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AnneInTheBurbs said:
Thanks!  That does help.  You could probably get a away with a Tom turkey if your neighbors were understanding.  Mine gobbles at any loud noise, but it's a lot quieter than a Roo and very pleasant. 

Don't bank on the dogs scaring away hawks.  The hawks are very brazen.  In our previous home, we had a .25 acre lot and everyone had a dog.  We still had hawk (and fox) attacks.  I still remember a hawk sitting on our back fence, while my girls were hiding underneath a pine tree 6 feet away.  The hawk did not leave until I was about 10 feet away.   Also, even if they nest elsewhere, they search for miles for their food.  In a backyard, it's a canned hunt. 

I'm glad I caught that chase scene this morning, it was funny!

My little silly silkies get wet, but they don't seem to care.   If it was really cold, I would try to make sure they stayed in.  They have plenty of places to stay under to remain dry, but this morning when it was raining, they were out with the rest of the flock.  They look terrible, but don't seem seem upset about it at all.  On the snowy days, they are smart enough to stay in the coop.  My "special needs" girls are tough old birds!
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X2 with our silkies, they will gladly go out in the rain or the cold, but if it is rainy and cold we will find them parked inside having a party under a lamp we leave on in a corner for them. We call it their beach party corner. They seem to understand their limitations, and know what their choices are given the set up available. The do love sunny spots or heat lamps when available...they can be real diva girls! :gig
 
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hyzenthlay said:
@dheltzel
, that's very helpful to know, thank you!  I was wondering about how they would do in rain, and if it was harder for them to keep clean than other chickens.  I've never had a silkie, but I've seen people who did and had them running around free range with their other chickens, so I assumed that somehow the silkies managed to weather the elements ok.  Now that I think about it, maybe I just didn't visit them on rainy days.... :/  
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AnneInTheBurbs said:
Thanks!  That does help.  You could probably get a away with a Tom turkey if your neighbors were understanding.  Mine gobbles at any loud noise, but it's a lot quieter than a Roo and very pleasant. 

Don't bank on the dogs scaring away hawks.  The hawks are very brazen.  In our previous home, we had a .25 acre lot and everyone had a dog.  We still had hawk (and fox) attacks.  I still remember a hawk sitting on our back fence, while my girls were hiding underneath a pine tree 6 feet away.  The hawk did not leave until I was about 10 feet away.   Also, even if they nest elsewhere, they search for miles for their food.  In a backyard, it's a canned hunt. 

I'm glad I caught that chase scene this morning, it was funny!

My little silly silkies get wet, but they don't seem to care.   If it was really cold, I would try to make sure they stayed in.  They have plenty of places to stay under to remain dry, but this morning when it was raining, they were out with the rest of the flock.  They look terrible, but don't seem seem upset about it at all.  On the snowy days, they are smart enough to stay in the coop.  My "special needs" girls are tough old birds!
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X2! My silkies (and silkied ameraucanas) have no issue with being out in the rain. They do look like drowned rats afterwards though lol. If it's cold or snowy, they choose not to go out in it. Right now, they're seperated so they don't need to worry about getting wet and cold but when they're not, they free range with everyone else.
 
I just moved 17 eggs to lockdown. They'll be the first set from my breeding pens. Fertility has been awesome and I only had 2 early quitters in this group :) Next week's hatch will be much bigger but I'm still excited to see these little fluff balls :)
 
Auroradream26 said:
I just moved 17 eggs to lockdown. They'll be the first set from my breeding pens. Fertility has been awesome and I only had 2 early quitters in this group :) Next week's hatch will be much bigger but I'm still excited to see these little fluff balls :)
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Which days for hatching this week or next, do you think it would be possible from either hatch to get 6 lavender ameraucanas?
I am hoping my work schedule will be right so I can pick them up on hatch day if it works out.
 
Auroradream26 said:
I just moved 17 eggs to lockdown. They'll be the first set from my breeding pens. Fertility has been awesome and I only had 2 early quitters in this group :) Next week's hatch will be much bigger but I'm still excited to see these little fluff balls :)
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Aw sweet! I got three chicks so far, I don't think the last one will make it, but I will leave the bator on overnight just in case. I came home and the humidity in the bator was 70! I was trying to get it higher before I left, and indeed I did. Poor little buggers weren't dry yet. I'm trying out an old heating pad to see if I can make a heating pad brooder thingy, so I can put this heat lamp away. It's been so long since I had chicks, I kinda forget some stuff!

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Edited to add, sorry for the bad pic. I don't want to shut the light out until they have dried off. :lol:
 
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Sucky day on the bird front. Lost one and packed up two to bring to their new home. Only got 6 eggs total from everyone. But the goats are doing amazing and my daughter's team placed 2nd in science Olympiad and are going to state. She had 5 categories compared to everyone else's 3 or less and got 4 medals including a 1st and 2nd!
 

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