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    One hen who wanders really far without flock - new behavior.

    I have one silkie hen who wanders away from the flock recently. She doesn't appear to be sick nor isolating herself so I do not think the behavior is tied to that. It's a little concerning just because she seems less safe away from the flock as a tiny bantam that can get picked up by hawks and...
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    Respiratory issue in silkie (video included) - Stridor/minor blockage in nostril

    Looking for help identifying what's going on with my silkie. Symptoms Wheezing and sneezing with constant sound Some watery green poop a couple days ago that I assumed was from heat stress, I gave her electrolytes. Poop appears normal and healthy now. Mild mouth breathing Seems still energetic...
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    Is my silkie going to lose her whole toe or just the tip (frostbite?)

    Noticed that one of my silkies has frostbite today. Not totally sure how she got it but she is my smallest silkie so maybe she just couldn't handle the weather or her foot got wet somehow. I cleaned it up and have her inside now, her appetite is fine and she's still walking on it. Is she going...
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    Is this frostbite? Or just my chicken's skintone?

    It has been around 10-20F for a few days. One of my silkies has white tips on two of her toes, although I can't tell if her toes just naturally have white tips (may also be possible.) Especially because the two tips are uniform on the two same toes. She is not limping nor acting like anything is...
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    What type of silkie/color is this?

    She came in a batch of normal bearded silkies, accidentally sold to me. Beautiful hen, not sure of her coloring or type. I've heard frizzle and sizzle, I think this is a sizzle? As you can see in the photos next to her flockmates, all her feathers stand up/flip out instead of laying flat. Also...
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    Scaly mite or something else?

    My rooster has a weird inflammed cut? on his foot, I cleaned it by doing an epsom salt soak and brushed it with a toothbrush, and I put alcohol and Neosporin on it after this photo which I figured should kill or suffocate any mites. Although, I can't tell what I'm looking at here. He's a young...
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    Dealing with damage from gapeworm.

    I have a chicken who had/has gapeworm. He has been dewormed twice (so far) and seems to be on a path of recovery (having less breathing trouble now,) the issue is that his trachea seems to be damaged or harmed by the infection and still needs time to heal because he's still breathing with his...
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    What does it mean when my rooster "hugs" a strange hen?

    I'm introducing my two Silkie flocks to each other, they've been able to view each other through a fence for about a month. Today is the first day they had free access to each other. So far, they are staying in their own corners and not really approaching each other. If they do approach, it has...
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    Chicken slings neck down to push crop, what is he doing exactly?

    I have a cockerel with a partial blockage in his crop or around his crop (maybe near the gizzard.) He's not digesting quickly anymore and his crop gets very full, to deal with this, I've been giving him massages to help him digest his food. His crop will go down eventually when I massage it...
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    Finally cured my hen's pendulous crop, some tips

    First off, I do not believe there is one surefire way to cure pendulous crop because it seems like it can be caused by a variety of issues, such as blockages, worms, genetics, etc. There may not just be one way to solve your issue and I would attempt multiple treatments if you're not sure what's...
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    Broody hen and spitting up liquid.

    My very broody hen wakes up in the morning and spits up a little [mostly clear] liquid. Her crop is very full, but I assume this has to do with her being broody and her digestion being slowed down. Is it normal for her to be spitting up liquid occasionally [maybe 1-2 times per day?] She...
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    Sour crop and monistat - any tips for feeding it?

    I have a sick 8-week old chick who seems to clearly have sour crop (brown liquid is coming out of his beak sometimes/spitting up brown liquid.) I have isolated the chick, gave it apple cider vinegar mixed with water. I have been routinely massaging the chick, which he's fine with. His energy is...
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    Dry crusty skin on chick [not mites?]

    This is a nearly 4-week-old silkie. When I got it, it looked premature/very runty and had several health issues (curled toe, pecked eye, weakness, pasty butt) that have now been corrected or just healed. The chick is just as healthy and energetic [just smaller] as other chicks now, but seems to...
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    Chick has developed fixation with waterer and trying to eat out of it

    One of my chicks has become obsessed with the waterer, he likes to run up and kick at the waterer until a piece of food or whatever else falls off his foot and then he bites it out of the water. It's not a big deal and the chick seems fine, but I would prefer that he starts eating food normally...
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    Chick who overeats/overdrinks. What could be the cause?

    I have a chick (7 days old) that constantly overeats and overdrinks compared to the others, he will fill his crop uncomfortably full and get weak/sick. Yesterday he got pretty bad and got to a point where his wings were drooping and he just slept all day. I decided to withhold food and water for...
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    Frizzle/"sizzle" silkie chick?

    One of my white Silkies looks a little different than the others, is she a frizzle silkie? Her flight feathers are curling out now that they're starting to come in. She also has very long feathers on her wings (which stick straight out) and has always been a bit fuzzier than the rest. Last...
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    8-week Silkie chick hardly has feathers?

    I have an 8-week-old silkie chick who is feathering incredibly slow compared to his siblings. He looks like a big chick covered in some pin feathers/a few fuzzy feathers right now. Meanwhile, almost all his siblings have turned into fully round puffballs compared. Is this normal? When is it...
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    Do hens ever shuffle dance as chicks?

    I have a 6-week old silkie, I'm obviously very positive it's a rooster because he fights a little more than others but he has never crowed and silkies are quite slow to develop. I did see him do a little shuffle dance recently though after I changed out their food and the chicks all got excited...
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    Four day old chick with bumblefoot

    I picked a chick today locally, one has what appears to be a very small case of bumblefoot. The chick is a silkie, the feet are incredibly tiny. I'm looking for ideas on how to wrap it because vet tape cannot get a grip around the chicks waxy tiny leg. The chick is acting healthy, and eating and...
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    Bumblefoot, injury, or infection on foot of 4-day-old chick?

    My less than week old chick has a very small case of bumblefoot, or maybe an injury? I picked this chick up today and noticed this chick picking at its feet more than others a little, I assumed maybe it was just poop stuck to the foot or something and noticed a bump while cleaning its feet. The...
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