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Hello, I have an 11 month old silkie girl who was sitting on an egg but can't seem to control her neck properly! My first thought was Mareks's with her being a silkie but on examination there appears to be nothing else wrong with her. I put her on the ground to see if she could stand and she...

Hi, the vet phoned me a few hours ago to say that the poo that i took in for testing from my poorly Roo has some Cocci in it. He has been ill for a few months now and no one seems to know what is wrong with him but we thought it was maybe neurological as he was stabbing at his food and drink as...

My oldest chick of this year is 27 weeks. And she still hasn't laid an egg!!! The rest are all a few weeks behind her but none from them either! The first chick is a sussex X and the rest are all araucana, orp wyandotte and silkie X and not an egg from these ones either!!! Do you think they...

I bought 6, what was meant to be Orpington eggs from ebay earlier in the year. Only 2 hatched and then one disappeared one day never to be seen again! This is the only chick left and we called it the dinosaur chick as it took so long to get it's feathers. Now it seems to look quite like an Orp...

Hey everyone, my silkie roo is not a well wee man, his lovely mulberry wattles have lost their colour, he sometimes walks in circles, is unsteady on his feet and he doesn't seem to be seeing very well. He is drinking quite a lot and eating. Any suggestions??

That is the question really! My Roo had very green poop and someone mentioned it was a symptom of 'Parrot Fever'?? It says hens don't normally get it but just wondered if anyone has had a chicken with it and should I be worried??

I posted about my Roo earlier on in the week, this is what i posted - I have a year old silkie boy. I found him standing with his tail down and a wee bit lethargic but not too bad. There were no obvious outward symptoms, vent area clean, no runny eyes or nose. In the morning he still crows...

I have a year old silkie boy. I found him standing with his tail down and a wee bit lethargic but not too bad. There were no obvious outward symptoms, vent area clean, no runny eyes or nose. In the morning he still crows his little heart out and if i give him 'treats' he shouts on his ladies...

Silly question really but i have hutch/coop that site on top on an enclosed run that i have used for my bantams and silkies before. I though I might get some quail and that hutch might be the thing to use but will they actually go up the ramp at night to go to bed??

I have quite a few chicks at various ages, some on chick crumb and some on growers then the hens on Layers Pellets. The hens with the babies have their own feed plus the chick crumb for the babies in a separate bowl. The mums eat the chick crumb obviously but what i would like to know is if the...

First up is my little silkie, I am hoping she is a girl as i want a girl from her mum. She is about 12 weeks old. And here are another few that i presume are girls???? Thank you in advance!

Hello, I have two chicks that were born on the same day under the same hen and the eggs were from the same person who has 2 Roo's and lots of hens. Although it appears that 'black boy' is a Marans, I am not sure what his father is. He is 16 weeks old and isn't crowing, he is very calm and not...

My silkie Constance decided she was broody. She has already sat on eggs this year and was a great mummy. So, gave her 11 eggs!!!!! A bit much maybe but she took one look and settled down. All was fine for 5 days, then she decided that actually she didn't want to sit anymore and left them...

Hi guys, these chicks are 11 weeks old. The black one is a Marans cross but I am not sure at all what the white and brown one is?? I am sure they are both boys and I am thinking of keeping the white/brown one as my main Roo as although I have a silkie Roo he just doesn't seem to big enough if...

I gave my broody silkie 4 eggs to sit on that weren't her's!! My friend had given me some eggs and i have my own and i can't remember what i put under her!! so the first chick came out a white egg and looks like this when hatched - and this at 2 weeks (not a great pic but wouldn't stand...

Just wondering what to feed my little chickies that are going to be dinner in a few months time??? I am presuming its chick crumb when they are born?? MY chick crumb I had already had to be thrown in the bin so they are on oatmeal at the minute until the crumb arrives. Is this ok?? I then...

Went out to let the chooks out this morning and could hear cheeps! Looked under Constance my silkie and there was one chick with one neatly hatched!! The eggs weren't hers as I didn't have a silkie Roo at the point she decided to go broody. Not sure what they are yet as I put 4 eggs in...

Hi everyone, I thought you might like to see my new boy!! I have 12 hens including two silkies. Jimbob was my only rooster until today as I decided my silkie girls needed a man of their own!! Wee Mo my black silkie is a fiesty wee girl and had no problems in with the big hens but as I would...

I just can't make up my mind. Here is the story....I had 11 hens and a Roo in my coop, then Constance my Silkie decided to go broody, so i tried chucking her out the box for a few days but she was having none of it. So I did what i had to to do and gave her 4 eggs to sit on Anyway all was...

Hi everyone, one of my chickens was killed by a dog the other day so I went to get another one to keep the numbers in the flock up and ended up bringing 4 home! So this is the first one, I have named her Queenie, she is a Scots Dumpy cross Araucana??? This is one is a Australope X...