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Yes, he was perfectly fine. The night before he was on the roost with the girls. I petted him and said good night. The next morning I found what I thought was one of my girls dead in the nesting box. Turned out to be my sweet Abraham. He was already stiff. But he did not seem off to me. So I...

Hi all, my rooster died a couple weeks ago. My hens seemed ok but now they have pretty much stopped eating their feed. They eat scraps a little & very little feed. Also they have stopped laying. They seem fine otherwise. 2 have started to molt. They are about 1 1/2 years old, buff orpingtons. 10...

Hi all, I have a 3 week old chick (who is an only child)hatched by mama hen. Im pretty sure he's a rooster. He lives in a large dog kennel with his mom in a room with other older baby chicks. The thing is he peeps all the time ! Especially in the evening. Until he goes under mama for the...

So sorry !! But at least you didn't have to make that decision. You were doing what you could and trying to get advice.

Thank you so much !!!

Hi, I have a 9 week old silkie recovering from wry neck. She has had it about 2 weeks. She doesn't want to drink water. I try to give her water with a syringe but she doesn't take much. Mostly shakes her head and flings it all over. She does get wet chick grower. I try to put a little extra...

What breed is the roo ? Is he friendly? Do you have any more Easter Eggers?

Not sure where to put this. So here it is. Lol. I live in SW Montana. Up in the mountains. I was really hesitant, but I let my girls out to free range. 8 buff orpingtons and 2 Rhoad Island reds.I tried to keep an eye on them but got busy canning. When I went out to check later in the...

How do I get on the Montana thread to post ?

Hi, I am ! Whitehall area.

Do you have any left ?

Hi there ! I'm between Butte and Whitehall.

Hi Susan, my name is Mary Lou. I live in Southwest Montana, close to Whitehall. I joined this group not long ago. We had a lot of different animals when my boys were young. I raised goats for 11 years. Still thinking of getting a couple so I can make my goat milk soap. Maybe we could meet up...

Thanks for replying! The swelling is like in back of her cheek. It feels boney. She could have been pecked. She was in with 5 other silkies, a brahma bantum, and 2 others. All the same age. I dont think 🤔 she was stung. She is in a small room in a dog playpen. But who knows. Here is another...

Hi all ! I have a silkie chick 8 weeks old. Started with symptoms of wry neck. Can't hold her head up. She eats and drinks with my assistance. Has a great appetite. Started her on vitamin E, Selenium and B vitamins. She has been like this for 3 days. Today I noticed she has swelling on the...

Can someone please give me exact doses of vitamin E and selenium for my 8 week old silkie baby with wry neck. I have looked on here and found an old post where it was asked but no one answered it. I have vitamin E liquid caps and selenium in pills & B complex in pills. I don't want to give...

How much selenium, vitamin E and B vitamins should be given a day ?

I just noticed my 8 week old silky chick has a crooked neck. Been reading up on wyr neck. Iv never seen it or had any chicks with it before. This is my first time having silkies, and i read they get it a lot.. Please give me advice on how to treat it. She is such a sweet girl ! Here are a...

Hi there ! I bought 6 silkies and this one odd one at my feed store. They didn't even know what breed it was. They said it was a bantam. I figured out it is a buff brahma. I thought it was a girl but its awful fiesty and pecks me hard when I'm doing stuff in the brooder. It will be 6 weeks old...

Been feeding chick starter/grower. Same as the other chicks. I do have some electrolytes I can give.