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[Deckgirls]

My silkies dunk their heads in the water and food, and that is what they look like. All scraggily and flat. You ahve to wash them to get the "puff" back.

that must be it lol she looks so ratty!

 

[aalissa]

My silkies did just fine this past winter, despite the bitter cold and snow. I dont heat their coops. I do put olastic on their runs to block the wind. They went out every day. They are tough little birds.

Good to know I am in love with the little boogers! They are so very cute. I think they are the one indulgence that may die of old age.

 

[Beer can]

@aalissa
I got six from TSC a couple weeks ago from the mixed bantam bin. Just tell them you only want the ones with five toes. The guy looked at me like I was nuts until he saw their feet Lol!

 

[Jdc361]

welcome to the chicken therapy site - we will happily talk chicken all day and enable your addiction!    Are you coming to Chickenstock?

What's chickenstock

 

[boskelli1571]

What's chickenstock

It's a gathering of NY chickenistas at Nuttys' place. Go to the thread 2015 NY chickenstock. You will find the address, lists of what's on offer, dish to pass etc. We would love to see you there

 

[rancher hicks]

I mentioned a bullied chicken a few weeks back who had an eye pecked out - she's actually recovered (except blind in an eye of course) but refuses to go in any type of coop. Poor dear sits outside in a hole under a tree looking like a loaf of bread- she's probably safe from larger predators as she's in the electric netting area but a smaller one could certainly get in. I put her in for a few nights but she was so distressed (even in a segregated cage) I am just leaving her out now..

Anyone else have a one eyed chicken? Do they roost or does the depth perception prevent it?

She seems to be doing well although I think she may have a bit of cognitive impairment as she just stands around most of the time. If you walk up to her (on the side she can see) she'll cluck and run away.. She seems to be eating well - it's been almost a month since the incident and she's still here.

You may wish to move her to her own coop. In the garage or other area. Or rehome her if you can. Perhaps to someone who has just a few birds.

A one panel hoop set up is easy enough. You could set it on the ground up against your current coop?

 

[featherz]

You may wish to move her to her own coop. In the garage or other area. Or rehome her if you can. Perhaps to someone who has just a few birds.

A one panel hoop set up is easy enough. You could set it on the ground up against your current coop?

The current setup isn't really conducive to that (woods), however I have thought of just keeping her in the enclosed (and electrified) run. I have to catch her every night for that, which is easy if she doesn't get under the spiky bush she's been hiding in.

I doubt I could rehome an old one eyed chicken, even as pretty as she is. I am surprised she made it - but she seems to be a fighter! Her habit of standing in the middle of our field is going to make her new name 'hawk bait' tho. =(

 

[LuvMyChicks1491]

I was on a silkie thread that explained that the silkie originally looked like that, breeders breed for more poofy heads. They might be cuter but could they really survive in a less coddled environment? Just like the show polish with their puffy heads covering their eyes and the black Spanish with the exaggerated white ear lobes. These breeds didn't look like they do now originally, and breeding them for one aspect for show they took breeds that where hardy and good egglayers and made them not so much. All to make them 'prettier'.
I have white silkie chicks, and have white jersey giants coming in a few weeks, I'll be crossing a couple to increase their size and hardiness. Then I read TSC silkies are huge, supposedly they get them from Mt. Healthy and I checked out them, they say theirs do run about twice the size of show silkies. I might not need to cross them. Then I read there is large breed silkies, they have them in Europe. I don't know how many there are in the US but I did see this pic off a ten pound hen next to a full grown RIR,

I got a few of TSC birds a little big ago. My kids guilted me into getting one of the white silkies. That little thing is the bigger then the full sized chicks that I got at the same time! I would love a full size silkie! More to love!

 

[LuvMyChicks1491]

The current setup isn't really conducive to that (woods), however I have thought of just keeping her in the enclosed (and electrified) run. I have to catch her every night for that, which is easy if she doesn't get under the spiky bush she's been hiding in.

I doubt I could rehome an old one eyed chicken, even as pretty as she is. I am surprised she made it - but she seems to be a fighter! Her habit of standing in the middle of our field is going to make her new name 'hawk bait' tho. =(

Could you make her a little house that could go in the fenced in area? I have made a few little coops that I use as broody coops that are just big enough for 1-3 birds. That way she could go into a secure house each night that she felt comfortable in and you could lock her up safely at night.

These are 2 of my little coops. I made the wire run to attach to the little blue coop so I can use it as my quarantine coop. They are nice and little and very handy. I have Fredo and his girls living in the Red one and my Duck Lottie (that thinks that he is a chicken) sleeps in the blue one. I plan on making a few more this year!

 

[featherz]

Could you make her a little house that could go in the fenced in area? I have made a few little coops that I use as broody coops that are just big enough for 1-3 birds. That way she could go into a secure house each night that she felt comfortable in and you could lock her up safely at night.

These are 2 of my little coops. I made the wire run to attach to the little blue coop so I can use it as my quarantine coop. They are nice and little and very handy. I have Fredo and his girls living in the Red one and my Duck Lottie (that thinks that he is a chicken) sleeps in the blue one. I plan on making a few more this year!

Those are really cute! I could try that - will see what we can come up with. I completely 'get' that she doesn't want to go near where they bullied her.