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yeye5
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Thanks again! This is all great advice!
My standard size adults are in their own double pen, meaning the day time play and hunt area is a large fenced in area without a roof.That is directly on the dirt. Within that area is a night time fenced enclosure, including a roof.
The other chickens are a silkie couple with their 4 chicks they hatched together approx 4 weeks ago plus the 3 standard chicks that I got from a friend.
When I got the 3 standard size chicks, I knew they were much too young to be with the adult standards. So I have them in the silkie house but separated in their own place.
The floor of the silkie house is dirt (wire is built out underground to protect them). The 3 that are taking the medicine don't have access yet to the ground, but the silkie chicks do.
Great news is that after just one day on the meds I saw no more blood or strange stools. This day day #3 which I believe is the final dose.
I've been waiting for that issue to clear up before I let them play with the silkie chicks. I'm also getting one more chick who is the nest-sibling of the 3 I have now. I say "nest sibling" because a few different hens share one nest and one of them sat on the eggs at my friend's house.
What age would you introduce the chicks to the adults?
I plan to keep silkies with silkies...looks like I'll be getting more of them before spring since I don't want the siblings to breed together.
I'm presently curious what the results would be pairing a silkie hen with a polish roo...
My standard size adults are in their own double pen, meaning the day time play and hunt area is a large fenced in area without a roof.That is directly on the dirt. Within that area is a night time fenced enclosure, including a roof.
The other chickens are a silkie couple with their 4 chicks they hatched together approx 4 weeks ago plus the 3 standard chicks that I got from a friend.
When I got the 3 standard size chicks, I knew they were much too young to be with the adult standards. So I have them in the silkie house but separated in their own place.
The floor of the silkie house is dirt (wire is built out underground to protect them). The 3 that are taking the medicine don't have access yet to the ground, but the silkie chicks do.
Great news is that after just one day on the meds I saw no more blood or strange stools. This day day #3 which I believe is the final dose.
I've been waiting for that issue to clear up before I let them play with the silkie chicks. I'm also getting one more chick who is the nest-sibling of the 3 I have now. I say "nest sibling" because a few different hens share one nest and one of them sat on the eggs at my friend's house.
What age would you introduce the chicks to the adults?
I plan to keep silkies with silkies...looks like I'll be getting more of them before spring since I don't want the siblings to breed together.
I'm presently curious what the results would be pairing a silkie hen with a polish roo...