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    Broody Silkie hen that is laying on her head. Can anyone help?

    Thank you to everyone that helped us. I am glad to report that our girl is back in the coop with the rest of the group, doing well. The only way I can tell her apart is the yellow stain on her feathers from the vitamins and she is now the biggest girl in the bunch from eating all the scrambled...
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    Broody Silkie hen that is laying on her head. Can anyone help?

    Thank you everybody for all of your support. Our girl is hanging in there, without a lot of change. She eats with help (well cooked scrambled egg) and drinks from a syringe. She has a definite opinion about the taste of her vitamins! She doesn't have much head control. She was setting on 4 eggs...
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    Broody Silkie hen that is laying on her head. Can anyone help?

    Thank you so much for all of the advice! I put it to use and am happy to report some small progress. I shaved a little B vitamin and selenium tabs and put the powder into a syringe, and added water. I dosed with poly vi sol drops and also a little vitamin E oil. She perked up quite a bit with...
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    Broody Silkie hen that is laying on her head. Can anyone help?

    Ok. I am new to raising chickens. I got 9 silkies at the end of October. Now most of the hens are broody, including this one. I put her in a dog crate to isolate her while she sets. She seemed fine, but now she doesn't hold her head up very well. Her breast is laying on it. When I pick her up a...
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