* Pippin's advice *

[PippinTheChicken]

Lots of people ask me about the things I know a lot about so I've decided ot make a thread where you can ask me questions about any of these things:

• Broody hens
• Hatching
• Helping to hatch
• Raising chicks
• Saving weak chicks
• Sexing silkies
• Raising chickens (specifically bantams) in general
• Any other advice

Please ask away! You can also post links to threads (your threads or someone else's) about any of those topics so I can find them and help out!

If you know about these stuff too, feel free to answer some as well. @Silkie Princess you know about broodies, and @LadiesAndJane you know about silkie sexing.

Hopefully we can end up with a large gathering of information so newbies can stop by and learn!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

@The-White-Elephant

 

[The-White-Elephant]

@The-White-Elephant

Thanks for the tag!

 

[WonkierZulu]

How do you sex a silkie?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

How do you sex a silkie?

Here's my easy guide.

Pippin's easy guide to silkie sexing

Hello there! When I hatched my own silkies, I studied and studied about how to sex them. I read that it was almost impossible to sex them, and that you had to wait for a crow or an egg. Raising and watching them helped me pick out certain traits that only belong to roosters or hens. These...

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[Silkie Princess]

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I guess this didn't work then

 

[PippinTheChicken]

 

[igorsMistress]

I have a question. Why help a weak chick? Wouldn’t it be the weak link in the flock that could invite disaster later?

 

[Iluveggers]

Pippin I am adding you to my list of people to tag on my first ever hatch this spring. Do you mind? I’m going to have LOTS of questions! (If anyone else wants to be tagged please comment and I’ll add you as well!)