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Maybe we can start a trend of hair styles for silkies that would also be accepted at the shows. The Pixy, the Bob, the Mullet 🤣, the Bouffant. Ooh, now I need a silkie with a mullet and I'm going to name it Leroy.

It's odd to me that a breed would be encouraged to have traits accentuated that aren't beneficial to the animal. A non-chicken example is Quarter Horses that are bred to show in halter classes. Maybe it's changed now, but they used to have I've developed muscling, very light bone structure and tiny feet. Why, oh why?
Were you eventually showing yours? I'm not. I just want to create beautiful chicks, so if mine run around with Mohawks, Mullets, Pixy, etc., who cares? I would just take a before picture to have on my phone if anyone wants to see what one looks like for real, they can. Otherwise, you have me convinced! Let the hairstyles commence!

I've tried my ponytail holders, barrettes, clips, etc. and things are either too big or too heavy so I'll just settle on cutting.
 
Were you eventually showing yours? I'm not. I just want to create beautiful chicks, so if mine run around with Mohawks, Mullets, Pixy, etc., who cares? I would just take a before picture to have on my phone if anyone wants to see what one looks like for real, they can. Otherwise, you have me convinced! Let the hairstyles commence!

I've tried my ponytail holders, barrettes, clips, etc. and things are either too big or too heavy so I'll just settle on cutting.
Showing isn't in the plans but it would be cool to have good birds that local 4H kids could show and maybe even have birds that another breeder could use. I'm sure I'll have some silkie crosses next year so I can't promise to be a 100% purebred breeder 🤣

Fray is much worse tonight and I don't know what to do. She's much weaker
and off balance, her crop is empty. I was able to get a little egg yolk with water and poultry cell into her, maybe 2 or 3 cc's. I'm really worried about her now. Yesterday she was off but I didn't expect her to be worse today. She's having trouble staying sitting up 🥺 I'm not sure what else to try. I saw her poop twice while I was with her yesterday and it was totally normal.
 
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I used the rest of the egg yolk mixture to make a little mash and put that in front of her, as soon as Freya saw it and started eating. Then Fray went to eating too. She's acting really hungry, but why isn't she eating throughout the day?

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No sneezes, no discharge, no breathing noises. She's still eating and it's been maybe 2 minutes now. I'm not sure how much is going in her mouth, it's hard to tell, but I think there is a little at least making it where it should. She has mash all over her beak.
 
I used the rest of the egg yolk mixture to make a little mash and put that in front of her, as soon as Freya saw it and started eating. Then Fray went to eating too. She's acting really hungry, but why isn't she eating throughout the day?

She's on the right
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No sneezes, no discharge, no breathing noises. She's still eating and it's been maybe 2 minutes now. I'm not sure how much is going in her mouth, it's hard to tell, but I think there is a little at least making it where it should. She has mash all over her beak.
How is she today @2ndTink? :hugs Keep her eating and under heat, 80 degrees is good for sick birds. I hope she's OK! :fl
 
How is she today @2ndTink? :hugs Keep her eating and under heat, 80 degrees is good for sick birds. I hope she's OK! :fl
She's super weak, I had a hard time even getting 1 cc of yolk mixture I to her and she wouldn't eat any mash. I'm really worried about her, how did she just crash in 2 days? Could it be a vitamin deficiency or would it be something else. I'm really really sad, I want her to make it but I'm not sure what to do besides what I'm doing. What could have caused her to go from a bouncing little ball of fluff to no strength this fast? I'm worried she'll be gone by the time I get home 🥺
 
She's super weak, I had a hard time even getting 1 cc of yolk mixture I to her and she wouldn't eat any mash. I'm really worried about her, how did she just crash in 2 days? Could it be a vitamin deficiency or would it be something else. I'm really really sad, I want her to make it but I'm not sure what to do besides what I'm doing. What could have caused her to go from a bouncing little ball of fluff to no strength this fast? I'm worried she'll be gone by the time I get home 🥺
Do you see any signs of Coccidiosis....bloody diarrhea, mucus in poop, lots of white urates on her butt fuzz? Other than this, it could be a vitamin deficiency even though you are administering vitamins, doesn't mean she is absorbing them. She could have a weak immune system too, those that had trouble absorbing their yolk sac at hatch are incredibly weakened. Let me know how she is when you get home. :hugs
 
Do you see any signs of Coccidiosis....bloody diarrhea, mucus in poop, lots of white urates on her butt fuzz? Other than this, it could be a vitamin deficiency even though you are administering vitamins, doesn't mean she is absorbing them. She could have a weak immune system too, those that had trouble absorbing their yolk sac at hatch are incredibly weakened. Let me know how she is when you get home. :hugs
No signs of coccidiosis, clean vent. She's always been smaller but she's been growing at the same rate as the others. I hope to leave work in the next hour, then it's 40 min home.
 
No signs of coccidiosis, clean vent. She's always been smaller but she's been growing at the same rate as the others. I hope to leave work in the next hour, then it's 40 min home.
Then it's probably just her in general, weaker immune system, a bit of a runt. Not all babies make it to adulthood unfortunately. :(

Keep me posted, praying she pulls out of this! :fl
 
Then it's probably just her in general, weaker immune system, a bit of a runt. Not all babies make it to adulthood unfortunately. :(

Keep me posted, praying she pulls out of this! :fl
She's still really weak tonight, I couldn't get much vitamins in her. If she's not better in the morning I think it's best to cull her. How did she go from her normal self to a totally weak sad little bird this fast? Ugh, I'm heartbroken, I'm so sad over this. 😭
 
She's still really weak tonight, I couldn't get much vitamins in her. If she's not better in the morning I think it's best to cull her. How did she go from her normal self to a totally weak sad little bird this fast? Ugh, I'm heartbroken, I'm so sad over this. 😭
I am so so sorry. :hugs Internal infection can take them very quickly. But not sure what what be infected or how/why. Organ failures take them out fast too. My heart goes out to you my dear, I wish I could be of help. :hugs Let me know what's going on tomorrow morning. ❤❤
 

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