Hey all, I've got a week old silkie chick that is looking very poorly this morning, on closer inspection I've found it infested with what looks to be both lice and mites :( I've just given her a warm bath, blow dry and gentle dusting of pestene, and treated her mum and coop. Is there anything I...
Hey all, my seven week old silkie chick is suddenly (as of this morning) very wobbly on her legs
:(
She's still trying to follow her mumma around but can only take a few wobbly steps before she sits down, and then stays put until the flock moves away again.
She doesn't really seem interested in...
So I discovered by being covered and bitten by the nasty things that my two hens and four,four week old chicks have mites. They've also invaded my house :(
I've thoroughly hosed out my large pen, and the maternity pen, changed bedding in nesting boxes, dusted everything in pestene including the...
Hey all, looking for some advice.
My Americana recently went broody and as we don't have a rooster I purchased some eggs for her (silkie, frizzle and sizzles at my daughters request :) )
Mumma hen has been a champion sitter and over the last few days has hatched four out of her five eggs, only...