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  1. Steph n Kel

    Help needed quickly please!!

    I have been treating my bantams (assorted types) with Tylan 50, orally .25 cc for 3 days They have all been improving with exception of one bird who has suddenly appeared MUCH worse, in the last several hours. She had improved one day 1 and 2 . Her initial symptoms were raspy breathing...
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    Pullet with rattled breathing

    Hi. Our 4 month old Silkie Pullet has rattled breathing on both inhale and exhale. Her inhale actually sounds like a rattle and her out hale sounds like a wheeze or sigh. She seems to breathe quietly when sleeping. She is sneezing but not frequently. She is listless but not droopy. Since...
  3. Steph n Kel

    What colour is my Silkie?

    This is my first time putting a photo in a post so hopefully it works. I'm looking for help in identifying the official colour of the multi coloured hen. Thanks in advance!
  4. Steph n Kel

    Silkies - trying to sex by behaviour

    Hi there, My question is, do (or can) hens splay their hackle feathers when they are "bumping chests" and establishing the pecking order? I'm not worried about their behaviour - I understand it's normal - but I have noticed that some of the birds will "bump", run at , or peck another bird but...
  5. Steph n Kel

    Silkies and their Wattles

    We are the newish owners to 7 Silkies. Three are 8 wks old (we got them at 3 days) and the other 4 are older birds (apparently born this year) that we obtained from another Silkie farmer. They looked to be 2 fully grown (if not sexually mature) birds, 1 that looked to be a older pullet and...
  6. Steph n Kel

    Chicken (Silkie) Newbie in The Kawarthas, Ontario, Canada

    Hello BYC! My husband and I have been lurking for almost 7 weeks now, which not coincidentally, is how long we have had chickens. The story starts with my husband's desire to have "a couple of chickens" at our new home - this desire quickly morphed into "4 or 5 hens and a couple of ducks"...
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