Found our silkie hen with large swollen bumps on her ears, face and neck. She recently had an injury to the top of her beak a few weeks ago that seemed to heal quickly, and now these swollen areas. Tried hydrocortisone, what else? Antibiotics? Please help.
My 1yr old Showgirl Rooster has no tail feathers. Just feels like pokey sticks back there. Did they just not grow in? His wings also have “stick like” ends. His brother has a beautiful iridescent tail. Roosters are separated and the tailless one has a few ladies and chicks with him. He is...
All 3 were born in April. 1 rooster was being overly aggressive to the hen, pecking her head and aggressivly mating. In the past month it seems they have established their pecking order and the docile rooster has paired with the hen. The lone rooster still aggressively mates if he gets the...
Only have 4 (2 showgirls {roos} and 2 silkies) ) and they are 5mos old. One roo has been attacking the red silkie. Realized he was probably trying to mate?? Giving the roo his own space for the past week but putting them all in the coop together at night. Red silkie had been more lethargic than...