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  1. Blingchix6

    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    She knocked over her dish and is of course eating off the floor
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    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    Well here is Flipz today. She seems fine. Thank you for the advice. I am going to put her in the garage to acclimate her to the colder temperatures. The photos show her rocking her Mohawk lol. I had to rinse the crud out of the feathers on her head.
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    9 month Rooster is showing signs of aggression

    Rehome him. I had a gorgeous rooster named Carl, a big beautiful Lavender Orpington. Carl made it his life's mission to attack me. I tried everything, nothing worked. Thank goodness I found a rescue that was willing to take him! He is now living his best life and I'm not getting attacked any more
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    Silkie/Frizzle, Pullet or Rooster help

    If you really need to know, send a blood sample to IQ Bird Testing. Cut one of the nails short to hit the quick and make it bleed. They will confirm sex of chicken.
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    Resuced a hen, how to help her?

    If you cannot get the chicken to swallow anything, you're going to need to syringe it down into the crop. Slide the syringe down the throat and to the right and you will hit the crop. Chicken keeping is not for the squeamish, that's for sure!!Good luck!!
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    Resuced a hen, how to help her?

    A few doses of NutriDrench is helpful. Keeping this chicken in a dark quiet spot is great advice as well. Isolate the chicken from your flock for at least a month. I also give my new flock members a dose of Fenbendazole just in case they have worms. Watch for lice/mites and treat accordingly (I...
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    Debbie's Silkies

    Beautiful birds! I want to thank you for the advice you gave me on treating my Silkie with wry neck. 400 units of Vitamin E daily and she's all better!
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    My roosters spurs

    I have used a dremel to round off the ends of spurs when they get too long. You can always clip them with dog nail trimmers first, then round off the tips. I did this to minimize the damage to my hens when the rooster did his rooster thing to them.
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    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    Well, Flips (I named her that’s because she flips over when she somersaults) got another dose of Vitamin E and about 4ccs of NutriDrench. I also caught her eating some of the wet down mash and scrambled eggs I made for her. I’m just going to continue to help this chicken! I hope she heals.
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    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    Debbie- you called it!! I think she developed wry neck somehow. I went to the drugstore and got some liquid Vitamin E; gave her 400 units(1cc). I just looked in on her and she is able to raise her head. She is still pretty sick but at least I have seen some progress. She has scrambled egg in her...
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    I remember 8 track tapes. And my Dad going to the Sunoco station and telling the attendant to "Fill it up with 220!!"I think gas cost around 10 cents a gallon. And I watched Neil Armstrong land on the moon. Also remember the horses that carried the coffin of JFK and the funeral being broadcast...
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    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    I just scrambled up some egg for her and tried to get her to eat....but she just cannot control her head movements enough to eat anything. I left the scrambled eggs in her box and I will hope that she can eat something. She does not want to be picked up and resists if I try to put the food near...
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    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    I do not know how she could have sustained any injuries during transport. I put her in a cardboard box with pine shavings and some food and water. She stayed in my hotel bathroom on Friday night and I took her home on Saturday. I also bought a large Buff Orpington and transported her the same...
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    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    Yes. I have a flock of 15 chickens outside and 2 house chickens. The flock is mixed with a lot of different breeds. My 2 indoor chickens are a 12 oz black Serama I got last year at the poultry show and a frizzled bantam Cochin named Lola, who is an 8 year old rescue chicken that I got from my...
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    Where can I find red silkies?

    Try Calico Daisy Acres in Ohio. I bought a Silkie from her at the Ohio Poultry Show a few years ago, and she is a beautiful bird. I named her Bunny.
  16. Blingchix6

    Did I get a bad Silkie??

    I recently purchased a Silkie pullet at a poultry show. She keeps her head down/hides it in a corner. It's almost like wry neck except she keeps her head tucked down in front of her. She will actually roll over(like a chicken somersault) sometimes. I gave her a dose of NutriDrench when we got...
  17. Blingchix6

    Pine shavings vs hemp bedding

    I used pine shavings for years until I bit the bullet and paid $$$ for the hemp bedding. I LOVE it!!! It smells fresh in the coop, the hemp absorbs odors better than pine shavings. I do not need to do a complete clean out like I used to do with the pine shavings, I just mix it up and sprinkle...
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    thank you!!!

    thank you!!!
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    Arkansas Chickens for Sale (or Free)

    Believe it or not, after I found I could not advertise my eggs on FB, I ordered a big “EGGS FOR SALE HERE” sign and attached it to my mailbox. I collected the eggs, dated them and left them in a fridge on my front porch(right in front of the ring Camera doorbell). Now I can’t keep enough...
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    Looking for Alternative water solutions

    I have used poultry nipples since day 1 and I have never had a chicken refuse to drink from them.
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