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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Star gazing is another name for wry neck. I have also heard it called crook neck too. I have successfully treated several Silkie chicks that had wry neck with the Vitamin E, Selenium and Polyvisol (no iron) treatment. I got all three at CVS. Had to get Selenium in tablets and crush it and the...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I's so sorry for your situation. That is so hard. I understand that pain. When they are little like that it is hard to know what to do. No matter what you do, you second guess yourself. Is her head crooked backward?
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I would think so too, but I would be worried about crush injuries and the bigger chicks pushing the others away from food and drink. Most of the time they are fine brooded together, but from what they are describing there might be problems with this group. That would be way more likely than just...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Also, you can mix electrolytes and vitamins in but not probiotics.
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    From what you are describing, it doesn't really sound like a respiratory disease. (At least not yet.) I wouldn't just throw antibiotics at it until you know (somewhat at least) what you are dealing with. There are dozens of different antibiotics that are used to treat dozens of conditions. They...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    How old is the chick? Is there any chance of injury? Can it walk or stand? The gasping could be pain related or it could be something respiratory. Have there been any other symptoms other than the lethargy? Any wheezing, sneezing, runny nose or diarrhea? Any other chicks with issues? The dust...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Good morning! I haven't been around on this thread for a few months now (5000+ posts behind-yikes) due to being so busy, but now that school has been in a while and I am getting somewhat caught up I thought I would say hello and see what everyone has been up to. I only went back three days...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    OMWord...I refuse to count. If I HAD to guess, with chicks- including the ones cheeping from the incubator as I type, probably 200. I have a bunch of assorted (purebred though) bantams and a bunch of Silkie chicks I hatched from my flock for sale right now so that is a lot of that number. (I am...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I hope this post doesn't bother anyone with it's size, but I figured the best place for it was with my fellow Hoosiers. I listed my current Silkie flock on CL last night. Hard to do but I have decided to pursue raising Show Quality Silkies and the deal with the DH was that the pet flock had...
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    FLOCK SELL OUT!!!! Lost my battle with zoning and all must go. Including Self Blues and Porcelains

    I am in need of whites. Especially a BQ or SQ Bearded White Roo or older cockerel. I will PM you.
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Holy Cow this thread moves so fast! Shame on me for disappearing for the better part of a week! Hi everybody You are most welcome and it was a pleasure to meet you and your friend! Hope the "kiddos" have worked everything out amongst themselves. :) How is "Goldie aka Sneezy aka...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Last year I had a bantam cochin start laying at 18 weeks to the day. She actually beat my leghorn pullet by 3 weeks. Couldn't believe it! Keep an eye out for your first egg in the next couple of weeks and don't be surprised if they are funky or weird in the beginning. We had a few shell-less...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Oh, and I meant to offense by that phrase. I just meant they are lovely already and will be even more so when they have fully filled out. :) You should see some of my showgirls around that age. Wish I had a pic handy. They are some AWKWARD teenagers! lol
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I would think so but that may just be how I describe the phase between chick and fully grown. Always so awkward. lol Silkies mature much more slowly than most other breeds. While a Leghorn may be mature and laying by 20 weeks, a Silkie wouldn't be until 8-10 months so they are "teenagers" a lot...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    ;-) I have a couple "D'Uh-Whattheckareyou" ( what we call our D'Uccle mixes) that hatched in the last two weeks. Supposed to be full Porcelain D'Uccles but apparently when my kids let the showgirls and polish out accidentally while it was the D'Uccle's turn to free range, somebody "jumped" my...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I am in Brownstown and have pet quality Silkie chicks for sale. Two days old and $5 each. I believe I have 12-13 not spoken for.
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I have one golden sebright pullet and some black silkies of various ages and am located in Brownstown. Holy cow! You are getting a pair of SQ silkies and only trading a cockerel? Are you sure they are SQ? That is a steal and congrats! I am getting a SQ silkie pullet this weekend and she is a...
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