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    Silkie chick with protruding fibula?

    Thank you for the links! Besides her limp, you can’t really see anything wrong with her unless you peek through some of her fluffy feathers, but I’ll send a pic of her standing up anyways!
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    Silkie chick with protruding fibula?

    I have this 3 month old silkie chick that has been kinda walked a little wobbly since birth, but it’s never affected her quality of life. It’s seemed to be getting better as she aged and gained strength. However, today I went to check on everybody and I noticed she was dramatically limping on...
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    Got show silkies? I wanna see their combs!

    Can I get some pictures of some show worthy silkie combs for reference as I breed my silkies?
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    What’s wrong with my silkie chicks eye?

    Can I use eye ointment intended for humans or do I have to buy chicken specific eye ointment?
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    What’s wrong with my silkie chicks eye?

    This silkie chick is only a 4 days old. 2 days i checked up on her and she was squinting her right eye a little bit. Today i checked on her again and it looks super watery and still squinty. Is this infection? I think i’m going to give her a bit of nutridrench, anything else yall think would help?
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    show hopeful silkie chicks?

    Yes, I only have silkies so I know that they are not mixed with a different breed, sorry for the misunderstanding. When I said “mixed” I was referring to a chick with bearded and non-bearded parents. To me, my chicks look as if they have a little beard growing, along with muffs, but it didn’t...
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    show hopeful silkie chicks?

    I raise silkies for shows and have some silkie chicks that are about 7 weeks old. This was kinda an accidental hatch and I think my non-bearded silkie roos bred with one of my bearded hens, but I’ve never raised bearded silkies from chicks so it’s a little hard to tell if they are full bearded...
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    please help my silkie chick!

    She is housed with several other chicks, and she was completely normal and healthy when I hatched her. She is on Dumor 20% chick started which has worked ok for me in the past, and I’ve been watching her closely and she has been eating. Also, I do have nutridrench I could give her! I love...
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    please help my silkie chick!

    I have a silkie chick that’s about three weeks old and yesterday she seemed completely fine but today she’s wobbling around in circles. She tries to walk in a straight line but ends up going at an angle or in circles. She also seems to want rest a lot, or something to lean on. I’m trying to get...
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    Will I get pink eye?

    This isn’t an emergency or anything but earlier today I helped my friend with her broilers that are about to go to show, and while i was holding one it projectile pooped went straight into my eye! I know you can get pink eye from chickens, is it inevitable or could i be safe lol. I will 100% be...
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