We have had chickens for 5 years and this year has been the worst ever! We have never had to deal with hawks. However, this is also the first year we have not had a rooster?!?! We gave him to a friend with a ranch after dealing with a bobcat coming daily to enjoy lunch at our house. We were...
She is now able to stay upright (not laying on her side) though she is very top heavy and keeps laying on her chest. Her legs are getting stronger so she is pushing forward and flipping constantly!
She is certainly getting stronger ... drinking and eating normally. However, now that her legs feel stronger she is pushing herself forward an doing flips all day long. She cant stand up. At least she cant get her chest up off the ground. Her legs seem to be strong and stand but her chest...
Hi ... just wondering how your silkie is doing. I had a hawk attack Sunday. We came down to find the hawk on top of our little silkie. She has been in a box in the house with food and water ever since. She seems happy is eating and drinking but just as you posted she is falling forward...
She is happier but still completely unable to walk without falling over. She just lays on her side but will drink water and eat ... She is trying every so often to get her legs under her but ends up pushing herself upside down. Since she seems happy other than the inablity to walk or stand we...
2 days ago we went out to hear one of our girls having a fit. We have had several attacks over the last year from a bobcat,opossum, raccoon, and now hawks. As we ran down we saw the hawk on the ground on our little Silkie. My husband was able to make it fly off. However, the silkie has yet...