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Help! I have a four month old silkie hen that came to our home with 7 other chicks the same age. Some regular size some bantams. Everyone got along great without issues. Recently this silkie was attacked by one of my older bantam hens. The back of her head had been pecked down to muscle tissue...

Is your poor bird new to the flock? Smaller in size? Where is the wound? Any of the birds involved roosters? Share some pictures if you can. I hope she pulls through! I have a 4 month silkie that had this same experience recently. It was horrific. We tended to her and to our surprise she is...

I went to check on my birds before a rainstorm today and found my 4 month old rooster laying in the ground looking dead. I seriously thought he was dead due to the position he was in. I went closer to examine him and I could hear him making a wheezing sound as he breathed. He was not injured and...

I live in a city that does not allow us to keep roosters. My 3 silkies are growing up and it is pretty clear to me that one is a rooster. Caldonia (now Caldon) my gray/white silkie began crowing not too long ago and while I am tempted to just try and keep him, I'm pretty uncomfortable with the...