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Thanks, I will have to get some of this Damascus earth for her.

Thanks, she seems to be doing a little better today. Will keep a close eye on her.... poor girl

Have you checked the coupe and nest box carefully to see if she is looking for something or if something is in there frightening her?

Saw this today for the first time and I am not sure if it is an infection or is she being attacked by one or more of the other hens or both? This is on her left side closer to her tail feathers. When I tried to pet her, she let me until she realized what I wanted to see then she ran...

Took her to the vet today and the diagonstics wasn't good. The vet didn't know what was wrong with her but said she wont make the night and strongly suggested we put her down. Sadly it was the right thing to do... She will be missed.

Update: last night I gave her some vitamins and sugar water but I had to force her to drink. Not eating at all, even yogurt that was placed on her beak. Spoke with Maryann (I think) at mypetchicken and she thinks its possible that my silkie might of hit her head?? She also wanted me to...

Thanks for the advice and encouragement!! She is definitely at the bottom of the pecking order being she is the smallest, most docile and she did have problems walking normally as a day old.... all that being said, I never saw any of the other birds picking on her or any of the others...

thanks everyone, I do have her separated from the rest of the chickens. She appears to be tired and weak which leads me to wonder if maybe the others didn't let her eat?? I put her back in the old house and turned on the heat lamp again while the others are now out in the coop. She is...

Hello everyone, I purchased 10, day old chicks from mypetchicken including 8 full size chickens and 2 silkies. They were all vaccinated for Merck. They have all been eating Blue Seal Medicated chick feed since we purchased them. When we took them out of the box, one of the silkies was walking a...