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hokankai said:
I have 3 silkies and this weekend I discovered they were HEAVILY infested with red mites. I think they came in on the new hay bale I picked up from the feed store.

I spent last night dusting them with Sevin dust, and spent all of today bathing them with flea shampoo, blow-drying, re-dusting, and feeding them scrambled egg and liver to try and help them make more red blood cells. I'm pretty sure they are anemic, and they seem kind of thin to me. I also think it knocked down their immune systems because they are having a CRD flare-up.

I'm positive this is because they sleep on the floor. Is there anything I can do to help prevent them from getting so heavily infested again? I cleaned out the bedding, dusted the floor and fresh bedding(no hay this time, just shavings) and coop corners as well, but I'm in the middle of integrating so I'll have to do a deeper de-mite clean after she's joined the group.

Has anyone successfully roost-trained their silkies? I can build one their height, but will they use it?
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My silkies actually roost with the big girls. The roost is 3 feet up off the floor. I built them a ramp so they could get up to the poop boards, from there the roost bars are only about 12" above the poop boards. also the nest boxes that they use are also 12' off of the floor of the coop. With the aid of their wings and a good jump they have no problem getting 12" off of the floor. they do use the ramp to get down from the roost., But i have seen them jump/fly 18" up the ramp to save time. Birds have a natural instinct to get off of the ground to roost for they night and chickens are birds. Start out with a bar about 2" above their head and work them up. To get them to use the roost put goodies in a cage and hang it so they can only get to it if they are on the roost. You will be surprised at how fast they learn and use the new roost
 
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I took this pic of one of my girls the other day, and I thought it was so funny because both of her ends look so similar!
 
I just wanted to thank this site for all the knowledge and help I have had since I started with chickens...everything I know is from here...one of my little paint chicks hatched yesterday with one splayed leg...I search for info on here and I had step by step instructions and pictures of how to splint and treat it...today she is walking just fine like the others...I really just wanted to say thank you to this wonderful site and the knowledge of others, and for people taking the time to post info and pics about all this information....

Here she is walking around just fine with her little splint on....
 
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dwegg said:
I just wanted to thank this site for all the knowledge and help I have had since I started with chickens...everything I know is from here...one of my little paint chicks hatched yesterday with one splayed leg...I search for info on here and I had step by step instructions and pictures of how to splint and treat it...today she is walking just fine like the others...I really just wanted to say thank you to this wonderful site and the knowledge of others, and for people taking the time to post info and pics about all this information....

Here she is walking around just fine with her little splint on....
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Glad your chicky is doing better :D
 

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