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My silkie hen just hatched her first eggs today! Unfortunately, she has a very bad case of poopy feathers all over her butt and it's getting all over her chicks. I have no experience with broody hens; should I try to give her a quick bath and blow her dry and put her back with her chicks, or...

Do you have any hens or pullets available? I'm not looking for any eggs at this time

Central ohio, Columbus area!

Anyone have a paint silkie hen or pullet available in ohio?

Anyone have a lavendar hen or pullet for sale in ohio?

Anyone have a porcelain hen or pullet for sale in ohio?

Anyone have a porcelain hen or pullet in ohio, preferably central ohio?

That's what I figured. Thanks

Going back to birds looking brassy- Will washing them regularly keep the brassiness from happening? What about whitening shampoo, will it get out brassiness?

It is probably near impossible to get away from corn completely. Unless you mix your own feed. It's one of the main ingredients in most animal feeds at local feed stores. I have just stopped giving cracked corn. I heard the cracked corn make brassy birds from a judge at the poultry show at my...

That's awesome, genetics are amazing

I just started feeding mine Manna pro gamebird diet. it says it is good for showbirds. You are supposed to mix it with a maintenance diet. I haven't used it long enough to see a difference. Also I believe cracked corn will make the lights, or any white bird for that matter, brassy. I stopped...

That is a very wide head. I would love to see pictures as it grows to see how it turns out!

I did the same! I have such a mix, but it really works out great! I have an easter egger, lavender orpington, bantam salmon faverolle, a big brahma, a porcelain silkie, and 4 faverolle chicks all guarded by my teeny tiny serama rooster. It took me a while to get my collection but I love the idea...

Sounds like a nice group you got there! I would like to see a picture of that egg basket, would be a colorful one!