Sorry I haven't gotten back to you yet/ Chris- the broken foot chicken- is in the coop right now and doing pretty well. Some of the other girls have pecked at her a bit but they are okay with her. Missy, the other one, still strongly favors her right foot, but I don't know what to do about it...
Good news- not as many feathers falling out. I can't figure out how to attach a photo ): ... We got them from a neighbor and are not sure how old they are- we are estimating around 4. For food, we are giving them a variety of different things including their regular layer food, some scratch...
Change of news- the original shocked chicken, Missy, is now losing a ton of feathers. I did my research and this supposedly happens because of shock, but we're talking A LOT of feathers. Wing feathers and tail feathers too. She doesn't look much thinner but I am very worried about the piles of...
She did lift her head up to drink when I held the bottle near her, but won't drink unless I hold it right into her beak. When will she start drinking on her own again?
We have six silkies that live in a well-secured coop and run. A dog we were taking care of for a few days busted through the fence (he's a lab) and injured two of our girls. We took the other two to the vet where one was treated with a vitamin to boost her endorphins (for shock) and the other...