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I know that they're bantams, but I bought their eggs from a "farm mix" so I have no clue what they might be! The first one (Blondie) has four toes, but their feathered. She was born mostly yellow with a slightly darker back. The second one (Pogo) go also has four toes, but with no feathers, and...

Well I'm starting to lean toward that option, but I've never let a broody raise chicks before. I've heard plenty of horror stories where the other hens kill the babies, they freeze to death, etc. I wouldn't be able to separate her from the other hens if she did have chicks, so I'm worried the...

I know, that's why I'm so worried. I had a hen that went broody once and ended up starving herself to death. That's why I really want this one to break, but I don't know how to do it because she just will NOT give up. I hoped her being only 1/2 silkie would make her less prone to wanting chicks...

I've kept her in an open-air bottom cage that was outside, but I did take her inside overnight because I was worried she'd freeze. I've kept her in the house before too in an open-bottom cage, but she refused to eat when she was in it so I let her outside again (that worked previously but ig not...

I swear I've tried everything. Blocking her from the nest boxes, cold packs under her butt, water dips, even the elevated cage. She's an 8 month old 1/2 silkie, but it's 40 degrees right now in November, so I don't get why she want babies this badly. She went broody a month ago, we broke her in...

Lol now that they've all grown up, turns out everyone was right on the mark. The ones guessed as girls were actually girls, and the boys were actually boys! We were able to sell the boys much more easily because we sold them young (we decided to go with the guesses and risk it). But thankfully...

Now it definitely looks like tapeworm.

First see if there are any environmental factors. Is there a lot of dust there? It could just be irritating her nose. I would tell you how to treat her, but you can only tell what an illness is after the first one is gone. Plus you can't give her two meds at once even if you figured out what she...

Aspirin with the correct dosage as a pain relief can be used, but only for a short period of time (2-3 days), because any more can be toxic. You shouldn't use it on hens with open wounds though, as it can also act as a blood thinner. You'd have to find the correct dosage though for your bird's...

Chickens can have allergies too. If it's not illness and it's nothing wrong with the brooder, then that's the next thing I'd consider.

An impacted crop is usually hard, so I'm guessing sour crop. The bone is normal. How long has her crop been full? Has it emptied at all, or has she pooped at all? Is there a sour smell coming from her mouth? For now isolate her from the other birds to lower her stress. If you really think it's...

Yep, those are definitely worms. I can't recognize the type, but regardless, you're going to want to get a de-wormer. There are lots of different brands of de-wormers, but they have to be specifically for use in poultry. You'd have to find one and then follow the instructions on how to treat...

You can post the video on youtube and put the link here.

Are there any other symptoms? Is she loosing weight? Does she have a runny nose or is she acting tired? If you've been feeding her that for a long time and this only happened suddenly, then it's probably not the food, so don't worry. I can see some things in the picture that almost look like...

I have a young silkie pullet, about three months old. A month ago she got pecked a little too hard in the head by one of the older hens and sustained a major concussion. She has been incapable of eating on her own ever since. I basically have to hold a dish up for her and jam her in a corner and...