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If any of you are suffering from the heat like my babies are, I may have found a solution. I have been on the computer many many hours since I lost my beautiful hen yesterday evening. I have found and ordered three portable swamp coolers and I hope they arrive before I have any more losses. I...

Musashi, what color chicks and how many did you get? Are they babies or juveniles? We would LOVE to see some pictures!!!!! I love seeing someone get started in Silkies....I get to experience the wonder and joy all over again through you!!!!

Quote: Roshan, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I just recently lost my 86 year old mother and father to a series of strokes and declining health. It will be a difficult time for you, but you're doing the right thing by taking care of the pets she loves so much. She must be a very...

Quote: Go for the silkie flock!!!!!! Mine are the sweetest, cutest, most faithful egg layers around. They have their own personalities and love affection but they're not 'needy' like some species. Getting an already established flock that has been handled and treated well is a real plus...

Quote: Ask Freckle Face Farms and Darling Farms. They have some beautiful lavender silkies in N FL.

Quote: Where else could I go to be with people just as crazy as myself? HA! I went out to the coops this morning and just hugged and petted chickens. It felt good after a horrendous week. I love being 'part of the flock' for a few minutes where I can forget about the human problems and just...

Quote: Thank you so much for your kind words and prayers. It has been a difficult year for sure, but also a healing time. I know I did the best I could to provide what my mom and dad needed until I could hand them over to God. I feel a little disconnected today but I will gradually...

Quote: Welcome, we're practically neighbors, I'm off Ortega Farms and 103rd. What do you have in your flock??

Quote: VERY WELL DONE!!!!!!! You did a wonderful job making your point and I hope the commissioner follows through with his on-camera promise. Keep getting those signatures, enlist the help of those signing up to get other friends to sign up....you can't reach as many people by yourself...

You can make a neat sweater out of a child/baby sock. I had to make one for my Cockatoo when she plucked all her breast feathers out and was cold and naked. The cuff of the sock is the "turtle neck" and the rest of the sock is covering his body. You cut the toe off the sock and two slits in the...

Quote: WOW! I'm IMPRESSED! I thought I was getting things planted early, but you beat me! I am a flower gardener and have raised beds for most of my plants. I use the pine shavings from my coops (fertilizer included) to mulch my beds. Earlier this season an unknown volunteer popped up in...

Quote: Does anyone know if Azalea foliage is poison to chickens? Many many years ago I lost a precious little goat that ate azaleas and died. I'm afraid to let my chicks near the azaleas.

Quote: Welcome to the Addiction....er, I mean hobby. I'm excited for you to get started and respect that you are doing your homework first! I studied and planned for almost a year before I built my coop and got my first babies. Most people get that backwards and put a lot of pressure on...

Quote: Hey Wren! I have a very small flock of 23 Silkies. I have almost every color represented: Black, Blue, Splash, White, Buff, Lavender, Silver Partridge, Blue Partridge and one light Partridge. I get between 4 and 6 eggs a day usually and they are my precious pets. Most of them like to...

Quote: Hi Wren! I'm in Jacksonville too! On the westside near NAS JAX (Roosevelt and Timuquana)....where are you? Welcome to the BYC'r group in Jacksonville....and surrounding areas. So glad you found FireTigeris for a mentor. She's a very sweet and knowlegable lady and won't steer you...

Quote: Hi chics in the sun, please post your swap on the thread:Upcoming Florida Swaps.... you'll get more people to see it. Thanks for doing your part to infect the rest of the population with 'chicken fever' HA!!!!!

I know it's a long trip for you, but the Bent Creek Show in Jacksonville Feb.27 is going to be a good one. There are traditionally lots of chicks of all kinds to choose from and now that it's spring.....even more so. It starts at 9AM and goes until 1-2:00 pm or until everyone sells out what...

Does anyone within 100 miles of Jacksonville raise and sell Royal Palm Turkeys? I have a good friend who is not a BYC'r (go figure) who wants some this spring. PM me or reply on this thread, please.

Quote: Go to the Sunshine Classic Show this Saturday!!!!! Then check out the Chicken swap listing here for Florida. There are some wonderful swaps that you can get nice stock, pick out just what you want, get them at very low prices, get advice from breeders and NO SHIPPING....it's the only...

I'm going to try to be at the Sunshine Classic show. I've never been to a show and can't wait to see all the best examples of the breed. Do breeders ever sell the ones they exhibit? Do they bring others to sell? I'm in need of one good lavender hen/pullet to pair up with my gorgeous...