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    Help, Silkie going to nest box daily but not laying?! Is she laying internally?!

    @JustCallMeMaple thanks for your reply! She is doing fine this morning. We will give this a go today and see if we can feel anything. I'll let you know how it goes!
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    Help, Silkie going to nest box daily but not laying?! Is she laying internally?!

    Hey all, I'm looking for some advice regarding one of my lovely silkie hens. She is ~ 2 years old and is (maybe) acting a bit out of sorts. Four of our 7 chooks are broody at the moment. The chook I am worried about isn't broody but she goes into the nest box each day for maybe an hour or two...
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    Silkie going to nest box daily but not laying?!

    Hey all, I'm looking for some advice regarding one of my silkie hens. She is ~ 2 years old and is (maybe) acting a bit out of sorts. Four of our 7 chooks are broody at the moment. The chook I am worried about isn't broody but she goes into the nest box each day for maybe an hour or two but then...
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    What breed mix is she?

    Wow, thanks @LadiesAndJane, that looks exactly like her!
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    What breed mix is she?

    Hi all, Wondering if anyone can offer any ideas on the breed mix of our girl Henny Penny. She is at least 2 years old since we have had her for almost that long and got her as a fully grown bird. I know she is part silkie (blue ears, 5 toes), but am super interested to know what other breed/s...
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    Hey @azygous and @Swbertrand1. Unfortunately Popcorn died about 3 hours ago. He was in my partners arms when he left us and we hope he didn't suffer too much. Briefly before he passed we started to think he maybe had sour crop and that was what caused the bad smell I mentioned in some of my...
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    Thanks @azygous and @Swbertrand1. I will make him some rice and see how that goes and if he will eat. I forgot to mention that we have discovered he has lice (I'm almost certain they are poultry lice as we dealt with red mites sometime ago and these are bigger and elongated brown critters). I...
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    Thanks @Swbertrand1! It's so good to see some slight improvement. He is still very lethargic and not eating much but we hope with some rest and recuperation he will make it. Let us know if you have any suggestions on where to go from here with caring for him!
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    Hey azygous Great suggestion to check at universities, there is one a few hours away that I could maybe try. I'm so sorry for your loss, losing chickens is tough, we have lost a few in our time now and would love to be able to get necropsies as it is so valuable to know what caused them to pass...
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    Okay, thanks Azygous. Yeah, it might be too late for him. I have fed him a few pellets by hand by opening his beak. Is it silly to continue doing this? Am I just prolonging the inevitable or do you think that there is a decent chance he may come through this?
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    This is popcorn currently, eyes shut, leg shaking slightly, can't stand up at all with out falling immediately
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    Thanks Azygous. The situation has quickly become more dire. Popcorn (the roo in question) can no longer stand and I have him inside lying down. I have given him sugar water via a needle-less syringe straight into his mouth. I have cooked him an egg yolk and also put some chicken food on a...
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    Help! Sick and injured Silkie Roo

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Type: Silkie Age: Born Oct 6th 2020 (approx 10 months old) Weight: 620 grams (Considerably lighter than others - can feel breast bone - very underweight) 2) What is the behavior, exactly...
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    HELP! Silkie with fowl pox - could it actually be favus?

    Hey guys @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock, Nugget is acting healthy and we have been applying vaseline as often as we can. He still has lots of scabs all over his body and we are still concerned. Just wanted your advice, I'm thinking of buying this ivermectin...
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    HELP! Silkie with fowl pox - could it actually be favus?

    thanks @Wyorp Rock! We have just bought some Vaseline and are currently applying it! I’ll keep you guys updated. Trying my best to get my hands on some ivermectin. It’s tough to get here in Aus without big $ but fingers crossed I can find it at a decent price somewhere. Is there anything else I...
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    HELP! Silkie with fowl pox - could it actually be favus?

    Thanks @Eggcessive ! Have gone to our local agriculture store but they only have large amounts of ivermectin ($200+) and we don’t really want to go to the vet again if we can help it. Our local vet doesn’t know too much about chickens and costs $100+. Have just bought clotrimazole to use on...
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    Sore skin, flaky, scaly, feathers come out with the flakes.

    Hey @bpilgrim, I know this is an old posting but did you ever get a diagnosis / find a successful treatment for this ailment. It looks exactly like what my silkie roo has been suffering from for weeks and would love any advice you could give. Thanks!
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    HELP! Silkie with fowl pox - could it actually be favus?

    More photos, including pics of his legs. Maybe it is scaly mites. His wings have lost some feathers and the feather follicles seem to be be scabbed at the base, Like you can see from feathers in pic 1 in my initial post. Any idea where I can access Ivermectin in Australia, I can't find it anywhere?
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    HELP! Silkie with fowl pox - could it actually be favus?

    Thanks @Wyorp Rock and @Eggcessive for the replies. Sorry I forgot to mention earlier post! I've checked him pretty thoroughly and couldn't see any mite or lice I dont think. But I have given him a spray with a mite and lite permethrin spray a week ago, as well as his coop to ward off any pests...
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    HELP! Silkie with fowl pox - could it actually be favus?

    My Silkie roo Nugget (9 months old) Started acting out of sorts and lethargic with diarrhoea 7 weeks ago. 6 weeks ago (Sept 16) taken to vet who thought it might be fowl pox and prescribed pain killers and an antibiotic (for secondary infection). around 4 weeks ago - his eyes had completely...
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