My hens stopped laying a while back and was totally confused by it, they seemed heathly and happy I had checked for mites continuosly and was sure I didn't have any, whenever I cleaned the coop I checked everywhere and i also checked at night with a torch and there was no signs at all, however...
Just curious and i what you lot think little pipin might be, it makes no difference to me as he/she is staying regardless, hatched 12 June, thanks in advance for any guesses xx
Thanks you, I actually don't mind if they don't lay, as they are more pets than anything else, I was concerned that
maybe there was something wrong with them but they all seem happy healthy ect. Xx
Well I have checked the entire garden and seen no signs of eggs any where, obviously can't guarantee that some other animal isn't stealing them but previously they have always led in the nest box, technically we are still in summer here in the UK but tbh the weather has been rubbish, in terms of...
For the last couple of weeks my hens have all stopped laying, I have 5 silkies and then a range of younger hens that are not old enough to lay yet, ,the silkies have always been pretty reliable layers apart from when they have been broody, but for the last 3 weeks no eggs at all, I have checked...
I have a small group of Dutch bantams, they currently have a coop and large run, I would love to let them free range like my Silkies, however every time I have tried to let them out they disappear off to the neighbours or the church yard behind our house. I just wondered if anyone had managed to...
I currently have my broody silkie hen day on polish eggs so I’m interested to hear that chookchicken says they are cuddly as my friend that breeds them says they are very flighty, my silkies on the other hand are extremely friendly love a cuddle, a bath and blow dry and are completely non...
Thank you, this is a great reply and exactly what I was hoping for. I will let him have his way. She has hatched other breeds so She won’t mind if they act strangely.
So my silkie hen has gone broody. My husband is fascinated by polish chickens, so my question is this. If I let my silkie hen hatch some polish eggs, obviously she will hatch them and care for them but I have resisted having polish because I’m not convinced our set up is ok for them, we have a...
Thanks for the reply, my husband is going to go and get the premedicated food, we used the powder before and mixed it ourselves. Perhaps this little one just didn’t have enough. I am going to speak to the vet again today anyway. X
Hi everyone, I posted a while ago about my silkie hen, I thought she may have a mild respiratory infection. I actually took her to the vet yesterday and now have some antibiotics. However the vet said her lungs are clear but she is very underweight. Having read everything I can on every forum I...
Thank you, I understand all of this and their coop is squeaky clean and well ventilated. I am aware that it will not cure a respiratory infection but I don’t think that is what she has, having read up about vetrx there is a lot of positive feedback. Unfortunately the vets here either will not...
So I have a little flock of silkies, one of the young hens sneezes, not often perhaps 3-4 times a day. Other than that she is happy. I have ordered some vetrx to see if this will help clear it up however I wondered what the best way to use is, it seems you can add to water, rub on top of beak...