Silkie thread!

[sheeshshe]

I'm having a problem with chicken math in my silkie pen. I need a grow out pen or something. I need a bigger coop, because now I have 7 adult silkies in a 4x4 coop and now chicks!!!!!!!! ahhhh! I didn't plan this through correctly I guess. hubby is going to kill me!

 

[ChickNmamma]

I'm having a problem with chicken math in my silkie pen. I need a grow out pen or something. I need a bigger coop, because now I have 7 adult silkies in a 4x4 coop and now chicks!!!!!!!! ahhhh! I didn't plan this through correctly I guess. hubby is going to kill me!

Join the club....

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I'm having a problem with chicken math in my silkie pen. I need a grow out pen or something. I need a bigger coop, because now I have 7 adult silkies in a 4x4 coop and now chicks!!!!!!!! ahhhh! I didn't plan this through correctly I guess. hubby is going to kill me!

LOL yeah I haven't counted how many chickens I have in a long time. Last count was 14... just counted 22! hehe oops! Better off just telling my boyfriend I still have 14.

 

[Kimmi500]

Virginia

Where in VA are you located? I am also in VA (Stafford area) I have some beautiful 4 month old Porcelain Silkie chicks PM me if your interested

 

[Jharper]

You can get it at tractor supply or any feed store. It is the injectible kind. If you cal your state department of agriculture they can come out and test, depending where you are you may or may not have to pay, it shouldn't be too much.

At least if you keep them home, treat them and have them tested you won't have a guilty conscience about bringing them to a show and possibly infecting other birds. If they are clear and it is just a minor thing then awesome but you don't want to be "That" person :/  this year all chicken swaps were frozen for MONTHS because people were knowingly bringing sick birds and unsuspecting people were buying them. Before anyone knew if tons of flocks here in NH were infected with MG

Wow. Thanks! I gave her a dose. .22cc orally and I'll try to give her one in the morning.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

How big is she? I was recommended to give .25 to bantams, That's the dose I used for my new rescue who is probably about 1 lb.

 

[sheeshshe]

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I'll correct myself, 4 of them aren't 'adults" they're still young, they hatched in late June, but they're almost adult size now it is looking mighty crowded in there. what am I going to do this winter!??

 

[Jharper]

How big is she? I was recommended to give .25 to bantams, That's the dose I used for my new rescue who is probably about 1 lb.

She's about one pound or a little over.

This is what she looked like last night.

 

[sheeshshe]

I'm wondering if I could stick my indoor chicks under my hen. only thing is, the oldest is 2 weeks old already. I have one that is not quite a week old. but, if I waited for the newly hatched chick under her to get a little bigger, do you think it would work? would the older chicks even know what to do with a mother hen? would they know to go under her to get warm etc?

 

[kabhyper1]

We have babies this morning! Lavender the cochin hatched 3 of the 9 last night. And my white silkie hens and blue roo produced a white chick!!