- Jul 27, 2014
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I have a Silkie I thought brooding with a batch of others so I let her sit. Now the other are not brooding any longer (or rather several others are) and she is still brooding too. We had some mites but treated them all. Beding is stray and pine shavings. They have dirt for baths outside and access to rocks and free range a little daily. Some of the silkies that have feathers on feet were of course hit harder with mites and had more issues but all taken care of now. Her legs look weak but no bumble foot so not her feet. I had to clip her toe nails since she has been sitting for so dang long without going out to scratch about. Her toes look skinny and not strong. Daily I get her out of hen house and put her in the yard to eat and drink. We sometimes give her food and water in her nest but I hate to encourage it. She has eaten strawberries the last few days and stratch and little water and that is about it. She has done this for literally months.
I force her to get out but the other hens pick on her - not bad - but a little and enough to scare her back to her nest inside. When she ruffles her feathers she looses her balance. Her legs shake a little but i think from not using them since sitting all day. She can run when needed. She walks about all fluffed up with wings out to her sides - not sure for balance but that is what the brooding hens typically do. She chirps like a brooding chicken - or what ever you want to call it. I am pretty sure she does not lay eggs and not sure how to check if she is plugged up She poops solid but of course very little cause she eats very little.
She is the only one acting this way - What can I try? -Cereal
I force her to get out but the other hens pick on her - not bad - but a little and enough to scare her back to her nest inside. When she ruffles her feathers she looses her balance. Her legs shake a little but i think from not using them since sitting all day. She can run when needed. She walks about all fluffed up with wings out to her sides - not sure for balance but that is what the brooding hens typically do. She chirps like a brooding chicken - or what ever you want to call it. I am pretty sure she does not lay eggs and not sure how to check if she is plugged up She poops solid but of course very little cause she eats very little.
She is the only one acting this way - What can I try? -Cereal