what a handsome boy! I'm thinking it started off as a deformity and the chick slipped in the box while being shipped and something happened. the problem, though is that she can't us it at all. she kind of sometimes uses her hock to hobble around, but otherwise she can't really do much. she can't...
also, i have another question, if you don't mind...the silver laced wyandotte i've paired with the silkie is very loud and protective of her. they're both only a week old...but do you think this could be a sign of her being a rooster? there's food and water in their brooder all the time...
hello! I have a week old silkie who’s poop looks like a worm. Just a single strand. I have had other chickens and know it’s not normal but can’t find any explanation. She doesn’t have pasty butt. What do you think this could be?
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I have a silver laced wyandotte i recently got along with a silkie who had a broken leg. both are about one week old. the SLW loves to sing, though. I got her because i wanted the silkie to have a companion as she's probably going to be disabled for her whole life. i'm worried because she is...
thanks everyone for your help. It seems almost dislocated...is that normal for valgus deformity? when I touch it she doesn't seem to protest so I don't think it hurts her anymore. which kind of worries me because I don't want her muscles to have already formed around it...but I also don't want...