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    Anyone want to give winterizing advice? Pictures included

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    Well if this isn't the best picture I've ever taken of the coop ❄️🩵❄️

    Oh my goodness that is beautiful! You need to keep an eye on the contests as there was at least one that would have ranked pretty high in! This group of contests just ended but more are coming!
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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Not sure where you live, but maybe your temperature variations are worse than ours, as here they don't die from cold or cold shock. I recently had 6-week-old silkies outside frolicking around in 20°F, then running into their hutch. In the hutch, there's a cozy coop radiant heater, and with all...
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    delete - nvm!

    Those articles I posted above should help you, so I'd skim through for some other ideas, as it's sounding more like an impacted crop to me. Crop issues normally stem from something else going on, and you said she's not been laying, so perhaps she's got reproductive issues. Does she get...
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    Silkie chicks with 6 toes

    Those things like six toes or a bad vault (not a great poofy crest) sometimes can be a flook though. I've never gotten six toes but I've heard of even the best breeders getting one like that on occassion. I get the crappy heads sometimes too. Anything that's not par, I'd just sell as pet...
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    Silkie chicks with 6 toes

    Hi, I've never seen one with six toes here, and I've been breeding for many years. I've heard of it, though, and it's a DQ for the shows in the U.S., but otherwise, if I got one, I might sell it too, as I wouldn't want to breed it. Unless your customer is a breeder for shows, she should be...
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    Is Greenfire farms trustable?

    I looked at their website and they have a link to their Facebook account. They look very reputable. I could see those posting on there were legitimate people as well.
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    Whats your ideal coop for raising exhibition bantams?

    Hi! I wanted to do more silkie breeding than I could so last year we bought an Amish shed, 12'x20'. Hubby remodeled it into a four-plex. Outside: One of the inside:
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    Call duck eggs not losing enough weight compared to others

    I would split the difference so it won't be drastic to any of them. Wishing you a great hatch!
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    delete - nvm!

    What type of bird and what's the age of it? You maybe deleted some of the info so we can't really give advice not knowing a little bit more about it. In the meantime, here are two excellent articles about crop issues. These will be very helpful...
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    New member!! Just need chicken help!

    Hiya Michael, and welcome to BYC! :frow I saw your post about the bullying and pasted an article there for you. The lady that wrote that is brilliant so hope it helps! We're glad you're here!
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    I have an aggressive bully and another hen that is bullied by all, needing som help.

    When chickens are bullys, I've found pulling them out for a week or two solves the problem. One took two tries, the second was a month of detention. Here's an excellent article about bullying that would give you some other ideas...
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    Hello!

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow We're glad you're here!
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    Her very first egg...and it looks like she pecked it! Anyone know why? Is this common?

    Hiya, Kelly, and welcome to BYC! :frow She probably turned around and looked at that and had no idea it came from her. Congrats on her first egg! We're glad you're here!
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Open Contest Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #24

    This doesn't belong here, but I felt bad reading this so giving you what I know. I've dealt with many chicks and chickens over the years and never had to go as far as tube feeding. Here's the article though if you wish to learn...
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    Possible causes of thin hen?

    You're not stupid. Drug names are difficult to understand. I found it at TSC though, so check your local one? Ours says it's out of stock and can't be shipped. Hopefully yours has it. It's not noting a prescription needed but thought it was unless they only show that if it was in stock...
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    Post in thread 'Tips on sexing silkies!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tips-on-sexing-silkies.1477252/post-28928613

    Sure is cute! Do you know what she's crossed with? Normally, with pure silkies it's more like 3-4 months but this one you might be able to find out sooner. I guess I'd lean pullet too.
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    Ended Feathered Days of Autumn, a Text-to-Image Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    This contest is closed now. Thank you for all of the entries! ☺️ I hope you had fun, as I sure love playing with these! Our judges are starting to judge the contests, and there are a lot of them, so please be patient for the results. Best of luck to you all! 🥰
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