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Last few days it been happening. No visable injuries. All the silkies get along in the pen. So i dont think a peck has done it.

Only have 8 hens in a large pen, the weather has been raining and then humid. Her poos look normal green brown with white caps. Have treated for lice and wormed. She will eat if i put food infront of her but very little. When she stands she shakes and very fluffed up. Hold wings out and pants...

No she just sits anywhere on the pen floor, out in the grass, she dorsnt walk around and if she does she will take a few shaky steps and sit again. She is approx a 5 month old silkie and hasnt laid an egg yet. I checked a few things around egg binding but have ruled that out.

Does anyone know what this could possible be.....my hen stands and then shakes or trembles like shes cold and then sits again. She barely walks around. I have to bring food to her for her to eat it..when i pick her up one or both feet shake like parkinsons disease kinda..its the only way i can...

He eats pellet layer and darling down layer grain mix..could it possible he is getting to much protein from the layer mix? Some days he looks ok and then others he looks a little worse for ware. Im not sure if he was vaccinated although he was brought from a reputable breeder in qld.

I have a 6 month old silkie boy, recently he has stopped crowing. He has never mounted a hen or worked yet. He has lost some weight and sometimes seems off balance, he will extend one wing to keep himself balanced. He also seems lethargic. He eats the same food as the hens, and i recently seen...

She is 100% better now and has been returned to the flock, i feel super good about bringing her back from deaths door twice now

Update noodles is hetting better she is inside in a portacot being syfinge feed 2 times a day water and food. Noodles now has wry neck which is something she has suffered before, im guessing her being unwell brung it on again so have now started the vitamin e oil caps and added cooked egg to the...

This is the poop from the pullet that died sunday..(this is not noodles poo). we went to the vet. She is on antibiotics and baycox. Im currently syringe feeding her layer pellets in a paste with electrolytes. How much water and food should i be giving her through syringe?

Crop is empty nothing in it... she has a clear slime and bubbles coming from her mouth and making a gurgling noise. Also one eye closed and slight head tilt to the closed side.

No she eats from the feeder and free ranges sometimes

I have a beautiful little silkie named "Noodles" shes unwell and seems super skinny. Yesterday i found a dead hen in my pen with bloodly poos so treated all chickens for cocci. Although Noddles seems yo have a different problem. She will eat small amounts and then 5 mins later will shake her...

Unfortunately she passed sometime today. I found her after work ☹ thanks for the tips though.

I checked today. It seems As though its always empty. Or very little in there. What should i be looking or feeling for?