Hi everyone, all help appreciated.
My chook lotto has been laying for a week now eggs with no or almost no shell. I've started vitamins and extra oystershell. Today she is really not herself and when I examined her she has a prolapse. I have returned what was outside back inside and...
Hello from Scotland! I have recently (6/52) added a partridge and cookoo silkie to my flock of two. I have a large mixed breed chicken and one smallish white silkie.
Things are not settling down at all. I've had to build a small extra sleeping area for the newbies (Shug & Navid) my big chook...
Hi all, my beautiful 3.5 year old silkie hen (Victor) is showing signs of breathing troubles. She coughed/sneezed a few times about 4 days ago. yesterday I noticed that she seems to have a bit of stridor. When she breathes out her neck gets fuller.
I've had a fairly bad mite problem in last week...
Good evening everyone,
I've just received a delivery of woodchip for my 4 feathered friends to dig in. It has a lots of creepy crawlys in it. I was considering spraying over it with virkon s whilst the chooks are sleeping
Does anyone know if this is safe?
Many thanks as always,
Vicky
Hi all, my 20month large mixed breed adventurous chicken has just taken a beak full of wood screws and swallowed them whole.
They are 10mm long and very sharp.
Should I try to empty her crop or will this potentially cause as much damage as letting them work their way through?
Thanks
Vicky
Please help, My silkie jack, age 22 months has been unwell for 3 weeks.
I have her inside, she is on vitamins, vermex, synulox and vit e.
she has lost lots of weight but seems not to be suffering however she has no balance if she tries to walk.
she can stand still with no problem but falls over...
Hi, I'm looking for some advice, my white silkie age 2 yrs is lethargic, head drooped, watery poo and off her food.
I have dusted her with red mite powder, added cider vinegar to her water, tried to feed her some vermxx pellets and fully cleaned/sprayed her coop.
She is worse today, very...