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It's not a chick. It's an adult or young adult and he travelled via car.

Yes they do

I have video of him at the breeder and he was normal.

They are mites. The breeder is mortified and will take back or replace him. He is quarantined. He's not sneezing.

I got a new chicken from a reputable breeder. He was having trouble standing when I got him home so I thought he'd been injured in the car ride. He's gotten progressively worse and will tip over when grooming himself, or sit with his legs sprawled in front of him. I put him on antibiotics...

No, I'm sorry.

I purchased a new, very nice rooster last week. He came from a reputable breeder but when I got him home I noticed he had some issues standing up and walking. I think maybe he got jostled around and hurt a leg, or has some sort of inner ear issue. I have him separated and he's eating feed and...

My silkie chicks are 2 to 3 weeks old right now. They are still in a private coop with their two moms who still care for them and sit on them. I'm selling most of them tommorow. Will the moms be upset? It's just a stupid question. When they were first born I removed moms to take pics and...

Do they squat down when you get near them or try to pet them? The squatting behavior means they are ready to lay or are laying and are ready for a roo to do his job.

I got a showgirl rooster and his two girlfriends a couple months ago. He's in with one cochin and a frizzle whom he came with and two of my silkies. He only seems to mate with the cochin (who I think is the only one laying) although the silkies all squat when I pet them. Is he monogamous? He...

Uhhh my silkies were born last August and still aren't laying. They don't lay well to begin with, and it's still cold out. While my standard girls of the same age STARTED laying in January and have been laying consistently the silkies have not. They just now act ready to lay. It's a good...

The last picture is definitely not a silkie. Maybe a cochin? I got my silkies from a breeder but they were much fluffier at this stage with big topknots.

It's been my experience that my chickens only use the coop for sleeping so as long as everyone fits on the roosting poles cozy is fine. My chickens free range and they are asleep 4 minutes after they enter their coop and the door opens at dawn so they are out the second they wake up.

I love my silkies and I had no issues with frostbite in our miserable Indiana weather. They don't like the rain and wind so tended to either boycott free ranging or hide in my horse barn. If it's raining at bedtime you will probably have to go find them and put them away as they'd rather sleep...