Silkie thread!

[rayray983]

so at 10 weeks old I now know j is a James he was acting rooish trying to spar with anything that mover in the brooder and today he crowed

 

[subhanalah]

so at 10 weeks old I now know j is a James he was acting rooish trying to spar with anything that mover in the brooder and today he crowed

oh noes! Or is this an happy occasion?

 

[rayray983]

Its a happy one I was hoping to have one black and one white roo

 

[subhanalah]

Its a happy one I was hoping to have one black and one white roo

*YaY*

 

[Fancychooklady]

Awesome, thanks! I didnt know 1 week old chicks could have scrambled eggs? They are soo tiny it would have to be ground up pretty good lol. I guess I gave the two lethergic chicks the extra electrolites because thats what it called in the recipe but since I started putting Vit-al in their water to, i could just mix the poly-vi-sol and vit E together and give those in a couple drops to the weaker ones. Should I continue to add the selenium to it also? I'll get a lower watt bulb today also and see if that helps. It was kinda chilly lastnight and even with my high watt raised high, i was worrying all night that they were not warm enough lol when im sure they were fine if you guys are saying my bulb is way to warm. I never thought of this but if they are too warm, would that mean that they would not be growing feathers as fast as they should? I dont know if my chicks look how they should at a week old or not Some have more feather growth on their wings then others and some are noticably growing larger bodies then the others. The smallest one is the lil blue one that doesent want to walk around. Im happy to see him still eating/drinking this morning but he's still down alot and only walks to get to where he wants then lays back down. 

I would give the wry neck chick selenium. Can you post some pics of the one that can't walk? Could be splayed leg. What do his toes look like?

 

[sspsobia]

Thanks for advising , my chick was fine but 2 days back she cant stand and seems no strength in the legs as she wants to stands and run but cant i am so worried about her

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

This is my black baby She is about 11 days old now. I really hope she's a hen. There were only 3 black babies to chose from. She said some of them hatched a day or two apart from eachother and I am guessing she hatched last because she was the smaller of the three. But even so I just "felt" she was a girl. She's smaller, less timid, her wings were much smaller and layered looking, and she doesent even have pin feathers on her tail yet. The other two were much bigger/stood tall, had very long wing feathers all the same length, and had at least a half inch of tail growing. They just looked all roo to me lol. They also didint have any fluff on their cheeks at all she was the only one with a little beard on her face I will be shocked if she turns out a Roo lol. I hope she is indeed a hen. I really like her

 

[Fancychooklady]

What kind of feed should be given?

How old are your chickens? Scrambled egg with a dollop of plain yoghurt is always a good ' pick me up. I feed mine sardines in oil with raw egg stirred through cooked rice or pasta once a week as a treat. Even a tin of cat food makes a good treat. Cooked rice with a couple of raw eggs stirred through would be a good start.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

I would give the wry neck chick selenium. Can you post some pics of the one that can't walk? Could be splayed leg. What do his toes look like?

Ya, i'll take a pic of him. I hope it's not splay leg He used to walk just fine is the weird part, and if I push him he will still walk around, he just wobbles to his food. His toes seem to look fine but ill take pics.

 

[sspsobia]

How old are your chickens? Scrambled egg with a dollop of plain yoghurt is always a good ' pick me up. I feed mine sardines in oil with raw egg stirred through cooked rice or pasta once a week as a treat. Even a tin of cat food makes a good treat. Cooked rice with a couple of raw eggs stirred through would be a good start.

My chicks are 3 months old