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    Wasp sting on rooster???

    It took a week but Sparrow, my roo, is recovering! I had to give him injectable steroid and hand feed him, plus force fluids for 3 days but he made it! Even when his swelling was the worst and his breathing was very labored his eyes remained clear and bright so he never seemed 'sick', just...
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    Wasp sting on rooster???

    Thanks, California Farm Girl. Sparrow, our young Barred Rock roo, seems to have responded well to the antihistamine. After giving him his meds he will NOT let me near him - ha - but I can see he's no longer mouth breathing and he's walking around. He does not look like he's dying, in fact he...
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    Wasp sting on rooster???

    My 4 month old, very sweet rooster apparently got stung by a wasp or something. I can't see any marks on him. I picked him up and held him and noticed he was mouth breathing and it sounds like snoring. His face, head, neck and chest are swollen! I came in and read some posts about giving him...
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    Best way I've found yet to deal with snake problems!!

    Team work!!!
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    What did your chickens do today?

    This afternoon I went out to sit with our small, young flock. I have 2 of each breed: Buff O's, RIR, Easter Eggers and Plymouth Barred Rock. And, yes, my breeds do love to hang together. So my sweet Barred Rock rooster, Sparrow(15 weeks) was sitting on my lap and the hen, Henri Beaker (11...
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    Help with color of silkie chick

    Wow! I've been trying to find answers about the future color of my silkie babies with no luck. When I got them at the feed store I got one yellow, one black and one gray. Now, at 4 weeks, the yellow is getting a lot of brown, the black is getting a gray head, and the gray is turning black...
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    ALABAMA!!

    Thank you so much! I've asked that questions countless times on different Silkie threads with no answer. You are the first. I appreciate it!
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    ALABAMA!!

    Hello from north Alabama (Madison County). I'm new to chickens but my first flock is doing great: 2 Buff Orp's, 2 EE's, 2 RIR and 2 Plymouth Barred Rocks. They are 13 weeks now and BIG. I have a question hopefully someone in Alabama can answer. I got my daughter 3 little Silkies which are now 1...
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    Fixed the disturbance in the flocks

    I'm worried about this issue as well. I have 2 of each: Buff O's, EE's, RIR's and Plymouth BR's, all 12 weeks old and BIG. I eventually want to add my 3 Silkies who are now 4 weeks old. After reading so many post like yours I'm concerned the big girls will hurt the little Silkies. Right now...
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    Silkie thread!

    Last month I bought 3 random silkie chicks from local feed store. One yellow with little brown dots on head, one solid black and one mostly all gray, some shades of black. Now at 4 weeks I would love help telling the color they will become. These are my first silkies (all the rest are big...
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    Silkie chicks (pic heavy)

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    I think their legs are broken- pictures included

    OMG, put the poor little things out of their misery! You have a big heart but me thinks your energy would be better spent elsewhere. Good luck.
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    City dweller wanting the "little chickens"!

    I think Easter Eggers are great, friendly chickens. They are a medium size hen and lay green or blueish eggs. The feed store sold them as 'Ameracauna' but I believe they are really EE's. Mine love to sit in my lap and make a purring sound when stroked. First to go to the roost at night, seem...
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