I have never understood the mentality its just a chicken. Just because you didn't spend a lot to buy it doesn't mean you love or appreciate them any less then another type of animal especially if you think of them as pets. If you can afford it and it makes you happy take them to a vet.
My silkie rooster is 5 mths old just started crowing. He is friendly and will allow you to pick him up. Does not seem too bright, may be the feathers blocking his eyes or something else. I have another male and do not want them to start fighting, they keep setting each other off very noisy...
Put a vit./mineral powder in her water 2 days ago and now she is doing really well. Much feistier and only 1 sneeze while I was out there. Yeah so happy.
One of my new 5 mth old chickens is sneezing. She did go into a hut with older hay that when I cleaned out was moldy. She has no obvious discharge and seems perky. The sneeze like noise does seem to be aggrivated by me catching her. I have put Vetric on her and put Vitiman/MIneral/probiotic...
I got her yesterday, well I hope its a she. 4-5 mths old very sweet but the streaming tail feathers have me wondering if maybe its male. I believe its an Easter Egger.
The lighter one was sold as an Ameracauna.
O thanks so much I worry about the other ones now and do not want to become neurotic. At least I am getting lots of exercise runny up and down the stairs.