Silkie thread!

[Sanna]

about 6 months and (she?) has "hen" partridge coloring. No eggs, no crowing, and very quiet. but, I see this comb popping out...its throwing me.

Well, I'm no expert on this but we have girls that have bigger combs. I don't know if it's good or bad or normal, but here are two of our hens.

 

[jhfamily5]

Hi all! We unexpectedly bought a white silkie pullet a couple of days ago. We were there to pick up some Showgirls a man found for me at a swap. I had gotten Showgirls from him before and they were perfectly healthy. Anyway, on the way home we noticed the Silkie had a runny nose (on one side of her beak) and she sneezed a couple of times. When we got home we gave her a bath and found she was covered in lice and mites. We dried her then dusted them all with Sevin dust, gave her some vitamin drops and the next day some VetRx. It has been three days and her nose isn't running but she still sneezes every once in a while. The lice and mites are cleared but we will dust again in 10 days. I read in Storey's Guide to Chicken Keeping that once a bird has gotten ill, even if they get better they can still carry the illness to others and shouldn't be bred since they can pass on bad immune systems. That its best to put them down. My question is, how acurate is this information and should I keep her or put her down? She eats, drinks and poops normal. I just can't keep her if it isn't safe to put her in with my existing flock after the newbie quarantine is over but I also don't want to sell her and pass the problem off on someone else either. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Sanna]

It has started!!

The first egg has pipped! (Is that the proper way to say it..says a blonde? lol) This egg is marked B/S. I'm keeping all my toes and fingers and body parts crossed for a splash. I hope it hatches before I go to bed but the chances of that happening are probably slim to none. I might have to live in the barn from now on until all the chicks have hatched. I forgot how nerve-racking this was.

 

[Lady Chickadee]

Hi all! We unexpectedly bought a white silkie pullet a couple of days ago. We were there to pick up some Showgirls a man found for me at a swap. I had gotten Showgirls from him before and they were perfectly healthy. Anyway, on the way home we noticed the Silkie had a runny nose (on one side of her beak) and she sneezed a couple of times. When we got home we gave her a bath and found she was covered in lice and mites. We dried her then dusted them all with Sevin dust, gave her some vitamin drops and the next day some VetRx. It has been three days and her nose isn't running but she still sneezes every once in a while. The lice and mites are cleared but we will dust again in 10 days. I read in Storey's Guide to Chicken Keeping that once a bird has gotten ill, even if they get better they can still carry the illness to others and shouldn't be bred since they can pass on bad immune systems. That its best to put them down. My question is, how acurate is this information and should I keep her or put her down? She eats, drinks and poops normal. I just can't keep her if it isn't safe to put her in with my existing flock after the newbie quarantine is over but I also don't want to sell her and pass the problem off on someone else either. Any advice would be appreciated.

I would put some VetRX in her water and under her wings. It will cure colds. When she sleeps with her head tucked into her wing, she will breath it in and it will unclog her nose. It has the same stuff in it that humans use when they have stuffy noses. It will also cure her sneezing. I hope she gets better!

 

[Sanna]

Hi all! We unexpectedly bought a white silkie pullet a couple of days ago. We were there to pick up some Showgirls a man found for me at a swap. I had gotten Showgirls from him before and they were perfectly healthy. Anyway, on the way home we noticed the Silkie had a runny nose (on one side of her beak) and she sneezed a couple of times. When we got home we gave her a bath and found she was covered in lice and mites. We dried her then dusted them all with Sevin dust, gave her some vitamin drops and the next day some VetRx. It has been three days and her nose isn't running but she still sneezes every once in a while. The lice and mites are cleared but we will dust again in 10 days. I read in Storey's Guide to Chicken Keeping that once a bird has gotten ill, even if they get better they can still carry the illness to others and shouldn't be bred since they can pass on bad immune systems. That its best to put them down. My question is, how acurate is this information and should I keep her or put her down? She eats, drinks and poops normal. I just can't keep her if it isn't safe to put her in with my existing flock after the newbie quarantine is over but I also don't want to sell her and pass the problem off on someone else either. Any advice would be appreciated.

I don't know if this will help you any, but I used this product on two of our hens awhile back that had the runny nose. One if them even had raspy breathing. One was sneezing.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/aureomycin-4g/camid/liv/cp/CA-A6/
Cleared everything.

As for your question if the bird can still carry the illness to others after getting better. I really don't know. I would imagine that if it was just a cold and the hen recovered, she should be fine. If it's something else, then I don't know. I hope someone who knows better will answer this for you.

 

[tilosi]

Here's a couple of pictures of my new BBS hatch.

So darn cute!!

Willow/by--my little cripple baby....what do you think? Splayed or something else? She usually does not sit up like this....maybe she is getting better...see her right toes?

Maybe its the way she's sitting, or a trick of the camera, but the picture makes it look like her legs are fused together......or like they're both coming out of the same side. Can you take a picture from underneath....like if you were to look up her skirt- so to speak. I can't offer any help, but I am very curious.[/QUOTE]
S/he has a hobble on...they are separate and seem to move fine. I will try to get more pics tomorrow.

It has started!!

The first egg has pipped! (Is that the proper way to say it..says a blonde? lol) This egg is marked B/S. I'm keeping all my toes and fingers and body parts crossed for a splash. I hope it hatches before I go to bed but the chances of that happening are probably slim to none. I might have to live in the barn from now on until all the chicks have hatched. I forgot how nerve-racking this was.

Yay!! Oh, the fun!! Congrats!!

 

[Adoravachick]

Well, I'm no expert on this but we have girls that have bigger combs. I don't know if it's good or bad or normal, but here are two of our hens.

Oooooh, ok. Your hen there on the right, that is how my hens comb looks. Whew! I will still keep watching for an egg.

Yay on your pip! Babies are always so much fun. It's nerve racking waiting for them to hatch though.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Quote: Thanks for the response. This being our first go round with silkies, I have no idea what is good or what to expect. All I know is my daughter loves him and he will be staying. We might get some girls for him but not until I get rid of some other birds. Right now we are in Roo overload. Chicken math hit us hard with our hatch and we currently have 12 boys in a flock of 28. Not good odds.

Oh well, that is what happens when you hatch.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

There is a thread called silkie mixes. So I only have one and she is so cute. Soft black feathers with a small crest. I also have a polish mix, bantam buff laced polish rooster over a white ameraucana hen. The pullet is small white with small crest, nice beard and muffs. I am expecting her to lay blue eggs. I love my Silkies and Polish and their mixes.

Thanks! I will have to look that one up. I am just fascinated with the different colors and looks of the different breeds. I can't imagine the endless possibilities of cross breeds.

 

[jhfamily5]

I don't know if this will help you any, but I used this product on two of our hens awhile back that had the runny nose. One if them even had raspy breathing. One was sneezing.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/aureomycin-4g/camid/liv/cp/CA-A6/
Cleared everything.

As for your question if the bird can still carry the illness to others after getting better. I really don't know. I would imagine that if it was just a cold and the hen recovered, she should be fine. If it's something else, then I don't know. I hope someone who knows better will answer this for you.

I would put some VetRX in her water and under her wings. It will cure colds. When she sleeps with her head tucked into her wing, she will breath it in and it will unclog her nose. It has the same stuff in it that humans use when they have stuffy noses. It will also cure her sneezing. I hope she gets better! 

Thank you