster to be temporarily sterile if sprayed on\ ear the vent, but I do not know if this is true and if it is, not sure how long the effects last.
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    They quit making the 10% Sevin about 2 years ago. I lucked up and found 1 50lb bag left the feed store early last year. The 5% Sevin just doesn't work as good, of course !
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