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    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    That's perfect. Silkie roosters would be around 40-48.
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    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    Absolutely!
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    how far is to far to drive to obtain a bird

    It all depends on the availability of what you want and where you're at. If that particular breed is plentiful, then I'd say 15-30 minutes. In my case of wanting exhibition-quality silkies, I either have them flown in, buy hatching eggs to be shipped here, or drive up to three hours. I was so...
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    Open Contest Chilly Coop Contest!

    It certainly fits the bill of a "Chilly Coop" and it's beautiful!
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    Open Contest Chilly Coop Contest!

    Wow, so pretty!!
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    New Member Intro

    Hiya, John, and welcome to BYC! :frow Are you thinking of building a coop? We'll all mostly recommend you either find a shed to remodel, or build one. We have a ton of coop articles in our Coop forum that members wrote and documented what they built. Many come with step-by-step...
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    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    Is that an all-flock? Our feed is Kalmbach's Flock Maker crumbles, which is 20% protein. Lower calcium though so good for chicks and roosters. Oyster shell dishes for the hens. I don't do anything different for these in the winter than I do in the summer, albeit some warm mash on the coldest...
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    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    They shouldn't have been cold then unless they were sick. Even our molting and frizzle silkies do fine at around that temp. We heat to about 40F in both coops, and those in growout pens have a cozy radiant heat panel in their coops, since it's already subzero some nights here.
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    Very pretty, but they're going to get a ticket!
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    -5°F Hum: 82%, Today's high s/b 20°F More snow coming. Ugh!
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    Diving back in- but chickens won’t live with me, thoughts?

    They make Bluetooth ones that do, just those only work from your home.
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    Ended Feathered Days of Autumn, a Text-to-Image Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    The spreadsheet has been updated, and we have our winners! @Antiocheggers, @BDutch, & @ChickQueen77 All 24 entries were entered into a spreadsheet in the order they were posted and assigned an entry number. This random number generator was used to pick the winners. @Antiocheggers...
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    Oooh goody roundworms

    Yup, @Eggcessive, @Wyorp Rock, @dawg53 and a few others have educated thousands of us on treating our chickens for worms!
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    Diving back in- but chickens won’t live with me, thoughts?

    I second (or third) the suggestion to get a camera, maybe two. One inside the coop that doesn't record constantly, but you can view it from your phone so you can check on them, and one outside to catch any 4-legged or 2-legged predators. We use Blink from Amazon, but there are several that...
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    How Much Longer??

    First-year layers should lay through the winter. It's just we're always impatient for those first eggs. I've been waiting 7 months for a silkie of mine.
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    Please help! 2 healthy pullets passed away out of nowhere

    Ivermectin isn't used anymore for treating worms as its effectiveness has diminished and not considered a dewormer by most here. That's not saying it didn't kill the roundworms had that been what they had, but you can't be sure. Ivermectin for chickens is mostly used to treat SLM (scaly leg...
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    Flying with eggs internationally. X-rays

    There aren't any peer-reviewed studies that follow fertilized eggs through an airport scanner to hatch and beyond. Most I've read is where higher levels of radiation did affect mortality, but presumably the lower level used in airports wouldn't. I would not take that chance and just ask...
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    28 Degrees Too Cold for Ointment?

    As long as she's eating/drinking fine, I'd let her back out with the rest, but I wouldn't put that on at night. I'd put it on in the morning when she's mobile. Under her wing the other chickens can't see it so that part's a good thing, and also, it'll stay warm.
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    New to this site

    Hiya, Charisse, and welcome to BYC! :frow Beautiful chickens! :love Thank you for sharing! One place here you could try rehome your rooster is in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum. Otherwise, I have the best luck in my state/local poultry groups on FB. We're glad you're here!
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    Molting in winter

    Do you have some not molting? You could make sure the molting ones are in between the non-molting ones if they'd put up with that. Are the subzero temps just for one night or is this going on for days/weeks? I'd say bring them in and put them in your basement, but then you've got the issue...
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