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  1. Debbie292d

    Need input - would this mix + Kalmbach work?

    @U_Stormcrow or @NatJ, could one of you give your opinion? She's also helping me decide how to improve my silkie feed a bit.
  2. Debbie292d

    Introductions and questions

    I'd guess at least one of them is a male because their backs look like what a rooster can do to a hen. If not, they could be molting but I think you'd see signs of that elsewhere like their head/neck too.
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    URGENT!! Sick chicken, poopy and bloody butt!

    I'm so sorry for your loss. :hugs I would pick up at least the calcium to have on hand, as I'm just guessing she was egg-bound. Is sending her in for a necropsy possible? You'd find out at least what was really wrong with her. You'd double bag her and put her in your fridge, not freezer...
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    Stop buying chicken feed

    Most chickens do WAY better and perhaps only survive because they're getting nutrients from their feed. When they don't, that can cause them to become vitamin deficient, weak, or prone to illness. These aren't wild birds like hundreds of years ago, they are domesticated.
  5. Debbie292d

    Dust bath

    Do you let them free-range at all? I see all that nice yard of yours they would LOVE! You could just take a couple of shovels full of sod off near there and they'd be all over it!
  6. Debbie292d

    Well if this isn't the best picture I've ever taken of the coop ❄️🩵❄️

    We have, I think, four cozy coop heaters for our growout pens. They are the cats meow! The coops have different heaters though.
  7. Debbie292d

    What's the temperature where you are???

    I've heard if you killed him, you could keep the rattle part? Is that true?
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    WHY WOBBLY? WILL SHE MAKE IT? brand new pullet seems drunk

    As I mentioned in your other post, I think she's weak from transport, plus, she's smaller, so make sure she's getting enough to eat. I know you said you put Poultry Cell in their water, so that's good! I would give her a special mash mix with a raw egg yolk mixed in. That may help the veins...
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    Dust bath

    Here in the summer they make dust baths wherever they are so inclined. In the winter, they can't, so we put giant kitty litter bins with garden dirt, a little wood ash from our furnace, and a bit of DE. Those will fit about 4-5 silkies dustbathing at a time. We keep a bucket of garden dirt...
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    Well if this isn't the best picture I've ever taken of the coop ❄️🩵❄️

    That's our main coop on the right in the distance, lit up. There is a yard light way over to the right side that keeps that side of the yard closest to the forest lit up, but not like this!
  11. Debbie292d

    usps live bird delay NEED ADVICE!

    I think she's just weak. She's smaller so might not be getting all she wants to eat? Could you try make them a dish of mash but make sure she gets her fill of it. You could put a few drops of PC in there too and even mix in a raw egg yolk. Mash is just water and crumbles in case you never...
  12. Debbie292d

    What's the temperature where you are???

    19°F, cloudy with the sun trying to peek out. Hum: 77 Low: 6°F
  13. Debbie292d

    usps live bird delay NEED ADVICE!

    They may be vitamin-deficient. Do you have some Poultry Cell, Nutri-Drench, or some other poultry vitamins? If so, give them some every other day for a week or two. I say every other day because too much can cause diarrhea. To post a video, you can either post it on YouTube or in our...
  14. Debbie292d

    usps live bird delay NEED ADVICE!

    Oh my, so beautiful!! :love
  15. Debbie292d

    Ducks

    Congratulations! They are beautiful! :love
  16. Debbie292d

    Introductions and questions

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow I'm so sorry about the loss of your husband. :hugs We sure would like to see pictures of your girls and suspect boys! We're glad you're here!
  17. Debbie292d

    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
  18. Debbie292d

    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
  19. Debbie292d

    Hen with scaly dry swollen skin on face

    Hi, Pretty hen! Since she has no other symptoms, I think I'd go with it being scaly face mites, as they could be causing the swelling. They are microscopic, so you wouldn't see them. I would try putting vaseline or coconut oil on her face every other day for three times total. Then repeat...
  20. Debbie292d

    New member

    Hiya, Sara, and welcome to BYC! :frow Sounds and looks like you got a pretty little flock going there! Thanks for the great picture! If you're interested, we have a Learning Center full of helpful articles about raising chicks and chickens. You might find something new out in one of those...
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