Recent content by SilkieChickensLove

So glad that your chicken is doing better and is back with the flock- that is encouraging! No chicken vet here unfortunately. We have tried to find one many times to no avail. Even our vet that we have for our goats won't see chickens. :( Both of our affected silkies seem to be sitting upright...

We did wonder if it was an injury also- especially since the hen has gone back and forth with seeming to be getting around okay and then not again. She does usually live with other hens and a roo so wondered if she was injured. Even our young rooster that isn't walking right now- same thing...

Hi! Not a ton of changes so far unfortunately. We are giving the b vitamins by dropper several times a day with poultry cell in the water as well. The other two silkies that are having trouble walking are doing about the same as of now. They are both together-one girl and one roo and they seem...

Hi, It has been a few days since posting here. We have been feeding the b-vitamins, vitamins in water, rooster booster in mash with crumbles. No improvement on the legs yet and unfortunately one of our silkies Theodore passed this morning- he was very quiet yesterday keeping his head down and...

Thanks so much- appreciate your help! We will check out the crumbles you mentioned!

Thank you. They do love eggs- we have fed raw yolk and also scrambled eggs but will try the boiled eggs as well. Adding more protein was why we got the feed we did from the feed store- they recommended it along with the surf and turf and worms for more protein. We are going to try to make the...

Hi Wyorp Rock- Thank you for your help here again! Yes, the canker has been gone since I posted here and followed the advice shared. The mites have been an ongoing problem- most recently we cleared out everything in the coop and did a deep clean spraying it all down with Permethrin along with...

Thank you for your help! So great to hear you were able to help them! We will try that & keep you posted!

Thank you!

Were they unable to walk and weak like ours are? What did you do? Supplement with b vitamins?

Thank you- I will look for that.

Do you have a recommended brand or food?

So if it is a nutritional deficiency- we will give them the nutri-drench and what else would you recommend? Should we give the b vitamins or poultry cell also? Would a deficiency affect just some birds like this? I am worried with all the rain we have had recently that it could be botulism or...

That is amazing- I need all your advice! What food do you recommend for the silkies? They literally hate every single pellet food we have tried.

We do have Nutri drench in the barn- thank you- will try that. My husband picked up poultry cell & b vitamins so we have bottles of those as well.