Just curious and i what you lot think little pipin might be, it makes no difference to me as he/she is staying regardless, hatched 12 June, thanks in advance for any guesses xx
For the last couple of weeks my hens have all stopped laying, I have 5 silkies and then a range of younger hens that are not old enough to lay yet, ,the silkies have always been pretty reliable layers apart from when they have been broody, but for the last 3 weeks no eggs at all, I have checked...
I have a small group of Dutch bantams, they currently have a coop and large run, I would love to let them free range like my Silkies, however every time I have tried to let them out they disappear off to the neighbours or the church yard behind our house. I just wondered if anyone had managed to...
So my silkie hen has gone broody. My husband is fascinated by polish chickens, so my question is this. If I let my silkie hen hatch some polish eggs, obviously she will hatch them and care for them but I have resisted having polish because I’m not convinced our set up is ok for them, we have a...
Hi everyone, I posted a while ago about my silkie hen, I thought she may have a mild respiratory infection. I actually took her to the vet yesterday and now have some antibiotics. However the vet said her lungs are clear but she is very underweight. Having read everything I can on every forum I...
So I have a little flock of silkies, one of the young hens sneezes, not often perhaps 3-4 times a day. Other than that she is happy. I have ordered some vetrx to see if this will help clear it up however I wondered what the best way to use is, it seems you can add to water, rub on top of beak...
Hi I’m new to this site, I have a small flock of silkie hens all of whom are very happy despite currently being cooped up in doors as we have a bird flu outbreak in the uk. One of hens is currently sneezing not often just a few times a day, she is smaller than the other but always has been...