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    4wk silkie chick strange behaviour and not eating or drinking

    Yesterday morning I noticed one of my chick behaving strangely. Very occasionally it will jump up and down a few times, usually backwards while making a noise and shaking it's head. It's hard to catch on camera. It's hardly eating or drinking. I've mixed crumb with water and it ate the mash a...
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    Day old chick, injured leg?

    Hi, I have a day old chick that suddenly bolted when being held. It fell around 1 metre. It's still walking but favouring one leg, pecking at the other foot. It is still in line and doesn't look misshapen. Any advice. This is from a brood of 5, under a brooder plate, in a school. Thanks
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    Introducing hand reared chicks into an adult flock

    Hi I am a teacher and in our school we have two silkie adult girls, around 4 years old. Although one becomes broody, she is unreliable. So, we are buying an incubator and brooder and hand rearing some eggs as part of the life cycles theme being studied school wide. I have incubated eggs and...
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    Crop problems, help please.

    I am in charge of three silkies (approx 3yrs) in the school in which I work. On Wednesday, one had a messy behind (not unusual) so I washed her and all seemed well. I checked her again today and it was messy again and I noticed that she had lost weight. Her crop was full, but it was late...
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    Composting advice needed

    Hi, I teach in a small, inner city special school in the UK. We have three silkies and are beginning a farm to fork initiative, growing, cooking and eating what we can. We would like create our own compost but we also need to be aware of any dangers around children with additional needs helping...
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    HELP!! Constipation or egg bound? Bantam that can walk but sits at the first chance.

    I have a two year old girl (ameraucana cross, I think) who, up until yesterday was scratching about as usual. Now she is sitting all of the time. She can walk and can be persuaded to move for food but then sits/lays at the first opportunity. She laid an egg tyesterday, and it was the usual size...
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