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    Silkie with peeling skin? Rash or mites?

    Hi everyone - I’m back again with a question about our 4 month old silkie. The poor thing can’t catch a break. We’ve been treating her with vitamin e and b complex for about a month for what appeared to be wry neck and balance issues. She is very slowly showing improvement on that end, but now...
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    Silkie can’t walk or balance and keeps tumbling.

    Hi everyone. We’ve had our silkie chick Rosie since March. She’s about 4 months old. She was completely healthy up until two weeks ago, when she came down with what looked like a really bad case of wry neck and trouble being steady on her feet. We did take her to the vet, who said that it’s...
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    Closed eye and missing feathers

    Hi! One of our ladies, about a month ago, started losing feathers around her neck area. No sign of injury. No sign of bullying either. We figured maybe she was molting or somehow got herself stuck on something that pulled her feathers loose. Now today, she appears to be having an issue with...
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    Infected chicken: should we dispose of all the eggs?

    Hi everyone. I’m sorry if this is a silly question (or if this isn’t posted in the right category), but we are relatively new to chicken keeping and haven’t experienced illness/infection/injury until today. Yesterday evening we found one of our chickens with a super deep neck wound. I won’t go...
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    Silkie Frizzle (2.5 months) - Hen or Roo?

    Hi! I've recently acquired (what I believe to be) this little guy. I received two silkie frizzles not that long ago, hatched at the same time. This one is larger in size, and definitely has a much larger comb than the other. Behaviorally, more aggressive and protective than the other hens in my...
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    Hi there!

    Hello! My name is Cait. I'm a new owner! I currently have 9 chickens/chicks.....2 silkies, 1 silkie frizzle, 1 silkie frizzle showgirl, 3 black australorps, and 2 lavender orpingtons. The silkies are approximately 2.5 months old, and the australorps and orpingtons are about 3.5 months old. My...
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