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    When we got our little chickens, they were already about three and fours months old ... among them was what the previous owner told us was this little 'turken' ... well, she's actually a 'Showgirl' a cross between a Silkie and a Turken ... and she's adorable ... has a great personality. At first...
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    Sour crop

    She did not look like she had lost any weight ... in fact, except for the 'sour crop' or crop binding, she looked actually healthy (well, except for the distended balloon crop). And ... I did not feel a mass in there, but I could feel the gravel bits, so I was as gentle as I could possibly be...
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    Sour crop

    I have a 'sour crop' situation right now with my 10 month old bantam, Miss Daisy. Two days ago I noticed this girl wasn't running around, but since she was semi-dusting, I kind of blew it off. Then yesterday I was changing food and water and she walked slowly over to the dish but didn't drink...
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    Silkie Hen has blackish crusty jowl folds on both sides of her face. I am not sure what the problem

    Thank you, all good suggestions ... I'll try all of the above and see if I can figure this out! I'll post an update on this situation as it progresses.
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    Silkie Hen has blackish crusty jowl folds on both sides of her face. I am not sure what the problem

    My white Silkie has 'crusty' jowl folds on either side of her face. Normally this silkie has blue jowl folds, but these are blackish grainy and crusty. They do not look like they are oozing or bloody, but they definitely look black and crusty, more like scabs. Other than crusty 'jowls' she seems...
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    Comment by 'PeachesLaRue' in article 'Ariannas Chicken Coop'

    Wow! What a great Chicken Village! ;-D
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    Egg Bound, Prolapse - what more can i do??HELP

    Oh my. With that much hanging out, that was definitely too large of a problem. I do believe that you made the correct choice because above and beyond all things, we all want our birds not to suffer! I'm truly sorry you had to put her down. I hope the rest of your chickens will be fine. From what...
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    Egg Bound, Prolapse - what more can i do??HELP

    And you -definitely- need to absolutely keep her separated from the others ... chickens are after all things red ... and they will peck her until the innards are pulled out and she dies ... it's just what they do!!! Be prepared to have her separated from them for at least a month if the need be...
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    Egg Bound, Prolapse - what more can i do??HELP

    I don't know what to say ... I am dealing with a Turken who has a prolapsed oviduct too. I have not called the avian vet yet ... I first spotted a fairly large mass protruding from her vent two days ago along with the sub-vent feathers covered with a lot of white gooey mess (it's not worms by...
  12. Our new and improved 'Coop De Ville' (no plans ... just our own design)... divided into two sections, the one on the left is for 'new arrivals' and / or babies being introduced to the big world ... and on the right side reside the layers and other adults. There are plenty of roosting bars, levels and other areas for birds to go under if they wish. The roof has a very nice overhang and slant so that the birds are kept sheltered from the sun and are nice and dry, even in a driving rain. The roof is insulated so even in 100 degree weather, the underside of the roof is cool to the touch. We rebuilt the original (which was okay) but part of this was to make sure there was plenty of security at night for the birds since we have a lot of predators in the area. The first day we put up the original coop (last summer), we had no sooner put it up and the birds were settling in when a bobkitty ran by the coop chasing a rabbit at a 100 mph. He slammed on his brakes when he saw the chickens. That gave the rabbit plenty of time to scram out of there. But, bobkitty also realized that he couldn't get into the coop and had lost his rabbit dinner. He just turned and looked at us and once more looked at the birds ... did an actual sigh and walked calmly and dejectedly back into the forest. We also rewired the entire exterior to ward off snakes.

    Our new and improved 'Coop De Ville' (no plans ... just our own design)... divided into two sections, the one on the left is for 'new arrivals' and / or babies being introduced to the big world ... and on the right side reside the layers and other adults. There are plenty of roosting bars, levels and other areas for birds to go under if they wish. The roof has a very nice overhang and slant so that the birds are kept sheltered from the sun and are nice and dry, even in a driving rain. The roof is insulated so even in 100 degree weather, the underside of the roof is cool to the touch. We rebuilt the original (which was okay) but part of this was to make sure there was plenty of security at night for the birds since we have a lot of predators in the area. The first day we put up the original coop (last summer), we had no sooner put it up and the birds were settling in when a bobkitty ran by the coop chasing a rabbit at a 100 mph. He slammed on his brakes when he saw the chickens. That gave the rabbit plenty of time to scram out of there. But, bobkitty also realized that he couldn't get into the coop and had lost his rabbit dinner. He just turned and looked at us and once more looked at the birds ... did an actual sigh and walked calmly and dejectedly back into the forest. We also rewired the entire exterior to ward off snakes.

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    Oh ... make that pictured with their mother and two of their sisters ... Tallulah and Daisy
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    This is Bob in the picture above (now 2 1/2 months old) ... I just realized that Bob and his (almost) twin brother Zander are both pictured with their mother and with one of their sisters in my Avatar ... that was when they were one day old. Today, all 9 birdies of the clutch are beautiful...
  15. 2 1/2 month old Baby Silkie Bob ... he is the product of a pure white silkie mother named Snow White and a cinnamon Bantam frizzle named Julian. The result was this wonderful little Calico Silkie. His backside has more of the Mama's white mixed in ... he's one very busy and attentive little chicken. I love the fancy leg and feet feathers ... he has another brother and Zander (egg laid a day later) with the exact same coloring. Zander also has the leg feathers, but not as prominent as Bob's. Although ... I am a relatively newbie to breeding these birdies and Bob may actually be a Babs.

    2 1/2 month old Baby Silkie Bob ... he is the product of a pure white silkie mother named Snow White and a cinnamon Bantam frizzle named Julian. The result was this wonderful little Calico Silkie. His backside has more of the Mama's white mixed in ... he's one very busy and attentive little chicken. I love the fancy leg and feet feathers ... he has another brother and Zander (egg laid a day later) with the exact same coloring. Zander also has the leg feathers, but not as prominent as Bob's. Although ... I am a relatively newbie to breeding these birdies and Bob may actually be a Babs.

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