Hi granny10101 welcome to BYC
the picture I said is so cute belongs to SPARKLESILKIE, I am fairly new as well but everyone on here are so friendly and helpful :)
Thank you. Bessie is in full swing now but 3rd in command has lost her tail feathers and the others are pecking her, she does stand up for herself but I am keeping an eye. ;)
Awwww that's a lovely story.
Bessie did not lay an egg in the cage but she picked up all of a sudden so did not do the hot water bottle. She is back with the others now going strong. I got three eggs today not sure if one was hers but she is doing great now thank you. I have a problem with my...
I love them to bits. Bessie is my favourite. I let her out today with the others and she seemed better until two of the lower ranks picked a fight with her, she defended her self but is still not strong enough, so she is back in the cage. I was told to put her on a hot water bottle as being egg...
Confession! I did not clean the main cop and run, because I put all new chippings and straw in there the other day so I thought ill leave it a couple of days and just cleaned Bessie's cage and gave her a spray. She went in the garden and helped me while I was digging she was eating worms so I...
Thank you.
I went to a pet store and got some mite and flee spray just in case, so I am about to completely clean the coop and run and treat the hens. Cant do any harm ay, see if that helps. I have 3 silkies too they are 21 weeks old, they are so cute. ill download some pics later. They are...
Thank you SPARKLESILKIE, you have been very helpful, Bessie is in a cage in my kitchen with a towel over the cage. she is having tiny bits of food and is drinking, think she likes the attention. I will keep you posted.
Hi, she does appear to be slightly hot. One of my other hens is constantly broody. She ha stopped breathing with beak open but has one of her wings slightly open as if she is hot. I have her indoors to keep an eye on her. She has had a problem before where the egg yolk and white came out first...
I have just checked on her and she is breathing through her beak, open then close she has only just started doing this. Also her poop is just white, she is not opening her beak very far just slightly.
Thank you.
Hi, she is 18 months old and has been laying since around 25 weeks old I think. I have noticed she has feather loss on her breast and is red. I have only got 4 eggs out of my 7 hens for the last 2 days so ill say she possible last laid 3 days ago when I got 7 eggs but I can not tell what eggs...
Hi this is Bessie, I noticed today she is very lethargic and her face appears redder than normal. Her tail is slightly down and she just wants to be on her own. When I talk to her she shakes her head which she has never done before. I have put her in a dog cage with water and a few drops of...
Thank you for your help.
I might let them out together in the garden first. they have been able to see one another through the wire since the silkies were about 6 weeks old. If they get on ok I will then put them in the coop.
thanks again
Hi I have the hens pictured above and I would like to know if I could introduce my Silkies to them and keep them altogether. The hens are 1 year and 1 1/2 years old and my Silkies are 19 weeks old. I guess they are too young at the moment but can I keep them together and if so what age should...