One of my Silkies a few weeks ago started to show signs of lethargy and would have her head tight to her body like a ball. Then, she digressed and kept falling over to one side to the point where she now can’t sit up anymore. I thought she was egg bound so I tried to help her that way, but...
Don’t do that to yourself! You did what you felt right and I think you made the right call. Telling from the post, I can see that you love your flock and she lived the best life she could. I’m sorry that you had to do that :hugs
We culled our first hen in June and I was always thinking “I...
Just one of those hanging ones that spill out on the bottom. I included a picture of it before this reply. Should I quarantine her? If so, should I put anything on it like Hen Healer Multi Purpose Ointment? Vetericyn? Iodine?
Not sure what is wrong with my Silkie. It almost looks like the beak has been chipping off and her nostrils are covered? The skin above her beak looks bad.
My flock has fowl pox and I started my medicine round and I noticed that one of my Silkies must have it bad enough where it’s covering her nostrils or dirt covering her nostrils? She’s black so it’s difficult to see anything. Advise??
I think I need to quarantine one of my Silkies due to a head sore that won’t get better.
Do chickens get depressed when they have to be separated from the group? And if so, how long is too long?
How does one bathe a silkie? It’s been raining some here and unlike my other chickens, my Silkies are disgusting. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I read that you can dilute blue dawn soap and then use puppy flea shampoo?
I’ll get something to open it up tomorrow! Why would he the best thing to clean the wound before cutting it open? There is drainage coming from the eye that makes the area crusty.
One of my Silkies had what it looked like to be a wart on her cheek. I didn’t keep tabs on it thinking it would go away on its own. But lately it’s gotten worse and it hasn’t seemed to have gotten better. I will not take her to the vet, but every day I’ve been cleaning it with soap and water...
I just had to re-home one of our BR's because she was just so aggressive to my silkies. I understand that Silkies are pretty meek, but my other BR and RSL were so chill with everyone that once I got rid of that BR, it was so nice and everything was so cohesive.
I know it's not what you would...
Depending on the ratio between how many roosters you have to chickens, that might not matter :( I believe the common ratio is 1:10
I had a few roos and they were hatched together and acted fine, but when those hormones come in it was difficult to separate them...
Thank you! Yes, it's been super hot. I cleaned her vent when I posted this and I haven't noticed it bad again, so that is nice. I do notice when I pick her up that she just squats, which is weird for her because she normally likes to run away. Do you think that has something related to the above...