Recent content by silkie16

I use 75w red reptiglow works just fine

Day one is the full 24 hours after setting eggs in bator hope this helps, as for candling I tend to wait till day 10 and discard any clears I candle again night before lockdown top up water channels and leave well alone till hatch,

I gave my chuck a little olive oil to try help move any blockage to the gizzard, this seemed to help I then fed a little yoghurt and acv in the water for a few days, I have Learnt the hard way vomiting chucks I lost a much loved silkie hen doing so. Please don't vomit your chucks it is dangerous!!

Just checked the map seems I'm in the middle of 2 high risk areas both of which have bird gardens or a high population of birds one been Roundhay park the other Lotherton Hall oh I forgot Temple Newsam

Hi all my garden was a swamp recently got a few bales of bliss bedding mixed it with woodshavings and sawdust seems to have done the trick for now.I'm letting my birds out supervised at moment not sure if im in danger zone or not I live in Leeds.

I'm having a problem getting the tendon in place on my 2 day old serama leg just keeps dragging out behind it,it also has clubbed feet which I have put card on and taped don't really want chick suffering more than necessary it must be in pain

The cord came away eventually but not looking good for the chick it seems to have deformed feet and a dislocated leg have tried rectifying the feet with card taped to them but can't do anything for the leg iguess nature will take its coarse

I have a newly hatched serama chick with curled feet its about 8 hours old and struggling to stand it hatched on day 23 could this be the cause and will it rectified itself (UK member)

Its not quit dry but is drying never seen this before new to chickens after years racing pigeons

One of my sarama chicks still has cord attached to its self and small piece of shell, chick is approx 7 hours old now never come across this before do I leave it to dry and fall off or do I cut it also chick isn't standing yet any advice please

Although you say you have electric fence on have there been any signs of foxes eg droppings or fur, if your chucks sense a fox they won't venture out

silkie not Wilkie lol

@ Barbara. Hi have you tried given your chuck sloppy porridge with a little Honey this will give her a boost,I lost our favourite Wilkie to sour crop a few week ago.if her crop is empty try just probiotic yogurt to line her crop and get the good bacteria back in there,if she isn't drinking use...

Its made of wood it was a hinged roof for easy access for cleaning, not any more I screwed it down lol

Bird flu will end like all the other viruses that come and go, I'm using vikill at moment as a precaution good stuff!!