Good afternoon everyone!
I've been treating my 1 year old silkie with 1/2 cc of Tylan 50 for five days now, and was weaning her off and noticed that she started to show an occasional sneeze again. I had started the quarenteen/Tylan treatment because she had bubbly discharge in her eyes and was...
We have been brooding four bobwhite chicks with two bantam silkie chickens for a week now. Tonight as i went to check on them- i discovered one dead in thr middle of the brooder. I thought perhaps it had been trampled by the larger silkie chicks, and moved the quail to their own pen... Only for...
Last week we got a quartet of bobwhite chicks at the Maryland Poultry Swap. The sign said they were between 5-10 weeks then, but im curious if i can get a more accurate estimate for each. Age of juvie quail ks determined by their primary, feathers so have a look at theirs and have a go.
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Hello All!
I've been visiting Backyardchickens for coop and husbandry tips for a while now, and now that I've three small hens of my own thought it time to join the banter. I've two silkies and a silkie/americauana mix, all about 1year old. They have been adjusting to life here for over a week...