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    How many Silkie roosters are too many?

    And separate the females from them?
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    How many Silkie roosters are too many?

    We had 2 adult silkies, one Hen and one Rooster. We decided to get some silkie chicks and purchased 7 (not sexed). Now that they are coming of age, we have realized that 5/7 are Roosters. We have 7 Silkie Roosters and 2 Hens. Do you think this will work out? They are 6 months old and seem to be...
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    Chickens dying one by one. Please help!

    Thank you so much everyone. This is very helpful! We have not noticed any blood in their poop. Also, my husband reminded me that none of the pullets that died were vaccinated. Does that make a big difference? The initial flock we purchased were vaccinated but these were not. Also, I have read...
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    Chickens dying one by one. Please help!

    Please help! We have been losing our chickens one by one almost weekly. We lost all 3 Buff Orpingtons (from a local hatchery and vaccinated), 2 Cochins (bought from local breeder and not vaccinated) and now today...a Japanese Bantam pullet. They just become lethargic. As soon as we notice, we...
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    Help! Sick chicks- could it be Merricks Disease????

    OK I looked on line and the B2 deficiency looks like a match. They both have the curled toes consistent with B2/Riboflavin deficiencies. I am wondering if they will recover this far progressed or if we are prolonging their suffering???
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    Help! Sick chicks- could it be Merricks Disease????

    We have 40 chickens. We had 2 die last week suddenly with no prior symptoms. Do you think it could be Merricks? The 2 chicks have paralysis of the legs and tip over but don't seem to have the other symptoms except possibly depression. They have had it for 2-3 weeks with noticeable symptoms. Do...
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    Help! Sick chicks- could it be Merricks Disease????

    We have 2 baryard bantam chicks that are about 10 weeks old. They both became very weak suddenly about 3 weeks ago. We thought they had gotten stepped on by our pygmy goats but they seemed to only worsen. We took them to a local vet on Friday and she suspects that they have a B2 deficiency. We...
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    Help! Lost 2 chickens in the past 2 days!

    We have 30 chickens and have lost 2 in the past 2 days. Yesterday, our broody Silkie was dead (still on her nest )when I came home from work. There was no obvious cause. She had been sitting fora few weeks and we couldn't tell for sure but the eggs didnt look viable. She just sat and sat. I did...
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    sick young chick any ideas what it might be?

    We used Deramycn (sp) when our chicks were young and struggling and it was a life saver...literally. We only wish we had heard of it sooner. Its an antibiotic you can purchase at Tractor Supply. They pepped right back up!
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    Please help! 4 week of chick stepped on by pygmy goat!

    Its been 4 days and he is still eating well (my youngest makes his scrambled eggs every morning). He seems to have more pep with the vitamin B complex. He isn't moving at all though. His legs just hang and claws are curled in. Why would that be?
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    Please help! 4 week of chick stepped on by pygmy goat!

    My husband just said he is 6-7 weeks. Oops... Its in the 90s during the day. Do you think he is OK in the coop? It looks like its his "knees" (sorry not sure what its called on a chicken).
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    Please help! 4 week of chick stepped on by pygmy goat!

    He has a great deal of trouble walking at all but doesn't appear to be in pain. I have him in a pen right next to the coop so he feels like part of the flock. I tried to bring him to the house but he went nuts. I don't think he wants to be taken away from his mother and other chicks. Do you...
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    Please help! 4 week of chick stepped on by pygmy goat!

    I'm not sure what to do so please help. We have 4 week old cochin (mix) chicks. One of our goats stepped on one yesterday. He could walk a little at first but would stumble. He really wanted to stay with his mother other 3 chicks so we let him since he could get around. This afternoon, he was...
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    Can mother hen carry her chick? Funny situation...

    She's pretty thin. Do you think it could have jumped up on her back and she jumped into the box? That would sure be something to see. It had to get up there somehow. Thanks!
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    Can mother hen carry her chick? Funny situation...

    We have a New Hampshire Red that has hatched a tiny Japanese Bantam chick. She loves her baby and is very protective. We moved them back into the coop with a divider from the other chickens and kept them in a large cage for a week. We are on week 2 now so we went in and removed the cage. They...
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    Could the Chick be blind?

    I have a 6 month old silkie and I am pretty sure she is blind. She is very shy and does not leave the coop during the day unless I physically carry her out. She only eats and drinks when the other chickens are outside. She does not go after any food laid in front of her. She sits alone in the...
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    Is my hen broody?

    We didn't bother ours. She kept a close eye on her nesting box and ran back in if any other hen even looked at it. She ate and drank when the other chickens left the coop to go outside. We left her in until it hatched. She will sit on it completely and protect it. I would just check it...
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    One Uuuuuuugly chick

    She is just at the odd adolescent stage. She will start looking better. Poor kid!
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    Sick Roo

    I am not an expert. We have only had our chickens for a year but they are pets to us and we try to take very good care of them. We had very similar symptoms from our Dorking Hen last Friday and it got worse all week. Some people told her to put her out of her misery because she didn't eat or...
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    Is my hen broody?

    We had the same thing happen 3 weeks ago with a 1 year old New Hampshire Red. Yours definitely sounds broody. She sat on one egg from another chicken and the likelyhood of it being fertilized was next to none. We decided to let her sit on it (usually lasts 3 weeks) just in the remote possibility...
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