Silkie thread!

[chick rookie]

This is my man Romeo, funny thing yesterday morning while we were feeding, I was in the garage getting feed ready for the chickens when DH started yelling for me, I pocked my head out to see what his problem was ( he never yells ) He said that Romeo had something around his neck and he couldn't catch him. So I walked out to the yard to catch Romeo ( not hard for me to do ) and I couldn't find anything, DH says " cant you see that blue thing"?

I guess this was the first time he ever saw Romeo's ears....

 

[Epent12]

he is georgus sorry to hear he is rip

Yea, maybe he's not as fluffy as american silkies, but he's my bestie and I love him just the way he is, (rest in peace my buddy jonah).

 

[Epent12]

This is my man Romeo, funny thing yesterday morning while we were feeding, I was in the garage getting feed ready for the chickens when DH started yelling for me, I pocked my head out to see what his problem was ( he never yells ) He said that Romeo had something around his neck and he couldn't catch him. So I walked out to the yard to catch Romeo ( not hard for me to do ) and I couldn't find anything, DH says " cant you see that blue thing"? I guess this was the first time he ever saw Romeo's ears....

lol

 

[Epent12]

Marek's is a terrible disease. I hope and pray they can find a cure for it.

Amen, yea, hopefully there's a wisdom behind all that happened to me

 

[hatch4fun]

One of my silkie chicks seems to have a case of spraddle leg. He can still stand, but the one leg wants to slip out to the side. It is maybe caused from curled toes? I put rubber drawer liner down for traction, before that I used paper towels and never had a problem. I tried bracing it with the hair elastic method, but he struggled so much that it came off and the other chicks were pecking at his feet with it on. What should I do? Can it resolve on its own, now that I put down the rubber lining?

 

[TiaRC]

I wouldn't breed her. If you start with DQ's then ultimately you are not breeding to standard. I don't breed single combs or 4 toed birds, and both traits do occasionally pop up. She will still make a very pretty layer.

I disagree. single combs are just one of those thing that pop up every once and a while. I've bred single comb girls that are otherwise perfect to a breed standard roo and had perfect offspring

 

[austinbndr28]

I disagree. single combs are just one of those thing that pop up every once and a while. I've bred single comb girls that are otherwise perfect to a breed standard roo and had perfect offspring

But if you breed with single combs you have a higher chance for their offspring to have single combs, so if you want your silkies to meet the standards i wouldn't breed silkies with disqualifications.

 

[BobbieJo81]

One of my silkie chicks seems to have a case of spraddle leg. He can still stand, but the one leg wants to slip out to the side. It is maybe caused from curled toes? I put rubber drawer liner down for traction, before that I used paper towels and never had a problem. I tried bracing it with the hair elastic method, but he struggled so much that it came off and the other chicks were pecking at his feet with it on. What should I do? Can it resolve on its own, now that I put down the rubber lining?

No, I dont think that it will correct itself--do youknow what VetWrap is?? I think that they sell it for people too, but not sure wat that version is called..It is a roll of material that only sticks to itself, --get a roll of it and cut 2 very thin strips, wrap those one strip around each leg, --not too tight--- then take a 3rd strip and wrap it around each of the strips on the legs--this will not only stay on better, but using the 3rd piece makes for very easy adjustments without having to rewrap each leg...

Are any of the toes curled?? I know that they can suffer form one or the other or both, but if one leg is sticking out and it is having trouble standing, my guess would be splay-- you could post a picture as well, that may help a lil more--

If the toes are curled, you can use the same VetWrap and wrape each toe individually-- I have had more success using that over trying to make a sandal or using bandaids/medical tape--plus you dont have to worry about it sticking to their very thin skin---

Vetwrap comes in all colors and patterns, I usually try to get a yellow or white --something that blends in with the legs to keep the other chicks from picking it

 

[kabhyper1]

These two little monsters are hanging out with me today. I figure a nice cold wood floor should kick the broody right out of them. Stinkers were on top of each other in a nest box brooding away. No more chicks right now ladies. Broody is contagious!

 

[Cynthia12]

Marek's is a terrible disease. I hope and pray they can find a cure for it.

X's 2!