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Hi all, Recently I spotted some white bumps/spots on my 2 year old silkie bantam rooster’s face, (sort of near the eye) and they haven’t gone away. They don’t seem to be troubling him, can anyone tell me what is going on? - Sunny Other sickness history: The only other thing I’ve noticed with...

Hi there, first of all this isn’t really an emergency but I just want some thoughts... I have silkies and sometimes they get mites/lice. They don’t get it too often to be super worried about, and I always dust them and the nests when it happens. Today we came home from holidays (a neighbor had...

Hi everyone, (this was initially in the behaviours thread but I’ve moved over to here because I’m concerned) I have a silkie bantam rooster about 1 year old who’s always had a really nice crow. Recently, it went bad, and sounds more like a strangled cry. The other day I had a look at him and I...

Hi there, My rooster’s always had a really nice crow. Recently he’s started crowing really weirdly. It’s quieter (sort of) and it seems to sort of die at the end, it never really goes anywhere and it just overall weird. He’s got water and isn’t sick (though it sounds like he’s got a sore...

Hi Everyone, Miffy is a male budgie who is getting old. Like really old for a budgie. He must be nearing 8 years now, surely, and google says they only live 5-8 years in captivity. I know that he will probably die of old age soon, and I want to make the rest of his time as nice as possible...

Hi everyone, Bit of an emergency. I came home from school today to hear my mum tell me that one of our indoor budgies has been sitting on the bottom of the cage all day and isn't doing well. Some background info: Name: Bouncy Other injuries: Rescued from our avairy due to either being squashed...

Hi all! It's been a while since I've been on here, but I have a silkie bantam not doing so well and would like some advice. I first noticed it two nights ago when she (pullet I think, not sure if some of the eggs were hers or not) wasn't roosting upstairs but was cuddled up downstairs. It was...

Hi all, Just noticed this morning that my little silkie chick (not sure of gender yet but isn't particularly young) isn't doing so well. They were putting their head down, eyes closing, and I noticed poopy feathers around the butt. I picked them up but I need to again to get a better look to...

Hi all, We've been giving away our 3 month silkie bantam cockerels on gumtree (that's where I got their parents from) for free, as we didn't think anyone would really want to pay for boys. Turns out, we were wrong! We've had good demand for them and only now have 1 left with several people...

Hi there, Wondering if anyone can tell me why my 2 month old chicks are fighting? There are four, but the biggest two (probably boys) have been chasing and fighting today. Their mother had been picking on those two in particular, the biggest two, helping the smaller ones like she always did...

4 silkie chicks hatched to a partridge mum and a black (kind of) dad - 1 month and 19 days today. (Hatched on 26/10/16) Any ideas regarding colour classification and/or gender? Mum: Named Mr. Feathers by me even though she's a girl Dad: Named Prince Pom Pom by my friend Chicks: This one has...

Hi all, Not exactly an emergency but still would like some answers please. My 4 chicks and their mum have balls of dirt on their feet. Some kind of build up I imagine... I try to remove them with just my hands but I don't want to hurt them and they seem pretty stuck. The Chicks have been in the...

Hi all, Wondering if any of you have any answers to why my rooster and one of the hens started fighting today. Backstory: They've been fine with each other for ages, except for when we first introduced the rooster as a youngter and she had a bit of a go at him then, (at the start of the year)...

This is a continuation of the other thread I had called 'My Broody Hen and Lites/Mites'. But here I'd like some ideas on what colour our silkie chicks are. I know two are black, but the others? The white one is likely to be the same colour as their Aunty. Here are some pictures: The chicks...

Hi there, So I currently have a broody hen who is sitting on some eggs that we hope are fertilised but are not sure. She's not been a particularly reliable broody - usually when my silkies are broody they are difficult to break, but she's almost been voluntarily trying to break herself, one...

Hi all, So recently my rooster (Prince) started mating with my hen (Mr. Feathers). I have two silkie bantam hens and one silkie bantam rooster. The one being mated with is the only one laying right now. He's been doing it a lot and he hasn't mated with the other girl at all, that I've seen...

Welcome to Sunny's Chat Thread! Come chat about poultry, food, fun, life, anything! All BYC rules apply, please be nice and enjoy chatting! - Sunny

Hiya! I'm Sunny, and I've been stalking BYC since I got my two Silkie bantam hens at the start of last year. (as pullets) They are called Mr. Feathers (even though he is a girl) and Missy Chicken. She is definitely the top of the pecking order. This year, I got a little black pullet...who is...