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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Sadly, we made the tough call to put Lil Bit down yesterday. She was in such a state that she could only flop around with little to no motor control of her body... :-(
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    The last 4 days or so have not gone well. Lil Bit has steadily declined after her improvements through Wednesday/Thursday of last week. Her neurological condition has worsened despite the addition of vitamin-E in the last few days. She is not able to sit upright, but rolls to her side and...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Update: 96-hr mark (4 days) After good gains on Tuesday (3rd day since the attack), Lil Bit's 4th day saw her make some progress on keeping her eyes open and interacting with us. My husband cleaned up her L ear area that still had some residual crusty material that might be blood, and got her...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Thank you! There's no wry neck. With all the Silkies we've had, we're pretty well-versed in that condition.
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    72-hr update: Lil Bit has begun to show more and better signs of improvement. She's able to balance and right herself if she rolls over - she was not able to do that yesterday morning (at the 40-hr mark since her attack). She's able to sit and balance on her own (sitting) but still cannot...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Update: We're at just under 48 hours since the attack. Lil Bit was seen today by a local veterinarian outfit that regularly sees "exotics"; they treat parrots, lizards, chickens, dogs/cats, etc. Their assessment was that the neurological impairments that we're seeing may or may not change...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Thank you. She's off to the vet right now. I'll update as is warranted...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Which antibiotic would you recommend for oral use in this situation? Thank you!
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Swelling is a big concern for us where this little girl is concerned. With the wound being on her head and with the large amount of swelling, we're wondering if this might not be putting pressure on the brain (my husband had a traumatic brain injury 20 years ago, and he had a section of his...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Hey. Thanks for the reply! Please go ahead and post the link as we need to update our "chicken" antibiotics. We are using a prescription-strength antibiotic cream, but we need liquid antibiotics to keep on hand for the birds...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Thx so much, we do have antibiotics, and will definitely do what's right. Appreciate your input😁🌴😁
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Thx so much! Doing everything we can... She's got to make it!
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Never seen anything like this before: I was outside yesterday (07-19-2025) with my precious Silkie baby, Lil Bit, that stays by my side as I work in the yard. At about 6:45pm ET and out of nowhere, I was slammed in the back of my lower leg by a hawk going after Lil Bit, who was right at my...
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    Silkie with 10-12 day old injury to hock joint; swollen joint, bird limping

    Alright, my husband got the lavender Silkie in to see a vet yesterday to assess her troubled hock joint. Her leg was X-rayed to rule out bone damage, and she had no bone damage. Next, they soaked the scabbed over laceration and removed the scab to see what was going on underneath. The doctor...
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    It's offered by the USPS where Valley Hatchery is located in Missouri; however, the hatchery will NOT offer it, opting for regular Priority Mail for all shipments.
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    This chicken is not dead

    Been there, done that! :-)
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    I'm not sure that's a requirement. My husband took this all the way up the pole with the USPS and never mentioned hearing any such thing from the local USPS staff up to the USPS Board of Governors in Washington.
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    Silkie with 10-12 day old injury to hock joint; swollen joint, bird limping

    There is no wound any longer as it's scabbed over. I feel like I need to have the joint X-ray'd to rule out a break or chipped bone.
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    Silkie with 10-12 day old injury to hock joint; swollen joint, bird limping

    Hello everyone! As is often the case, I have an oddball here: I have a 4 month-old Silkie that weighs right at 1lb that suffered an injury to its hock joint in the last 10-14 days. I'm asking for some recommendations and suggestions for our treatment plan until we can get the bird to a vet...
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    Those were put in both of the Valley Hatchery shipments, yet we still had the results described above.
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