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Greetings! My silky bantam has extremely dry, white flaking skin/ dander. She's losing feathers, in addition - she's lethargic, not moving around much and no appetite to eat or drink. Overall - not good signs. Help?! Any suggestions? I used D.E. powder for any chance of mites. She's isolated...

Thank you for the helpful feedback. I agree, this looks like it may be one of her problems - thanks so much! I'll get right to this & keep everyone posted. Cheers & all the best!

Hi - One of my white silky bantam hens has a goopy, yellow-toned, thick & moist crest (feathers on head) and around her vent. Other ailments I noticed: 1 sore around her vent - which I've cleaned Also, I noticed she had a sore on her wing & an abcess on her foot (looks like bumblefoot). I'm...

Help! One of my hens is showing signs of imbalance - her left leg seems to be completely paralyzed, yet no sign of damage or wound. Her stomach seems enlarged (with a wound) and one large vein is standing out in a severely odd way along the center of her belly. She's still trying to drink and...

Thank you so much! Will do immediately... I'll keep you posted. Thank you again! All the best...

Hi, there. One of my chickens started molting. Then, I noticed that it appears to be a white crust, which bleeds over what looks to be her insides coming out of her anal area. The poor lil' hen?! I've isolated her and cleaned the area - however it's raw, red and bleeds. Also, a white covering...

Thanks so much! Appreciate the info... me too. She's a sweety and needs to get better. It's been a tough go for her, so let's hope these remedies start working.

Here's a helpful link for anyone dealing with an impacted or sour crop - http://www.greenmuze.com/blogs/green-muzings/2208-chicken-impacted-crop-or-sour-crop.html

I appreciate the supportive post more than you know... thank you.

I have bantam Silkies and Cochins - both are excellent mother hens and get broody. The silkies seem to get a bit obsessive broody, however the cochins are right there behind them and tend to be really great with the chicks. Both are excellent options, so I agree you're in luck with having cochins.

Quick update: Hannah is still eating/ drinking - however her crop gets largely engulfed with food and her health, feathers, coloring, etc... is still compromised. I'm still trying the same techniques. Whatever is blocking her food intake is certainly challenging to remove. I'm not sure what else...

Well, Hannah is still inside. The water/ massage techniques expelled some of the food - however, there must be a blockage further down. (as some of you suggested!- thanks for the info, by the way! ) Therefore, since the above treatment wasn't showing the signs of improvement I was hoping for -...

Just an update on Hannah's treatment. I contacted: http://www.firststatevetsupply.com/ - Peter brown aka "Chicken Doctor". He was so very helpful; responded to my emails promptly and called me with knowledgable advice on treatment. So, since then I've brought Hannah inside: 1. use syringe and...

Well, Hannah the frizzle bantam cochin is still not doing well. I brought her back inside and trying the massage/ olive oil technique. I noticed this method temporarily helps. I kept her off regular feed for 24 hrs and as soon as she goes back to eating a small amount of food, bread with oil or...

Great pics!!

Any vet suggestions? I live in PA (Chester County) In the meantime, I'm going to keep up with the olive oil and massaging with the hopes I can get her better... poor hen. Thanks for the advice...

Hi, to all chicken lovers! I have a red cochin frizzle that's not doing well. She has an extremely enlarged crop and it's really affecting her health - as you can see she's losing feathers and her coloring is muted. I tried the treatment of bringing her into the "ICU" - aka "cage inside" - where...

Does anyone know the show standards for the Silkie bantam breed?