Ok…first of all, don’t buy silkies from Hoover because they don’t seem to be at all “correct”. Granted, I impulse bought 4 chicks from my local Runnings and I only want them as pets, but c’mon…
At six weeks…Three are mostly silkie-like. One has four toes, two have straight combs coming in, one...
From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows...I had just returned a recovered hen (prolapse) to the flock then I noticed this girl slowing down and looking ill...she is a 3 y.o. Amberlink who hasn't laid since December. In the last 1-2 weeks she has become sluggish, slightly penguin-stanced...
Hi, I am dealing with my first prolapse, and thanks to the post by @azygous I have a sensible protocol that I have been following...I just don't know if it's working and am getting discouraged.
I have a ~4 year old hen who has not laid in well over a year present me with this prolapse 9 days...