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    Flock not looking too good this winter

    Hello, so I've notice that this late fall/winter my flock hasn't been looking too good. I've had one hen die randomly, looking back I think maybe she got a vitamin deficiency some how but I'm not 100%. I'm worried for my flock because I've noticed some things that could be related to a harsh...
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    Animal dug into coop, left shells ate egg insides

    Hello, I was wondering if someone could help figure out what animal may have done this. So this morning I go out to my chicken coop like normal but I notice a hole in the ground. They way my coop is built is the inside of the coop where the chickens go in and get locked in at night is in the...
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    Chicks with coccidiosis, dosage, info?

    Today I noticed one of my chicks was droopy, they were ruffled up with a downward tail. I'm guessing it has coccidiosis as someone told me that what their symptoms sound like. I was wondering what the exact dosage for corid liquid bottle preferably in teaspoons/tablespoons would be for 1.5...
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    Chick is puffed up with droopy tail

    I have a blue laced red wyandotte chick being raised with 4 siblings by my silkie hen. Today when I went to give them a little lettuce to try I noticed this chick was a bit puffed up and it had its tail pointed down. It seems healthy, it can walk and flap, vent seems clear but it just seems off...
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    Cat/s with uti

    Hi, so awhile back I switched to pretty litter and found that one possibility more of my cats have a uti. First I tried at home remedies hoping the uti just started and I could get rid of it at home but that's not the case. Just today I also found a drip and small puddle of urine outside the...
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    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
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    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
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    Hen limping

    Hi so this morning when I let my chickens out I noticed my one hen fluffy was still inside, it's not too unusual so I went in to het her out and about when I noticed she was limping. She went outside on her own still so I went out to watch her and she was limping and going easy on her right leg...
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    Hen passed away, not sure from what

    So my hen passed away today and I'm trying to figure out from what and if I need to worry about the rest of my flock. So I knew she was sick but I didn't think she was this sick untill yesterday. So I'll start from the beginning, as you can see I have a previous post about it. It first started...
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    Hen with one eye swollen shut, please help

    So today I let my chickens out of the coop as usual when I noticed my one hen was acting a bit off and then I noticed her eye. I've never had this happen before so I'm not quite sure what to do. I saw on another post to open the eye, flush it with saline solution, and put antibiotic cream on it...
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    How long for my rooster to heal from lice?

    So I found out that my rooster had lice so I've been treating him, the coop, and the rest of the flock just in case. I've been using manna pro poultry protector, a home made spray, and sprinkled some diatomaceous earth everywhere. I have only seen lice on him but I'm still treating everyone just...
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    Rooster with red skin all around vent and little bugs!?

    I was sitting in the coop watching my chickens and my rooster was doing his little dance for a hen when I noticed his butt looked red. I caught him and quickly saw that his skin looked red and irritate all around his vent, I also saw some kind of white build up around some of the smaller...
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    Silkie Hen Pants a Lot

    So I noticed that my one hen pants a lot? She often pants when it's not even hot outside and none of the other chickens pant just her. I'm not sure why she pants though she's in the shade and has plenty of cool water. When I listen to her it sounds like she was running or like she was hot but I...
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    What should i be feeding my silkies?

    I've recently been questioning what I feed my silkies. I normally feed laying feed and then I'll add some things like a scratch or treat mix, oyster shells, protine treats, diatomaceous earth, chick feed, and whatever fruits or veggies. But I've recently seen a lot of people talk about how they...
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    • chicken feed feed feed advice help silkie silkie chicken silkie chickens what should i feed my chickens
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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    New chickens, sexing help

    So i got two new chicks and have started introducing them to the flock. The two new ones are the white one and the little dark one. I'm almost positive that the white one is a hen and my rooster must think so too because he tried to hop on her. I'm not sure about the little one though and i...
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    Should i be giving my chickens any preventive medicine?

    So I was getting to deworm my horses and the thought popped into my mind if I should be deworming or giving any other preventative medicine to my chickens? I don't believe anyone has any issues or worm or anything from what I can tell, but are there any preventative medicines I should be giving...
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    Introduce new chick/ens to flock issues, and roo trying to breed underage new hen

    Hi so I'm having issues with introducing my 2 new chicks to the flock. For reference my original flock is made of all silkies and has my roo and hen and then they have 5, 14 week old chicks. So since their chicks are 14 weeks already and I can already see some of them are roos I decided that it...
    • Jaymez
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    • 5 months advice appreciated help mating new additions to flock problems rooster rooster behavior silkes silkie
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  18. J

    Sexing 14week old silkie chicks

    I have 5 chicks and I wanted some opinions on what sex they are. I know for sure that the 5th is a roo and I think that their all roos but I'm not 100% sure about everyone. The first 2 pics are the parents and the rest are the chicks, I put numbers in the photos so that their easier to refer to.
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    • gender pullet or cockeral roo hen sex roo or hen sex sexing sexting silkie silkie chick gender sexing silkies
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    Rooster spurs bleeding

    Today I tried de-spuring my rooster for the first time because I noticed that my hen was having a lot of broken feathers and would run from him so I gathered he may be hurting her. I did it by using the method where you get some pliers and then twist them off, they came off pretty easy but I...
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    Chickens acting different?

    So I'm not sure why but recently my chicken have been acting different. For reference I have a roo and a hen who have been together for a year and have been fine, they have 5 chicks together that are over a month old. I first noticed that my roo was mating the hen more and he recently started...
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