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On the way home today, i got a call from my wife, she said a guy was at her office and wanted to know if i would take in 20 some odd month old pullets of different breeds, White Leghorns, Araucauna, Dominiques, Americaunas, Pincled Plymouth Rocks, it seams there was a snake attack and his father told him either the chickens leave or he was going to have to leave, i agreed to take them, It ended up being a rescue situation, several are missing toe nails, whole toes and one had just the lower half of its right wing dangling by a thread of skin, anyone that would allow this to happen needs to be horse whipped, i and my wife took scissors and cut the wing off and blue coted the whole side and seprated it from the rest, i am at a loss as to what i can do for the others with lesser injury's, their toes are pretty well scabed over and look ok as far as infection. Please wish me luck in saving as many as i can, they are in good spirits so i guess that is a plus, they went right to the feed and water when i put them in the coop.
 
OK , got an urgent question. I accidentally fed my 6 and 10 days old chicks with adult fermented feed with lots of boss, scratch and oats. I put out extra because I knew that I'd be out a little today. When I got home they were just sitting, crops distended awful and it's been a couple of hours. I put out sand and dirt and didn't feed them anymore. Now 2 hrs later they are moving around and scratching but still distended. Can I do anything?
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forgetful said:
I was hoping they would be good girls and share, but that didn't happen.
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While I was removing the dead chicks one of the hens began screeching, so the rooster ran over and attacked my back while I was crouched down. Needless to say he was punt kicked across the coop, and he is now a lot more respectful when I enter. In hindsight I probably shouldn't have kicked him since he was just protecting his flock, but I don't appreciate spurs in my back and I gave him a warning fake kick.
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Oh my goodness. I hate when the roos get naughty! Do you have silkies with big fluff on their head? I would be happy if we could get some with a big top and all the right toes etc. Not many people around here do silkies. At least that I can find.
 
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On the way home today, i got a call from my wife, she said a guy was at her office and wanted to know if i would take in 20 some odd month old pullets of different breeds, White Leghorns, Araucauna, Dominiques, Americaunas, Pincled Plymouth Rocks, it seams there was a snake attack and his father told him either the chickens leave or he was going to have to leave, i agreed to take them, It ended up being a rescue situation, several are missing toe nails, whole toes and one had just the lower half of its right wing dangling by a thread of skin, anyone that would allow this to happen needs to be horse whipped, i and my wife took scissors and cut the wing off and blue coted the whole side and seprated it from the rest, i am at a loss as to what i can do for the others with lesser injury's, their toes are pretty well scabed over and look ok as far as infection. Please wish me luck in saving as many as i can, they are in good spirits so i guess that is a plus, they went right to the feed and water when i put them in the coop.
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I wouldn't whip my horses as hard as they should be. Good luck with the chickens. As long as they act lively they will pull through. Even the amputee. Infection is your biggest enemy right now. Are they dirty? I would try to take the most injured ones or dirtiest ones and give them a bath. Just immerse in a tub, work through the feathers, add a little dawn, rinse out and dry.
 
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Oh my goodness. I hate when the roos get naughty! Do you have silkies with big fluff on their head? I would be happy if we could get some with a big top and all the right toes etc. Not many people around here do silkies. At least that I can find.
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I had the same problem when I started out! Small top knots and incorrect toe numbers. I found some nice hens from a lady a few hours away that have everything correct. They are my broodies right now. They may not be show quality (which I'm looking in to! I contacted someone who shows and has very nice birds. I may be able to get something in October,) but they are so much better than what I started with. I started with a pair. While the hen had alright fluff, the male was horrible and they both had bad toes. Here they are:




They actually have some of the top silkie breeders here in the south. I dug around Facebook and found some. I have six or so two/three month old I'm growing out from a friend. I haven't examined them too closely, but a few have nice top knots. I wouldn't mind parting with a few if you don't mind chicks. (I'd have to count toes. I have no clue if they are correct.) I only raise black silkies, and my friend gave me a white and a blue. I'll have to get some photos of them.

I haven't done a photoshoot, but I'll add a photo from my phone in a second. In the words of Agnus, "They're soooo fluffy!"
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LindaB220 said:
OK , got an urgent question. I accidentally fed my 6 and 10 days old chicks with adult fermented feed with lots of boss, scratch and oats. I put out extra because I knew that I'd be out a little today. When I got home they were just sitting, crops distended awful and it's been a couple of hours. I put out sand and dirt and didn't feed them anymore. Now 2 hrs later they are moving around and scratching but still distended. Can I do anything?
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Nobody has a clue what to do?
 

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