Didn't know in which section I was going to post this . . . then I came across your post. I too am having trouble getting my head around this sudden death thing!
Like your girl, ours are all doing great . . . we like to think we are doing everything right. Coops and runs are secure from...
Thanks! I think I will try the bleach solution. If nothing else it will put my mind at ease . . . one of my fears is that the girls will get mites. A number of years ago we brought home some silkies (of various ages) and they all had mites, stupid me didn't even look them over for that kind...
Well its "Spring Break" and time to spring clean the coops (2). We've always (twice a yr for 2 years) put the girls out early in the morning and gutted their coops, removing nest boxes and roosts - scrubbed everything, inside/outside of coops, nest boxes & perches, with plain water and then let...
How depressing! My 1st post and it has to be to find a new So. Calif. home for my Little Red Silkie Boy! Ordered 4 "girls" from MPC - lucked out on 3 - when I realized that this little one was a "boy" I tried to wait it out hoping he wouldn't crow - I know, no such dumb luck He's a sweetie...