Fabulously Feathered Silkies?

[Kittyntwinstarz]

How are your birds doing now?
Are they still alive?

The ones not from her just started getting sick this past week and the vet said they all need to be euthanized. I will be taking them on Tuesday.

 

[Kittyntwinstarz]

I am sorry you had to deal with this person.

Me too. It was a horrible first time experience and now she is trying to bully me for speaking up.

 

[my_chicken_addiction]

Me too. It was a horrible first time experience and now she is trying to bully me for speaking up.

Oh my gosh! The same thing happened to me!! Never had chickens before, came across her on Craigslist. I had 10 Silkies, 7 died of illness. I was so naive, I never thought the chickens were already sick. I finally caught on. I just cut ties with her a couple of months ago. After reading your report I now know what illnesses my chiks probably had. I have 12 chickens not from her, but I'm certain exposed to what the others had. I'm not sure I could euthanize them. They seem healthy for now. They are my babies. I've had them about a year now. They follow me every where. Very sad how someone could be so heartless.

 

[Kiki]

Oh my gosh! The same thing happened to me!! Never had chickens before, came across her on Craigslist. I had 10 Silkies, 7 died of illness. I was so naive, I never thought the chickens were already sick. I finally caught on. I just cut ties with her a couple of months ago. After reading your report I now know what illnesses my chiks probably had. I have 12 chickens not from her, but I'm certain exposed to what the others had. I'm not sure I could euthanize them. They seem healthy for now. They are my babies. I've had them about a year now. They follow me every where. Very sad how someone could be so heartless.

I am so sorry.
Maybe you locals can warn other people through social media?

 

[bbond]

Hey there. So I just came across your post and I had the same experience. I see all of these happy chicken posts and I am sad to say I don’t have one. My husband decided to get me chicks. We knew nothing about them, total newbies. He called many places but only found one breeder selling them locally, at fabulous feathered silkies. Upon arrival there were only older chickens available and a couple chicks. She agreed to take us to her temp location where the chicks were. First thing I noticed were several dead chicks. I figured this was normal with so many in her flock. I said I wanted pure silkie and she helped me pick a few out. (I would later discover 3 were cochins, not silkies)

Within 24hrs the silkie died. I asked for a refund or a replacement. Two days later 2 became sick. A month later she finally set up a time for me to come for my replacement bird. This was at a 3rd location. She would not allow me to see the chicks. I told her what I wanted but each one she picked up seemed to have something wrong with it and several were throwing up. I saw a few through the crack of the door that I liked, but she wanted to keep keep them, even though she had several. I finally just took what she gave me and left.

The entire ride home my husband gagged by the smell of this little chick. It was horrid and smelt just like odor emitting from the room they were in. I get home and see I have a white silkie that was covered in feces. I bathe and quarantine the chick, but within a few days it dies. I had already been to the vet for the other 2 sick ones and received a diagnosis of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. I now had another dead bird. The vet recommended I take the remaining birds to UC Davis to have them euthanized and a necropsy performed.

Prior to making this decision I contacted Dawne hoping to give her the birds back and get a refund but she refused. She later had the nerve to say she had agreed to take the birds. Once the report came back it was clear the disease originated from her flock. Again I asked for my money but she demanded the report in exchange for a refund. I agreed and in good faith emailed her the report. She did not keep her end of the deal.

The report was extremely sad to read, but it was clear that all of the birds suffered from the horrible illnesses, with the newest one being in the worst condition and having additional ailments. Dawne has now dismissed the necropsy report and has accused me of trying to destroy her business. I am disgusted by the unethical behavior this woman has displayed, the lack of accountability, as well as the lack of compassion for the emotional toll this has taken on my family.

I am not the first to encounter an experience like this. I have since come across over 25 people who have dealt with the exact same issues. This is not a reputable, responsible breeder, this is a chicken mill. Please save yourselves the pain and buy elsewhere.

Have you reported her to the state ag dept? Seems like they would at least launch an investigation if not completely shut her down.

 

[bbond]

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The ones not from her just started getting sick this past week and the vet said they all need to be euthanized. I will be taking them on Tuesday.

So sorry for your loss.

 

[country]

Anyone have an experience with this breeder? All of my chicks came to me sick, I want to know if anyone else has experienced problems. I've had a 50% mortality rate, see my profile for details

 

[country]

A LOT of people have had the same experience with Dawne Cullen. Her birds have tested positive for MS, MG, Mareks, Coccidia, etc. She has been ordered to quit selling but continues to do so anyway. Check out anyone from the Lathrop, Manteca, Modesto areas of CA as she has a lot of different FB sites so she is everywhere.

 

[Kiki]

A LOT of people have had the same experience with Dawne Cullen. Her birds have tested positive for MS, MG, Mareks, Coccidia, etc. She has been ordered to quit selling but continues to do so anyway. Check out anyone from the Lathrop, Manteca, Modesto areas of CA as she has a lot of different FB sites so she is everywhere.

Ordered to quit by who?
How is she still selling?

 

[country]

Manteca, California

She gets evicted a lot & she also has several web pages that don't show her name or her chicken mill name. So be sure & thoroughly check out anyone even close to that area - Lathrop/Modesto/Manteca. She has Polish, Cochins, Serama, Silkies, & Satins (Sizzles) plus a bunch of mutts from letting everyone run together. She also scams 4H'rs & sellschicks to them saying they're show quality even though they have obvious defects like 4 toes and/or red or single combs.