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My birds have been down for just over 3 weeks. They have been laying down without much movement on their own. They had coccidia and I have been tube feeding. So they are getting stronger and I want to help them rebuild their feathers. There are feather sticks with no feathers. Any...

As some of you know, I have the one, 4 week old, Khaki Campbell being raised by 2 silkie chickens. Would anyone be willing to look at the website and give your opinion? #1, A591208, Black and white, Peepers, no breed listed. (page 6) #2, A59153, Pooder, Indian runner mix (page 7) #3...

I have a 4 week old khaki Campbell who was hatched and being reared by 2 Silkie chickens. I have had chickens for 5 years. Rocky is always interested in the chicks, will herd them a bit if they escape into the living room. But the duck has got him going. He will sit at the fence in the back...

I had 3 duck eggs under 2 silkies. On Saturdaay--day 26, a khaki Campbell hatched. Today is day 28 Andi don't see anything from the other 2. I held them to my ear and I don't hear any chirping. I held flashlight to them and I saw air sac. The eggs smell too but I don't know if it is from...

I have a splash polish about 8 weeks old. Based on every picture I can find, he is a cockrel. This guy is being raised with 2 wyandottes and 2 sex links. He is either sleeping or eating. He lets the girls walk on him and lay on him. Right now the girls are trying to decide who is getting...

This is so embarrassing I am afraid to post. I have about 5 week old chicks in a rabbit hutch. I laid a piece of carpet in there so their little feet wouldn't fall through. One must have scratched at the carpet and loosened up a thread that looks like fishing line. The line was wrapped around...

My yellow legged chickens have red feet. Even my Cochin I have a 4 x 6 inside coop with attached run. THey are sleeping on an old wooden ladder in the run. I did put tarps all around, soe there is protection, but if they went inside it might be warmer. what do you all think?

I have 4 silkies that were born in July. There are 3 that appear to be roo's. (2 splash, 1 black). Then there is one splash hen. I also have about 8 other hens of different breeds. Roosters are not legal but I really want to try and have baby silkies next summer. So how do I pick which roo...

I have a silkie that has poo stuck to her butt, around the vent and feathers in that area. I have tried to trim the feathers, give her bath, but this is like a full time job. She doesnt perch at night, instead prefers to lay in the hay. So will she be ok, or do I keep giving her the spa...

So i had a hen go broody and a friend brought me some fertilized eggs. Only one hatched out. The little thing looks so pathetic in the box by herself. I added a stuffed animal and after work she was next to the stuffed animal. i carried her around for a bit, but was afraid to keep her off...

My Silkie had a big thing of poo on her butt. I thought it would fall off, no it didnt. It looks like a dog's mangled hair. So I cut out as much as I could and soaked her in warm water. I was able to get more off. But the vent area looks a little raw so I was afraid to keep picking. Any other...

We noticed yesterday that our black silkie pullet had poo hanging off of her butt. I thought it would come off by itself. WRONG. Her butt looks like a mangled mess similar to a dog. I cut out what I could and soaked her in warm water and picked as much off as I could. Anything else to do? Her...

Today I saw my bantum frizzle mating my 3 1/2 month old silkie (who she raised from a chick.) Then my Easter Egger has been mating the swame bantum frizzle. I have only seen the EE do it to that frizzel and only started this summer. What is up with that? Dominance? (yes they are hens, I...

I had a bantum frizzel go broody in March. Never could eggs to hatch. So we bought her day old chicks and she took to them. This was the first week of April. She has been a great mom. She has a full size cochin and a silkie. (the cochin was suppose to be a silky, ugh). So the last few...

I have eggs under a broody banty. I candled at about day 12 and it was so exciting to see baby chicks inside. I set them Thursday, March 3 at 8 pm. Shouldnt I see or hear something by now? Dad is a Cochin, mom's are silkie, maran, and EE What does anyone think?

I have eggs under a broody banty. I candled at about day 12 and it was so exciting to see baby chicks inside. I set them Thursday, March 3 at 8 pm. Shouldnt I see or hear something by now? Dad is a Cochin, mom's are silkie, maran, and EE What does anyone think?

I dropped it when candeling to show my kids the baby chick moving inside. it got a small crack and a few drops of blood came out, but it didnt gush. so i put some tape on the crack. Did I kill my chick? thanks

I just candled my eggs that my cochin bantum is sitting on. I have all kinds of eggs under her, 2 bantum, 2 EE's, 3 Marans, non of them are her eggs because I dont have a roo. I could only see through the shell of one bantum egg and saw little veins and a black spot. Hurray for me...

For the last 2 days we have found eggs outside of the coop. I know, not unheard of--but, one was on the snow. My girls havent been out since it snowed 2 weeks ago. Then today we found one by our back door on our patio. How are these eggs getting there? I was wondering if our dog was taking...

It is freezing right now, and the girls are used to the basement at temps of about 65. when can they go outside? closer to the spring? I am ready for them to move out, but I am afraid of the cold.