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Hello, I have a 3 week old silkie chick, she started this past weekend sitting around with eyes closed. Doesn't move around. I have hand fed her water with antibiotics and give her vitamins. Sometimes she perks up a little but sits under the lights. Sometimes she eats a little but not much...

Hello, I have a 3 week old silkie chick, she started this past weekend sitting around with eyes closed. Doesn't move around. I have hand fed her water with antibiotics and give her vitamins. Sometimes she perks up a little but sits under the lights. Sometimes she eats alittle not much. I...

I have 2 four day old silkies. I noticed today one had a little water/wetness on his/her nostril so I wiped it, when it's on the nostril he/she shakes it's head to remove it, have not noticed sneezing yet, and it does eat and drink. Should I add vitamins to water or let it be? It is on...

I am looking for some showgirl Silkie eggs, and if I can't find any then Silkies will be fine. Thank you Diane

I don't know if this is the correct forum, but today I noticed my very friendly silkie rooster and my silkie hen fighting. They would both hold on to each others feathers around the face and actually the rooster was bleeding a bit from his comb. I couldn't separate them, because they would go...

I have an 8 month old silkie rooster 4 silkie hens and a cochin hen. I have never seen the rooster try to mate, once in awhile he will nudge the hen in the face but thats it. I don't know if it makes a difference but he was the runt, very very tiny when born, he has caught up to the hens size...

Hi, At what age can you tell what color a chick will be? I have 9 silkie chicks 1 1/2 weeks old, some look brownish, some have a yellowish/beige color with a dark ban down their back. I don't know the parantage colors, they were mixed. Also if they have a nice round vault at this age, would...

I have the accurite in the incubator, it has in, out and humidity, which temp am I suppose to use, the in is about a degree or two higher than the out? Thank you

Hi, I was wondering what color these silkies would be, if I bred a partridge roo to black? cinnamon /buff roo to black. I also have splash, what would happen if bred to one of those roos? How do I get a partridge or red/buff chicken? Also would a silkie roo mate with a giant cochin, if so...

Hello, I would like to purchase partridge or red silkies, 2 or 3, to add to my flock. I live in central Nh but will travel a reasonable distance.

Hello, I have 9 chickens and about4 of them are still sneezing, it has been a month or 2. I have trried terramycin(I think that is the spelling) and also AVC, it has not gotten rid of the sneezing. They have not gotten any worse but I would like to clear it up. Any suggestions on what I...

Does anyone have a buff or red Silkie for sale in NH? Thank you Diane

Hello, My chickens are 2 months old, and in the coop as of yesterday. They still eat the chick food with medication in it. I bought a bag of cracked corn, but I don't know if I put it in with their food, or separate. Do I give them grit once I start feeding them that? And if I supply grit, do...

We have just finished building our first coop. It is inside a shed/small barn, that is attached to our house, all I have to do is walk out my kitchen door in to the shed nad there they are in their little coop.. Anyway it is 4'x8', the problem is when we put the nest boxes on the wall, we put it...

Hello, I just rescued/bought 4 baby Silkie chicks(2 6weeks/2 2 month olds) They look small and the worst part is many feathers are missing and on the larger chick around the eyes and back there are no feathers and looks crusty a white color, the other ones have some of this crusty white...