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Thank you!!

Thanks. I hope so!!

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the sex of these silkie chicks. They are nearly 9 weeks old. I've nada few different answers. Thanks!

Thanks. The frizzle is definitely a girl. I'm just crossing my fingers that the silkies are too.

Excellent. Thanks. That's the answer I was hoping for

The silkie looks like a girl. The frizzle might also be a girl but I'm on my phone so it's hard to tell exactly. :)[ Thanks. They are That's two different silkies..the closest I could get to them. The frizzle is definitely a girl she is their mum haha. Thanks

Could anyone have a guess now if these are boys or girls? Thanks

One of my hens had a sore eye. It looked like conjunctivitis so I bought some antibiotic eye ointment from the chemist and washed the eye twice a day with saline and applied the ointment. Within a week I could see a definite improvement but continued the treatment for 2 weeks. Good luck with...

Thabks for your replies. I'll check back in a few weeks

This is another photo

Does anyone know if this 3 week old chick is a roo? Thanks [/IMG][/IMG]

Thanks for that! I haven't heard much language yet but I'm sure it won't be far away!

I have had two hens hatch 4 chicks 4 days ago. Both of them were sharing the nest and have been working well together until today when the usually quieter hen has started scratching around and kicking the wood chips like a crazy woman. It's almost like she can't sit stil! The other hen is not...

I did as you suggested and gave her garlic I also changed her food because someone suggested it could be egg taint from soya meal in her food. I checked her (as best as I could) for sour/impacted crop and she seemed fine. Anyway the smell has disappeared so it's a mystery to everyone I think...

Thanks for your reply. The smell is definately not coming from her vent it's coming off her entire body. And the smell came from the inside of the egg. Someone suggested to me that it could be egg taint because there is soya in her feed. I think I'll take her to the vet. She is broody and not...