I was having a tough time getting photos to upload. But they started out wobbly they could walk but would trip easily. Then it turned into not being able to hold their weight. So I put the 4 in my sick pen. I bought 10 silkies, 10 polish, 10 bantam cochins and 10 giant cochins from my local grainery they are out of a hatchery in New Mexico privet hatchery. I've had them since they were 5 days old I believe. They were all extremely healthy until I let them out to free change. I have 1,00 acres of farm land with an old 2 stall garage that is my barn with about 25 laying hens and 5 roosters. Some were bullies so I thought maybe I let them out too soon so they weren't able to get the nutrients they should so I put the silkies and bantam cochins back in what I use as my brooder and they are all very healthy with no issues. So that makes me feel what the others have isn't contagious. I was feeding Pay pack hatch to hen with amproliuum but I switched to naturewise starter grower once I found out that some silkies and polish struggle with absorbing vitamin E so medicated isn't the best for them. I give a tiny bit of soldier fly larva once they are full feathered. But my hens get woodies scratch grain, mealworm, black oil seed, and soldier fly larva once a day I just toss a few scoops out each day. I also added naturewise all flock feed in with the chick feed and the laying feed because it had the highest about of vit E and selenium out of all the feed bags I could find. My hens also get oyster shell and even though they free range i give grit too. I will try to get photos to load in a bit or maybe next time I am in a town lol
