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Any ideas? Still edible? Had yellowing under skin as well.

My silkie is now 13 weeks. As the chick grew I noticed it had a crooked tail and slower growth than the rest. I really didn't think anything of it. Thought maybe that's the way it feathered out... I'm new to this. Well today it started walking funny and has a crooked neck. It seemed off balance...

I have a black silkie roo over a black silkie hen. My columbian Rock went broody so I gave the eggs to her. Now she's the mom of 7 fluffy bums. I sold the 7 chicks prior because I have enough silkies. Just wondering about the light colored chicks. What color/kind are they? They have the markings...

#1) I'm thinking this one is a #2) #3) I'm unsure about this one Pullets? #4) Roo?

Brought 3 silkies, 5 lemon cuckoo. (All day old chicks) it looks like I received 4 & 4. But this chick is growing faster than the other silkies. Any thoughts?

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So two weeks I noticed my hen was lathargic and her crop was full and her comb was shriveled and red. She was spitting up lots of fluid. I emptied her crop and she seemed better for a few days of soft food and tetracycline. So I let her go back with her flock. Now a week ago I noticed she was...

Hi. I have a hen that was lathargic (not eating) and had goo coming out of her mouth when she drank. I figured it was sour crop. So I withheld food until morning, made her vomit, feed her yogurt and wet warmed chick feed. I also gave her tetracycline in case of infection. I've let her out now...

Can anyone tell me if it's normal for baby chicks to have a comb? I have never seen this before?

Please help. My hen has been really lethargic. She's barely drinking or eating. I noticed her walking funny flapping her head around. When she does walk normally, she looks uncomfortable and full. I also noticed some flem like stuff coming from her mouth then she's trying to drink. I held her...

I bought a couple silkies this spring. They had balls at the end of there toes. Being new to this I didn't do anything. Now there in the coop I noticed one mud ball was really big. I brought her in and soaked her feet. Got all the balls off but noticed her nails are gross and she has gross white...

My silkie hens hand been sneezing for a couple of days. I have a tub with wood ash in there and it gets pretty dusty. Could that be it? The weather is also fluctuating, and I open a window to let out the humidity on warmer days. By warmer I mean -10. (+5 in the coop) what should it do? I love my...

I currently have a few different breeds of birds: 1 D'uccle, 2 jungle fowl, 5 Barred Rock, 5 Colombian Rock, 3 silkies, 1 Easter egger. They are all happy in my coop. This spring I want to add more variety. Am I crazy? Lol. I would like some sizzles, orpingtons, wyandottes & ameraucanas. (23...

HI there! I'm looking to expand my amount of chickens in my coop. Someone local is selling some young layers and says they're Plymouth Rocks. I googled what a Plymouth Rock looks like and I think they are a mixed breed. Do you agree?

Tomorrow was hatch day! My hens layed two eggs. They brooded side X side. This morning when I checked on my hens I noticed they were out of the coop. I went and checked on the eggs. They were gone! The only evidence left behind was half a shell outside on the ground! My hens went back into the...

Here's my situation: my silkies were laying like crazy, we took the eggs away because it getting to late in the year. (Starting to snow here) the next day after we took the eggs, both hens had an egg and they both started to brood. They are now over two weeks in to there brooding and I'm...

I thought I would try a experiment with one of my silkie eggs in a homemade incubator. To my surprise it is developing! (Candled it) If it does hatch, what then? I have to keep it away from my chickens right? When's a good time to introduce it to my flock? It will be winter and all my chickens...

I currently have two summer coops set up. One for my silkies and one for my other hens/rooster. My husband is building a new insulated coop for the winter. (I'm in Canada where it can go as low as -40) I was planning on putting them all together in the coop to keep warm but when I spoke to...

I have 2 silkie hens and one rooster. My hens have been laying in the same nesting area. I counted 9 eggs this morning. They are not brooding! Do I take the eggs away? I'm new to this and have never hatched baby chicks before. It's also getting cool here at night. Winter will be coming soon.