[WR1]

Today we opened an egg from the silkies and there was a tiny bit of blood in the yolk, does any one know the answer to that.

Iv got 2 silkie chicks aswell they are 5 weeks old if i gave you a pic of them would you be able to sex them now.

They have stopped sneezing know !!

Thanks Catii

[Aunt Sally]

That's quite right Cati  NO HAY !!!!!   :!:

As well as giving breathing problems the hens may eat it.  If they do it may well tangle into a ball blocking their crop causing the food not to be able to go down (or up).

So STRAW only for their nesting box Cati

[WR1]

Ok Thank you And What About The Chicks Then ??


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[azubah]

Hi WR1
Sometimes a little blood does get into the egg from a broken blood vessel somewhere in the hen's egg-making equipment. It does not look very nice. Just remove it before cooking the egg if you want to, but it will not hurt you. Meat contains blood and I eat that.

[Foxy]

5 weeks is too early to sex silkie chicks apparently it can take a while to know for sure  :shock: there are some silkie people here who will have that answer though

[Aunt Sally]

I don't know Cati,  I know nothing about chicks except they are cute  

[WR1]

Thank You

How Old Do You Think They Need To Be Before You Can Sex Them ?

I Have Got A Funny Feeling That One Is A Cockerel And One Is A Hen !!


Thank You Catii

[WR1]

HELP !

The Light Sussex keep on sleeping outside eventhough they know were their perch is and were they sleep .

They have been sleeping outside for a couple of days now and i dont know why .  

Should we leave them because nothing can get at them because thier bed is in side a run were they can go in the day so should I leave them outside to sleep because I am 100% sure that they will be ok.

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P.S  Please Can Someone Answer A.S.A.P  

[Aunt Sally]

If they are safe from foxes there they will come to no harm.

You can put them in the coop if you want to while they are asleep. but use a red light if you need light to see what you are doing.

[WR1]

Thank you

i put them in so i new they were safe thhen

Is there a reason why there doing that /?

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[Aunt Sally]

Thank you

i put them in so i new they were safe thhen

Is there a reason why there doing that /?

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If I remember rightly you have checked for red mite in their coop.  

So it may just be because it's hot now and they fancy a nice cool place to sleep  

[peggyprice]

Perhaps they just like looking at the stars Cati  

[Jellyhead]

How Old Do You Think They Need To Be Before You Can Sex Them ?
I Have Got A Funny Feeling That One Is A Cockerel And One Is A Hen !!
 

My Silkie chicks as in Dolly and Jellybaby are much older than 5 weeks and I still cant tell :? bit like you really, suspect boy and girlie :roll:

[WR1]

Thank You

Is it normall for chickens to decide to sleep ouside ? Do alot of them do it?


Thank Jellyhead About The Chicks someone has told me that at 8 weeeks you can sex them :?


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[WR1]

I Have Just Found An Egg In The Light Sussex Run And It Is Quit SMALL But Is Very DARK wUD That Be Their First Egg?


Im Really Excited So Can Someone Replay Sooooonnnnn !!!!!!!!!!!



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