I have one silkie that is much smaller than the other and so I am trying to get her to eat more and was wondering if it is possible to feed her some cherry flavored Greek yogurt?
My uncle lucked out and got a Ayam Cemani by accident! He went to a local breeder and found this weird looking black chick and they gave it to him for free because they didn't know what it was and after a quick google search when it was fully grown, he figured out what a gem he had found!
Thanks guys! Hopefully my other silkies don't get what ever he had...we were given some antibiotics for the healthy ones so that they wouldn't get sick. We also gave them vitamin E in case vitamin deficiency was the culprit. Poor little guy. gave him his last little treat before he went on to...
Quickly going down hill....he can no longer stand and his neck is pretty much dead. I'm afraid euthanasia seems the most humane thing to do at this point. What's the best way for a very light weight bird to go? Keep in mind he's not a chick but he's still only 5 months. He's probably 2 pounds or...
We took him to the vet last night since it started to get worse. They gave him a concoction of antibiotics and said he didn't have a big chance of survival but that if he started to improve right away that the meds worked. So finger crossed! I was hoping to breed him when he's older, can wry...
My 5 month old silkie is stargazing and twitching his head all over the place. I just noticed it this morning. He wasn't like that yesterday. He seems to also have some swelling in the head. He is in the top story of the coop while everyone else is down below looking for leftovers. I'm very...
Space probably is an issue I totally agree. I'm working on expanding as well as selling some. We hang cabbage occasionally but there's 17 so it doesn't last more than an hour or two.
My EEs are picking on each other and now none of them have their beards and some of them are missing feathers in other areas around their heads and necks. The weird thing is that the feathers haven't grown back and they have been missing them for months. I'm thinking its vitamin deficiency. My...