Hi everyone, i have a silkie cross of roughly 6 months. A few weeks ago she started developing neck problems and was star gazing a lot and over the coming few days her neck got really bad where it was bent backwards to what seemed a very painful angel. I researched a lot and asked for advice, i...
Ooo ok thank you. On my way home from work i shall pop in to our local store to see whats avialable. Im just having problems getting her to eat her feed atm but will keep trying. We have a large garden and shes out in it all day so shes getting her own grub by eating bugs and what ever else she...
Thank you. How often should i be giving her this sort of food roughly?
Also in the pet shop i found some treats called hen tastic and you get all different flavours. Are these any good or should i keep away?
Hi everyone thanks for your advice and support. This morning shes been running all over digging for bugs and been her usual bossy self. I sat her on my knee and checked her over and everything seems fine. Shes still doing her neck slightly but im thinking next step is to give her a good haircut...
Ooo thank you for your input. I shall try extra vit b tomorrow. I must admit she hasnt been eating her 'proper' food lately and i was away on holiday and it sounds like shes ate lots of bread pasta crap ect and it was a struggle to get her back on to the feed as she was holding out for the good...
This is a freeze shot but ive just read about mareks disease but she has no other signs of it ... Like i said she had full control of her neck ect and only does this like a handful times a day asif she remembers theres a sky lol
And another thing to add is that this all started when she attempted to fly out of the coop with only half the roof open but didnt quiet make it. Her droppings are also fine and no changes. She seems comfortable tho and is still eating so guessing thats a good sign and just her usual self
Hi all, my silkie cross is about 5 months old. Shes been acting funny these past few days and looking up towards the sky bending her neck all the way back.
She often walks backwards but has done this since shes been outside. It tends to be when another bird flys over and with her stupid haircut...
Ahh smart! ;) yer when I went to pick her up she was just finishing off some goodies lol. Thanks for your input. Is she still to young to start on layer pellets?:rolleyes:. She still seems very little though compared to other birds her size. :rolleyes:
Hi i have a silkie cross and shes approx 5 months old now and last week she ran out of feed. She was still on chick crumbs as advised by my local store who said i should keep her on that till she lays however i bought something different this time and it was for 'young chickens' since swapping...
Thank you all :) erm im not 100% sure cause i have no idea where shes from or anything about her but ive been told shes a silkie cross pullet. I only have 1 now as we lost the other one but once back from holiday i shall introduce some more :) feel sorry for her been on her own but wont be for long
Hi all im new to keeping chickens and never had a winter with them yet. At the moment its light nights so been going up to perch at about 9ish. However im unsure what happens when its winter and it gets dark at 4. Will they just go up to perch? But then there spending 14+ hours in the coop. Is...
Shes a silkie cross. She is fine once shes in and i leave the roof open so they can settle down and go back out later to lock up. Its just she seems scared of the ladder as daft as it sounds and its asif she doesnt make the connection that the ladder leads to the coop. Theres plenty of shelter...
Hi everyone. I have a 4-5 month old hen who just refuses point blank to go in her coop at night. She refuses to go up the ladder so im having to physically pick her up and put her in. Ive tried throughing scraps in, ive left her out until dark and she just perched outside. Ive even tried tying a...
Hii all i rescued this chick. Roughly about 4-5 months old. Im guessing shes a hen? Im wanting to know if anyone can shed a light on her breed and sex?
Many thanks