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  1. Kimballs Coops

    Lavender/Paint Silkie Genetics

    Hello! I’m new to this and am planning on breeding silkies next year. I’m trying to plan all my separate pens. I wanted to have white silkies and lavenders. So I was going to get a white split lavender rooster with white only girls. Then I saw paints and realize I really want those too! Some...
  2. toastedchickens

    Is bump on creat cause for concern or??

    Hello! I have temporarily adopted some hens from my brother and I noticed that one of them has this strange bump on her crest. Other than that she's fine her poo is normal, she eats and drinks a good amount, and she's really active. I just wanted to know if this was something bad and if I should...
  3. Cozy_Thylacine

    Day 25 In Incubator; no more pips! Advice?

    Day 22, 3 of my chicks hatched, It is now Day 25 and I have three eggs that haven't had any progress. How much more time should I give them? Silkies are what I am hatching. I mislabeled my post the first time and hope that doesn't hurt the reach
  4. R

    Weight question with dewormer, and how long to treat— site won’t load previous forums for me

    Hi all! I tried going through the forum for answers but for some reason nothing is loading for me. I’ve tried acouple times this morning it seems it having issues with the site in general. I tried to post earlier but it’s saying it did not post. So I have a few quick questions. I’m deworming...
  5. J

    Help, duck pulled feathers out of tail

    Hello, New to ducks. Have 3 pekin, 2 female and 1 male, well I think by the voices. They are about 4 months old. Last night one of the ducks was in the water late but did not think much of it, but then this morning she was in the water when I went out along with the other female. Not sure if...
    • Jbcain89
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    • duck help injury
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. H

    Rooster making a weird sound at night. Please help quickly because another rooster died yesterday!

    Hello, I need help as fast as possible. I had two roosters yesterday, but at night, I heard the rooster making a weird sound but I didn't bother because I thought he will sleep. But in the morning, I found a rooster dead. Now it's night again, and the rooster is making that sound. I am not sure...
  7. N

    In shock or deceased

    My one girl was attacked by a hawk this week. I keep replaying what I could’ve done to help her - wishing I went outside. We found her lifeless in the woods not far from where her feathers were. More than likely it happened shortly before we found her because my rooster was running around angry...
  8. MoonHarvester

    Help identifying breed and sex!

    Hello, I unexpectedly acquired some chicks. I believe they are at least 4 weeks old. I plan to ask the person who gave them to my mom the same question, I figured to ask here as well! I heard about wing sexing but couldn't really figure it out. If I could get input as to what breed they are and...
  9. N

    Dust bath

    Unfortunately, a hawk got one of my hens last week. I’ve been keeping them in the coop and run for now until time passes, and the hawk hopefully goes elsewhere. What can I use for a dust bath in their run? It’s been raining a lot where I live and their run is muddy. Ty!
  10. xyzcornelia

    What color are these silkie babies? (HELP)

    Hello I got some silkie babies I’m wondering about I’d love help :)
  11. Farmerbrown32

    1 sick hen out of 15

    This hen started acting strange about a week ago not very active and just sitting in the nesting box. She has pretty bad diarrhea. Not eating or drinking that I’ve noticed. I gave her nutri-drench orally several times but it hasn’t seemed to help. Any advice is appreciated. I have quarantined...
  12. I

    Help! Mouth growth in hen

    My 2yr old hen has this in her mouth. It's definitely attached - my husband tried to pull it out thinking it was a foreign body and a scab kind of came off and it bled a little bit. She's currently isolated from the flock, in a crate with food and water. I put some iodine in her water to help...
  13. A

    Probably a hawk ...

    So, i have had an issue recently, bc, one of my hens just disappeared i think, like, one day she just wasn't there anymore, and she never came back. But now it's been about a mout and a half, and i saw a hawk flying above my garden pretty close. (Wasnt exactly a hawk but idk the word in english...
  14. E

    3 Roosters with Single Swollen Toe Joint/Infection

    Hello! I’m not new to chicken keeping and have treated bumblefoot on domestic birds and on wild birds as a volunteer at a wildlife rehab. I’m so confused about what is going on with my flock. I have three roosters who each have *ONE* swollen joint on a toe. They had been working out their...
  15. K

    Introducing chicken into Marek’s contaminated flock

    Can I introduce an adult silkie into a flock with past mareks contamination? I have a flock of 6 contaminated with mareks. We had one Silkie Roo who passed away from it About a year ago and that was all but it was definitely Mareks. The new adult silkie needs a home and I have been offered the...
  16. williamsyard

    treating possible burns

    We have four week-old chicks, one of them has a respiratory upset that we are treating with steam. Our boldest chick, Nurse Crane, hopped into the mug we were using to steam, and the water was very hot. we dried her off and she's resting now, but we're worried that she might be burned or...
  17. Kiwi_The__arnevelder

    One eye closed what is wrong with her?

    My silkie hen recently has been having one eye closed, if i touch it she opens it briefly and it looks fine. Im not sure why this is happening and i'm really worried since she is a very close companion to me. Thank you
  18. SugarDewdrop

    How To Help My Turkey Lose Weight

    Hello! I have a nearly 1 year old BBW turkey hen. We never meant to have her and are still learning the ropes. We only have chickens at the moment plus one turkey, Junebug. We are unable to cull her, so we are trying to give her the best possible life. However, she has gained more weight...
    • SugarDewdrop
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    • bbw turkeys help turkey weight weight gain weight loss
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Turkeys
  19. efowl24

    Suddenly Lethargic chick

    Ive had my chicks for two weeks on Thursday. I had one chick pass on Friday very suddenly after acting very odd and lethargic, she had a droopy wing and would open and close are mouth, occasionally it looked like she was adjusting her crop, her eyes were closed but still had the white membrane...
  20. Birds1243

    Quail eye injury aftermath

    yesterday unfortunately one of the female quails injured another females eye. She was left with a bloody eyelid and all red. (Not actually dripping with blood, minor injury!) I cleaned her eye (saline solution) and make sure there were no wounds or scratches. Also gave her critical care formula...
    • Birds1243
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    • eye advice help quail
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
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