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  1. Just Rosie

    Hawk Grabbed hen, traumatized eye, confirming meds

    ...get updated pics tomorrow after I've had a better chance test her light response and menace. And I'll check for that blue slice I see in the pics **I also found a couple of wounds on her upper back. I couldnt get a good look at them but one looked pretty superficial. The other might have...
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    Hawk Grabbed hen, traumatized eye, confirming meds

    ...and upsetting the wound before I have an analgesic plan in place. I have meloxicam, carprofen (25mg chew tabs), and 100mg gabapentin capsules. **This bird is a silkie hen and weighs about 900g, but I am rounding up to 1kg.** From what I can find, carprofen is 4mg/kg max PO SID/BID, and I...
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    Silver Partridge/Grey Silkie Genetics?

    Yes, this is my understanding as well, although locking down the secrets of paint genetics seems to be a fickle thing! From the latest info I have received, paints are genetically black birds, but dominant white (co-dominant perhaps?) "paints" over the black, with some black leakage. Meaning...
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    Silver Partridge/Grey Silkie Genetics?

    That is what I figured, as I have not seen a random grey appear when breeding paints! Do you mind explaining why breeding grey into paint would not be advisable? Is it due to the probability of producing more greys throughout the generations? Or is there a concern for some sort of leakage/gene...
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    Silver Partridge/Grey Silkie Genetics?

    Several months ago I purchased some hatching eggs from a breeder who assured me he had separate pens for his colors. I am only interested in paints (and blacks and whites). When they hatched, there was one who was definitely not paint and whose colors I have not seen before. I reached out to the...
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    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    Hey guys, I'm sorry to have not updated you on the little chick. Life sort of overcame me. Unfortunately, she ended up passing not soon after my last post. I did not end up ordering a necropsy, as at the time it ended up being too much for me. I'm still unsure of what exactly happened, and my...
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    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    ...decisions this morning. The first is that I'm going to continue trying to keep her alive. I decided that if this chick has made it this far, she *is* fighting to live. I have seen plenty of chick deaths in my life, and it is always pretty aparent when there is no hope. I'm not saying this...
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    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    This is my thought process as well. She is able to swallow the food and her crop fills. She also is defecating, so the food is definitely able to move through her GI tract. However, I believe that her body is not absorbing the nutrients for one reason or another. There are a lot of potential...
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    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    After inspecting a bit closer I do now see her tongue. It seems small, like maybe it is half the length it should be, but I could be making that up. I do not see anything wrapped around it. It seems to be laying flat/comfortably at the base of her beak.
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    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    ...I am very much an agressive minded person when it comes to medicine and treatment. However, I have the clarity to understand when an animal *shouldn't* be kept alive, as it is the continuation of suffering. I understand quality of life matters just as much as viability, if not more. I...
  11. Just Rosie

    Lethargic rescue chick

    Curious if your little Fatima is still with us? Dealing with a similar situation myself. Chick not eating, watery stools and actively losing weight.
  12. Just Rosie

    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    Update: So I noted that she is not eating or drinking on her own. I have been trying to syringe feed her, but it is hard when I have to work late. She is pretty weak, barely able to stand. I was nervous to aspirate her so I was doing small amount of raw yolk+b12 and water. Now I am saying...
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    Silkie chick continuous stress call

    Recently I hatched 19 silkie chicks from my birds. All them seem to be doing very well, except for one. This chick, about 2 days ago (They are 4-6 days old, this chick is 4 days) began distress calling. It has not stopped that I can tell. I have inspected the chick multiple times since...
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    Are geese right for me?

    I want to start by saying this idea is in its very early stages. I am not married to the idea of getting geese, but I am interested. I have chickens currently, and have raised ducks in the past. I found the ducks to be incredibly messy, mainly due to their water source, but otherwise, great...
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    Silkie color genetics- any insight?

    This is such great info, thank you so much. I had no idea blue paints were a thing. I actually just produced one myself and was curious about the genetics. So basically, blue is just dilute black? So you can breed paint x blue to get blue paint or black paint? Does the black come from its paint...
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    Blue Paint Silkie?

    Hello all, I have a silkie pullet that I bred that does not look like a normal paint. Her spots are very dilute, she looks like a blue paint. I'm wondering if anyone knows the genetics behind blue paint? My understanding with typical paints is that a bird with a dominant white gene breeds with...
  17. Just Rosie

    Is this split wing?

    Thank you for the replies! I would really like to show this pullet, so I wanted to make sure she wouldn't immediately be disqualified.
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    Is this split wing?

    Does this silkie pullet have split wing?
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    North GA Silkie pullets

    I have 4 silkie pullets available. 3 blue and 1 black. All very sweet. I believe the 2 older blues (under 1 year) are laying but the younger 2 should be by this year. 1 - breeder quality blue hen. 5 toes, blue ears, good comb. Asking $100 obo 2 - pet quality blue hen. Has a comb defect, but...
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    Easiest to clean incubator models?

    Hello all, I am a hobby breeder of silkies who has been on hiatus until this year. I've been letting my girls do all the hatching for a while, but I'm ready to get back into it. I'm looking to buy a new incubator, because I really struggle to clean the ones I have. Currently I have an...
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