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There is something a little off about Fifi, the silkie who is getting bullied. She has some slight neurological problem that causes her to walk a bit funny. But she is fine overall. She forages, lays and succeeded in incubating 10 fertile eggs and successfully raised the eight babies who hatched...

Quote: The pinless peepers sound intriguing! I ordered a 10 pack. They are cheap enough that it is worth a try. I will keep the little silkie separate from the bigs and pull the bully out until they come.

Quote: That may be the way to go. I am relatively new to chickens and a city person, so we have not butchered a chicken yet. But after seeing poor Fifi yesterday, I totally understand why that is an option.

Fifi, my little white silkie is getting beat up by the big chickens. One in particular is very aggressive. Fifi was the only silkie and the only white chicken in the flock last year and got beat on pretty badly. They bloodied her eventually and I stopped letting the two flocks (my bantams and...