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  1. Sabrina 42

    are chickens pets?

    Definitely pets - cost me more than they give, they get hot oatmeal on cold days especially made for them and our silkie hangs out in the house some days and even went trick or treating with our daughter this year!
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    Need Advise, chicken with head split open

    UPDATE: Silkie healed up fine. Used a proud flesh powder and saline solution to cleanse (contact lense solution) It was amazing, 2 weeks and she was growing feathers again. Chickens are pretty amazing! The only effect she has from her injury is a twitching head when you call her, otherwise...
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    Silkies?

    I have the same problem, we keep our Silkie in the front garden because she was nearly killed her first time in our coop- (we have 3 amaracunas and 1 cochin) At night she sleeps in the coop in a small dog crate. All our birds are around 5 or 6 months old. I am going to get another silkie for...
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    EMERGENCY: Raccoon attack last night. Injured, lethargic hen with oozing eye.

    How is your chicken doing now?
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    Need Advise, chicken with head split open

    GRAPHIC :Here is a picture of the injury
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    EMERGENCY: Raccoon attack last night. Injured, lethargic hen with oozing eye.

    Contact lense solution is a great eyewash, It may help to flush her eye and other wounds with it. It's the same as saline solution but it is made to stay sterile for long periods of time where regular saline solution is only good for 24 hours. I always keep a package of antibiotics and a...
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    Need Advise, chicken with head split open

    Our new Silkie must have tried to squeeze through the chicken wire and got attacked by the other chickens because she has split her head pretty bad. Her skull is exposed about 1.5 inches around, not bleeding badly, cleaned around area, have her in a box in the house. Started her on...
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