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Custom vinyl decals! I can make about anything, so message me if you would like something that you do not see. Message me with any questions! Thank you for looking, have a nice day I am a college student and I had to give up chickens when I moved away to school. I started making these...

I have shipped eggs spring-fall with a good hatch rate. I wrap the eggs individually in bubble wrap, and pad the box with shredded newspaper. I have seen some people offer heat packs for eggs being shipped this time of the year. What type of heat packs are these? The only think I've come across...

We have decided to build hoops for our raised bed gardens to keep the chickens out. Has anyone done this and have pictures? I would love to see what people have done that works.

We have free range guineas (I am just assuming they are french guineas but I am not entirely sure). I am considering adding a few Jumbo guineas to the flock. Will the two breed together? Are there any considerable differences other than the size? I have read a few places that they cannot fly as...

We have had guineas on and off for many years but haven't had much success with them free ranging. We have them to keep bugs down as well as snakes. They do not roost high enough to stay away from predators. And they come up onto our porch all the time and make a mess. I have kept our guineas...

I have been using a Little Giant incubator for years and I am wanting to make a cabinet style incubator. I have looked through the articles on BYC and found some really good information. I have a base line to start, but there are some things that I am wondering about. I am hoping to build...

I am setting my first batch of eggs this year! I haven't been able to hatch any chicks out in a few months, so I am so excited! I am setting 9 Silkie eggs in my styrofoam Little Giant incubator. I started the incubator 2 days ago, and the temp has been stablized for the last 24 hours. I set the...

I have a 5 month old Silkie pullet (she looks like a pullet to me). The right side of her body is very swollen. When I pick her up I feel her breastbone and on the left side it is normal, and the right side is extremely bloated. When I touch this area it feels like a balloon, it is not hard...

Hello, I am looking for show quality Lavender Silkies. I want nice birds to use as a foundation for my lavender flock. If started birds are not available, I will consider buying eggs. I am located in Kentucky and would like to come pick the birds up in person, I would prefer not to ship. If...

I have a GLW chick that is about 1 1/2 months old. She was fine this morning when I fed, but later this afternoon I noticed her beak was broken. It looks like the outer shell of her upper beak has broken off. The bleeding has almost stopped now. She is housed with other chicks her age, and...

I am trying to find leg bands for my Silkies. I need to get two different colors, in sets of 25. I want the plastic bandettes that are numbered. I have been looking around, and they are a lot more expensive than I thought. Does anyone know a cheaper way to do this? I need my birds to be...

I have 10 Silkie chicks that I need to sell. They are a mixture of colors. They all have 5-toes and look like nice silkies, other than the color. They are 3-5 months old, and they are unsexed. How much do you think they are worth, or would sell for?

I want to join the NPIP program in Kentucky. How do I go about doing this? How hard is it to become certified? Is testing free in Ky? I have seen where other states have NPIP applications, but I cannot find the one for Ky. What all do they do when they come and test your birds? Any more info...

I am hoping to show some of my birds at the Kentucky State Fair this year. I have read the rules, and gotten my entry forms. On the entry form we need to enter the birds Brand/ear #. What is this? I do not have any sort of identification on my birds, because I can tell them apart. I am...

I set 12 Splash Silkie eggs under 2 of my broody hens! This is my first time hatching under a broody hen, but she knows what she is doing! Can't wait to see what happens! Is anyone else setting eggs right know?

I have a Silkie chick that I do not know what color it is. It came from a Splash x Splash pen, and is 3 1/2 months old. I thought splash x splash produced splash, but this chick is solid colored. Here is some pictures, please let me know what you think! This is her back. There is a glare that...

I have a Silkie Hen that seems to have gone broody. This started 5 days ago, she got on her nest nest and stopped laying eggs. She is acting just like a broody hen. I am trying to break her of her broodiness. I have been taking her off of her nest every morning and locking her out of the coop...

I have a Silkie chick that is about 3 months old. She has been health and doing great, until yesterday. Yesterday she was holding her head down with her nose pointed towards the ground, like she was looking at a bug. She did that all day yesterday and is still doing it today. She is eating...

I have been looking around on BYC for an answer to this question, and if this is a repeat please forgive me. I have a chick that is developing a crooked beak. I have seem many post on chicks with scissor beak, and this is not what this chick has. This chick can eat and drink just fine, and does...

I have been shipping hatching eggs for the last few month, and have had great luck with keeping all eggs safe. I know how to package the eggs well, to ensure they arrive safely. I ship them using the USPS medium flat rate box (I usually ship between 10-18eggs in a box) and I also include...