I had a almost 2 year old silkie hen that became a mom 10 days ago.She was acting totally fine and was still broody even after her baby was born.(laying down,not getting up,growling,etc.)2 days ago she was completely fine , then yesterday I came out to let the chickens out and she was acting...
Hello I have a week and a half old baby chick that it’s momma Penny hatched out.There we’re suppose to be 2 babys but one of the baby’s didn’t come out.The momma is dying she has mereks and since there’s only one baby I don’t know what to do!!!!!Tractor supply is selling chicks (the ones we’re...
I put 2 silkie eggs in an incubator for one of my momma hens to be a surrogate.When it can to hatching time one of the eggs hatch but the other still no external pip.So I candled the egg yesterday and it had internally pipped but it looked really weird (I’ll show pictures)the baby was breathing...
I have a 3 year old silkie rooster.He has lice and we’re in the middle of treating him but he’s drowsy and can’t really walk straight and is wobbly.He can’t really see straight either he’ll go to drink water and don’t really make it in.Every day he drinks so much water he’ll be drinking water...
My 1year old Silkie hen has gotten huge abscesses on her wings(there’s 3)!!I have no idea what it could be caused by!She is acting normal and broody but it seems like they don’t hurt unless we pick at it!Could y’all please tell me what it is and what to do?Ill post some pictures!!
I have a newely hatched silkie naked neck.I can’t really describe what’s going on but she lays down a lot but is still playful and then acts like she has splayed legs but then is fine and then she keeps on kicking her feet behind her and laying in her stomach!she acts weird and normal but keeps...
Hello my duck has multiple broken blood feathers on her wings.We think it’s the other ducks doing it or her doing it from being bored at night.we put vetericyn plus on her for a week but every morning she would be bloody again.Now we have sprayed her with it and wrapped it in vet wrap.I’ll...
Hello I have a hen that’s been acting weird.I got home for school yesterday and she was panting and breathing really hard and has one of her eyes shut and won’t open it,when she does it is really watery.She won’t eat anything but will drink.All my research shows that it’s a respiratory...
Hello,I have a silkie hen that is going almost completely bald.We had lice a couple of months ago but we got rid of them,when we got the lice was when she started becoming bald.We have completely gotten rid of the lice but she is still bald and now she’s missing even more.I’ll post some pictures
Hello I’ve never had an egg bound hen but my hen has been laying around for days and just lays there.She can walk but it’s like she’s trying to have and egg.I’ll upload a video but I’m just wondering what it could be.She sits their and shakes and pushes all day and all night for the past couple...
Hello I’m letting my hen hatch out a baby.She has never had a baby,the baby internally pipped almost a day ago but hasn’t externally pipped yet.I don’t know what to do,it hasn’t been pepping or making any noise.Should i help or wait it out a little longer?
Hello I’m letting one of my hens hatch her first baby.The chick has internally pipped but when I candled the egg the chicks face is at the bottom of the egg.Is This correct?Or should it be facing upward.I know this sounds confusing so I can post a video for help.
I have a 2 year old rooster that has been acting weird and now he’s acting drunk and near death!!It started Monday and it is now Friday,our chickens had lice we are treating now,this is when he started acting strange.Today we went out their and his head was dropped and he could stand up.He still...
My 3 month old silkie chick has all of the sudden got blind in one eye and now he’s blind in both.This has completely happened out of nowhere.I’m wondering what can cause this to happen?
I have a 8 months old silkie hen that’s been paralyzed for almost 4 months.She has no other symptoms of mereks other than being paralyzed.We took her to the vet 2 times and he treated her for and ear infection the first time and the second a spinal injury.Would she be able to lay eggs if it was...
My 8-month old silkie rooster was laying in the same spot all day.My mom went to check on him and he threw his head back and started crying really loud and shaking.I rushed him in the house and made him drink ice cold water and he did.Now he is just laying in my lap and still not acting normal...
My 8 months old silkie hen has been showing symptoms of mereks.She has been sick for almost 4 months.She doesn’t act like she is sick she eat and drink well and she is finally putting back on some weight.When she first got sick she got really skinny but now she is gaining weight.I just had a hen...
I had a 8 month old hen that got sick with symptoms of mereks.She got better with vitamin E and selenium the vet gave us.Since she got better we brought her out with the rest of them for her to start eating and drinking like normal again,and then she just got sick again and got worse then she...