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UPDATE !! So both my male silkies I keep together have had the implant for more than 3 months. I paid for anesthesia and implant and labor for both Chickens and it turn out to be around 600$. A pretty penny LOL Results are less than a miracle, but who was asking for one? Crowing ----> Charles...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/using-a-contraceptive-implant-made-for-dogs-to-stop-crowing-anyone-ever-heard-of-this.669608/ Link to an interesting forum about hormonal implants.

there are 2 dosage of implant 4.7 and one with more. If he is fully grown vet says higher dosage is recommended. My 2 silkie roos are best buddies and only a few months old so they havent developed rooster habits like crowing yet, so we did the lesser dosage.

This is great to know! I had no idea that they only need 12-14%.. My grower feed is 19% :( So Should I mix this oats with the pellets to lower protein intake?

Anyway you can help us out with they way you are getting the implants? Where I am, only vets can get them.

I have 2 silkie roos at about 6 weeks old that just got the 4.7 implant. Cost me 591$ for both. Neither has crowed yet or grown spurs or facial features of rooster. I will keep you updated it's going to be 1 week on Monday the 17th. That's when the bet said it will be kicking in. Will reply here...

I LOVEEEE A Splash. I only have a White and a Black. But if they have chicks maybe I will get my splash! :)

I have two silkie chicks and I am getting them sexed next week Monday at the avian vet. Both of my chicks are ESA Emational; Support Animals and live in their own room in my home. If one turns to be a rooster, to avoid aggression and spurs growing and crowing occurring, I am going to be...

Hey all I found an avian vet who does the procedure and says that as long as the procedure is done before puberty, it is usually successful for the crowing and aggression. Only side effects are weight gain if not controlled. I will update later on

what is a sorry bottle?

I have 2 silkie chicks and one is a rooster from blood test. I want to avoid agressive behavior and Caponizing is out of the question. I am in USA and am not sure the laws or where I could find it online. He is a house rooster ESA pet. He is 6 weeks old today. Any ideas or websites to help me?

I had no idea they could jump so high! I am a first timer. I actually found an old window screen that fits perfectly! Thanks for the answers!

So one of my 2 Silkie chicks jumped out of the brooder last night. This chick is 6 weeks old. They slept on the floor all night and made one poop. I woke up and did not sehim so i searched frantically to find him a sleep on the floor between the brooder and the wall! I was afraid he was dead but...

Thanks everyone for your replies!

Well Probiotics are used in humans to harden stool like opposite of a stool softener. Its used in people with ulcerative colitis and IBS for loose stools. It produces more of a firm stool. I dont have any poo pics but I know its healthy poo based off of the famous poo chart. I guess we will see...

Hi there friends, So I am in need of a recommendation for probiotics for my chickens. I am trying to harden their stools. They are not diarrhea per say, but are mostly very very soft and messy. I know that the strain Bacillus subtilis is extremely helpful in hardening stool especially diarrhea...

Getting the hang of things ♡

Hello there :) I am a mother of 2 Emotional support House Silkies. They are 1 month and the other is 1 month & 2 weeks old. I have them on Newspaper right now and ofcourse as chickens do they poop and step in it a lot. I love holding them but I have to shower right after everytime. :confused: I...

I am having the same issue with my silkie chicks. They play that same game! Caught them doing it this morning. Silkie are really sensitive birds. So I am not using pine pellets until 3 weeks old. Did you find an answer to your issue?

HI :) hoping you are still active on the site. Did anything ever come of this? Have a 3 week old chick that I have seen do something similar a few times