Thank you so much! I will definitely try those recommendations. She has not been pecked at from what I can tell, I've never witnessed any of my silkies doing that. Yes, very crusted around edges, doesn't seem to loosen up much after the baths. Going to try to find some Nustock today!
We thought this was maybe vent gleet, but have been doing Epsom salt baths everyday for a week, giving probiotics and ACV in water, and has had little improvement. She whines when she poops and it's breaking my heart. She is near egg laying age and I'm afraid of what happens then. Trying to get...
Thank you for asking:) It's doing great! She was weak at first, but seems totally fine today. Just out of the incubator and holding her own with siblings. This was our first hatch and her siblings did NOT hatch like this, so I panicked! Amazing the changes that occur in 24hrs!
Just hatched, but looks like umbilical and maybe part of yolk didn't absorb. Still bleeding, not a lot but enough to be worrisome. It's a silkie so small.
I was given this chick and was told it's a cochin girl. I'm looking at her today and wondering if she might be a he? Also, I've been told she has some features of a cochin but that she didn't look like most cochins. So I'm curious to see what y'all think :)
I've seen her do the head shake a few times but thought maybe it was an itch or she was trying to shake something off her beak, but now thinking there might be something more to that. Thanks everyone for the comments!
She is eating and drinking. We are using just a light layer of pine shavings. They are eating starter feed. Nothing wrong with her legs that I am seeing. I've seen her stand on one foot so it doesn't seem her legs are weak. I've had the breeder over and she was puzzled as well.
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I have looked this up as many ways as I can think of but still don't feel like I have a good answer. I have a silkie chick that is 3 wks old. She seems to eat and drink fine, poo looks normal and is slowly growing, but takes 5-10 steps and falls forward. She chirps pretty loud and flaps...
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I was introduced to this site from another member who said all I will need to know is on here! We are new to chickens, just got our new chicks a couple of weeks ago. We have 4 Rhode Island Reds. Our chicks will just be for eggs and entertainment:) So far, they have been quite...