My Silkie recently started limping. I checked her foot and one of the toes is swollen and warm. I soaked in epsom salt and found a tiny scab at the tip of the toe just under the nail. I soaked it off. The toenail also looks either broken down or smaller than on the healthy foot. There is no...
I could use some help from someone who has experience with chicken parasites, as I do not. Looks like sand in our Silkies’ feathers. These are eggs i’m assuming? Highest concentration is at their lower backs. Thanks for any help!
My 8 month old silkie has gone broody right in the middle of winter. She's pulled out all the feathers on her underside, and I'm worried about her keeping warm. It's currently getting down to the low twenties, and the worst of the winter weather is yet to come. How long will it take for her...
Hi there. I posted this morning about my two 26 week old silkies. I am new to chickens and read that ACV keeps mold from growing in the chicken's water. I have a nipple waterer that I added the ACV to. Since they're small, and I only have two, the water lasted them about a month. When I went to...
I read that adding ACV to the chicken waterer would prevent things from growing in it. I filled the waterer (it is a nipple waterer) about a month ago with a splash of raw ACV. When I went to clean and refill it last night the inside was covered in black mold. I feel HORRIBLE! My poor chickens...
Hi there! I'm new to "backyard chickens", and also to chickens in general. I have 2 silkies that will be 7 weeks tomorrow. They spend the day outside in an enclosure. When I bring them in for the night they always go cuckoo on me! They seem very anxious and distresssed- cheaping loudly and both...