Recent content by chickencrazylady

Okay call me Edith!!! What about the feathers that are coming in???

Hi! I have just hatched out 9 silkie cross chicks, so happy and exciting! Still have 5-6 eggs under my 2 hens. My question is this: I have noticed when picking the chicks up to clean there box that some have 2 back claws and some only have the 3 toes in front and 1 in the back. The...

I will try this afternoon, but my hubby and kid are grossed out about this and so will try to get their help in taking a close up pic of Flighty's legs and get them posted.

Two months ago, I had to remove my frizzle hen Flighty Whitey from my coop, the other 6 hens ganged up on her and she was kicked out the the flock. I moved her into my workshop and set her up in an large dog kennel. She is doing good, laying eggs and very content. Yesterday I took her out to...

I could really use some advice here. I have 2 hens that on Feb 23 started brooding together. On Feb 27 a 3rd hen joined in the nest box. The 3 of them are still on the nest. I have seen Raven get off only 2 days ago for food and water, and Goldie got off only yesterday for food and water. I...

My silkie roo has the same problem, I treat him with over the counter polysporum medicated eye and ears drops. I clean the ear of the ucky cheese stuff and then apply 2 drops 4 times a day for a week. No more ucky cheese stuff.

Hi! I had to 3 days ago remove my Silkie roo from the coop as he was covered in ice, took him into the house and literally thawed him out. He was also limping. Having Silkie-boy in the house I was able to clean his feet and found that his back toe nail had grown in a curve and was growing into...

The weather is very cold up here at the moment, the 9 hens were fine. I can only think that when my Silkie roo was getting a drink of water that his neck feathers were dipping in the waterer and he was shaking off and spreading it everywhere.