I do have a brick under his feeder (I have his feeder elevated). He’s definitely rubbed his beak on that before. Would this be fine? What if it doesn’t come off?
Hi everyone! My little silkie rooster has a chipped beak (images attached). This must have occurred this morning, as his beak was normal/fine when I put him into the coop. I do not see any redness or dried up blood. I touched it to see if it was loose or could be removed/wiggled off, but it...
Thank you! This is very helpful. I do not have a picture of his eyes. He definitely looks like he is doing well. I wanted to treat him just in case, but if that’s not recommended unless he evidently has a respiratory infection or more consistent symptoms, then I will just continue to monitor...
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I’m making a post again about a possible issue with my Silkie rooster. Today I noticed tiny bubbles in the corner of his eye and have also heard him sneeze a few times. Otherwise, he’s acting completely normal—eating, drinking, active, no open-mouth breathing or gasping.
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He is very docile and lets me pick him up whenever, so I might check him throughout the week to make sure he doesn’t have any scabs inside his mouth. I do have another rooster, but he hangs out with the other hens throughout the day. They all are inside the coop to sleep, but they do not fight...
He is a silkie rooster! As of now, he does not have scabs on his earlobes or wattles. The past three days, I have noticed these white scabs, but I was not sure since all the pictures online do not show silkies with fowl pox.
Yes we have a lot of mosquitoes out right now, thats why I think it...
Hi everyone! Is this fowl pox on my rooster? I’ve noticed some little white bumps or scabs. I’m scared. He’s acting completely normal, eating and drinking. I added some poultry cell into their water, just to boost their immune system. I don’t want to touch the scabs, but what else can I do to...
Hi everyone! My rooster has a limp. He is acting completely normal otherwise (eating, drinking water, exploring, etc). I searched online and it says that sometimes a limo is caused by scaly leg mites. Now I’m paranoid and thinking my rooster probably has that? He could also have just sprained it...
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I have a couple silkie hens and a silkie rooster. I want to give them the best feed for their bodies. Some are 1 years old and the others 2 years old. The hens are laying but I have a rooster in there with them so I want him to have the proper nutrition as well. I’ve heard purina...
I see. Thank you! And no, they shouldn’t be. It’s about 50-60 degrees here still. She definitely drinks a good amount of water sometimes, but I’m not sure if that’s the reason. I always want to make sure my chickens are okay
I see, really? I’ve heard so many things from ACV. I can stop to see if that makes a difference. They are on 17% protein crumble feed, I give them mealworms occasionally and some fruits and veggies. They also free range at times
I dewormed my small flock with Safeguard Equine dewormer paste about two months ago after noticing what looked like possible tapeworms in their droppings. I decided to treat the whole flock just to be safe, and since then, I haven’t seen any worms at all. Everyone is acting completely normal...