We got two white silkie hens 6 weeks ago, and lost the smaller one last night, but we're not sure why. When we first got them, we kept them in the house with a heat lamp for the first 3 weeks, until it was regularly above 65 outside and they were better able to regulate their body temp. We then...
I was wondering about this also - I have 2 5 week old silkies, and one of them just pooped on the other lol... I think I'm gonna have to break down and bathe him... On a related note, they love the strawberry yogurt combo i just gave them