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I have two coops and we have 14 3 weeks old chicks we ordered in the second house. I moved my mama silkie into that house with her two new baby chicks. The big house has 20 birds and 6 are roosters. Not sure how long to leave mama separated in the house. The bigger chicks peck at the new...

My silkie hen hatched her first egg this morning. This is our first time with this. Have been reading up on it but still unsure. She is in the big hen house with other hens and roosters. They have not bothered her while she has been broody. I have another smaller house that has 14 baby chicks...

Thanks I get such great Info here!!! My broody mama came out and free ranged today for about 15, 20 minutes with the rest of the flock I only let them free range on Saturdays. Guess she wasn't missing that lol. She got some good and needed exercise took a good dust bath hung with her too for a...

My broody silkie is still in the house in the nesting box. The rest of the flock is in and out of the house all day and they all go I. To roost at night. So far no one seems to be bothering her. This is my first broody so what do I do? Should I separate her before the eggs hatch ( she only has...

Ok thanks think I will go with my instincts and take her out a couple times a week and agree food and water on the house give her no reason to get up and move around so that's coming out of there. She seems fine and very content. Putting her in the pen is probably more for me then her. Lol

Thanks for responding Romanov. No he did t have any other symptoms just looked kinda puffy and had a little limp and tail feathers down. It was very fast two days and he was gone will look up ascites thanks for the info

I lost my golden seabright roo this morning. Noticed two days ago his tail feathers were down and he was limping alittle. I'm sure he was not bullied and he was still eating. Any ideas on what could have happened to him. I have no idea

Oops missed a pic sorry. Defiantly a roo

Count the toes silkies have five and on some of mine the fifth toe looks like a spur. They all looks like girls to me. If its a roo he will start crowing soon

Thanks I was leaning toward letting nature just take its course. I just wish I could catch her out one time. Lol

Have not seen her leave the box at all

I have a silkie hen that's gone broody. I am still new at this chicken stuff and learning all the time. My question is will she be alright of I just leave her alone? She is sitting in one of her own eggs and I gave her a small seabright too. I was taking her out once a day and putting her in...

Yes it does help it was just the craziest thing. I put a golf ball in one box for now and did not let them free range today. Will probably not let them back out til the weekend. Hoping staying closer to the nesting box will help. I am pretty sure she had been using the box til this happened...

My silkie girls started laying a few weeks ago. Not sure who is laying what but I have at least one egg a day sometimes two. They have been good about laying in the nesting box. Missed a couple times but was close could tell she tried. They are still really young. But this evening all three...

Thank you it had crossed my mind that a child is lower so I was not sure about it. He walks away from me I don't have a problem with him. He comes for treats. I did have the person he attacked start giving him treats so maybe he will see him as a food dispenser instead of a threat. Thanks again...