sick silkie

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    My Silkies Chick is Sick, Please Help, Thank You

    Hello everyone, I have three silkie chicks that I got last month. They are about 3-4 weeks. I do not know their gender yet. One has an eye problem. Its left eye was swollen and wetness around the eye, and hairs around the eye were less than before. I took it to the vet and got antibiotics and...
  2. EquiAsh95

    Egg bound or Mareks?

    We have a sick silked Easter egger. Both wings down. Tail down. Skinny and losing weight. We have her isolated with some water with added recovery 911 and vitamin B complex. We just euthanized a chicken at the vet that suspected Mareks. This one isn’t presenting the same. There isn’t a one sided...
  3. B

    Sick chickens

    On Saturday morning, one of our silkies was extremely lethargic. She wad off the roost pole earlier than usual, was laying on the ground and had her head and wings down. We spoon fed her water and we were able to get her to eat some of her regular food and some banana. She seemed more alert as...
  4. C

    Silkies dropping like flies

    My flock consists of a variety of different breeds. However in the past month I have lost 3 silkies with a 4th on the way. Its the same pattern of events. The bird will start to show signs of weakness and can't keep up with the rest of the flock yet tries like hell (slow movements, easily...
  5. ChickenPeep

    Silkie With Bumblefoot?

    Hello everyone, Let me preface this by saying that I am a grad student that lives at my parents house. If I seem uninvolved in this situation, that's why. My mom does most of the chicken work! Recently, one of our silkies has developed swollen toes and feet. I noticed it about a week ago. Her...
  6. BrahmaMom1797

    Sick Silkie. Head Tilt and Lethargic.

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Silkie, approx 5 years, was a rescue. Very tiny bird so feels the same but I’m unsure. Rescued from the same flock a couple years ago as the bird I posted about recently who passed. They...
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    Clumsy Silkie with “Pink” Toe Being Picked On

    Hello! I am new around these here parts. Thank you for having me. I had four silkies hatch Within the last 48 hours. The first three came a full day before the fourth one joined. First three are thriving. The fourth (let’s call her “Baby”) seems different and if that difference is going to be...
  8. S

    Suddenly Sick 4-month old Silkie

    Hello, I am a first year silkie Mom and I have a terribly sick chick. She had no signs or symptoms until Monday afternoon I found her laying down in the straw. I picked her up and her head was drooping, eyes shut, could not balance, her mouth was also full of crumbles. I pulled the crumbles out...
  9. Lisa G.

    Silkie with Diarrhea

    Hi - I have a Silkie pullet who is 9 months old. She is not laying yet. She is very light, but she is also a small bird. She has had diarrhea on and off for a few weeks. She is slightly less active than usual, but has never been an exceptionally active bird. I have her inside now and she is...
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    Silkie Chicken Sick

    Hi i’m very new to this but I have a 5 year old Silkie hen who has been getting worse the past couple of days. About a week ago i noticed she was limping and brought her inside for inspection. Her right foot was clumped with rock solid mud but i gave her a warm bath and gently got it all off and...
  11. B

    PLEASE HELP!! Sick Silkie chick!!

    PLEASE HELP!! :hit:hit:hit My little blue silkie Ethel is sick!!! She’s about a month and a week old, and she’s been perfectly healthy up to now. Always the first to the food bowl. Today, I noticed a weird sound coming from the brooder. A high pitched peep I’d never heard out of any of my...
  12. raphael404

    Sickly silkie

    Our silkie named sweet chilli has been looking very sick and not eating. Her stool is a milky yellow colour.
  13. raphael404

    Sick Silkie

    Hello. My silkie chicken called snowball is very sick. She is not eating or drinking on her own. We have tried to feed her she drinks few drops at a time with a dropper. she started having yellowish green poo (liquid) Could anyone please advise us what we can do for her.
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    Silkie hen won't eat, poor balance, can't poop URGANT!!

    Hello, my favorite white silkie hen, Murphy, is acting strangely. I noticed today that she hasn't been pooping, only yellow green liquid is leaking from her vent. I checked for a stuck egg, there isn't any. She isn't interested in eating much, and her balance isn't very good. She's been on...
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    Swollen eye/face/cheek, right side only, 6mo old silkie

    Silkie did not come out of the coop today. Checked on her to find swollen shut right eye. Quarantined her and watched her eat. Not drinking much. I don’t know what twisted neck is but that could be one symptom she may slightly be showing, but also could just be the swelling causing her to hold...
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