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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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.
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...
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...