Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

I have a hen that is 3 years old ,and is acting like she has no depth perception. Her head kinda sways when she is sitting still. I've got her on poly vi sol. She seems like she may have some respiratory stuff too. No drainage but she breathes with her mouth open sometimes and her eyes seem squinty. Her stool is normal. She eats and drinks. Has a little trouble finding the food though. She knows where it is, just has trouble discerning how close it is to her face. She pecks air sometimes. She is also trying to be broody, so thats complicating things a bit. She seems to feel fine, just dizzy. Its really weird.I just wormed them 2 days ago with valbazen. She was acting like this before that though. I was also going to treat for coccidia with corid if the yellow foamy poops from some of the others isnt fixd with the valbazen, but if she is having a vitamin deficiency, Im not sure thats a good idea. Any thoughts?I know silkies are prone to this stuff. I just want to get her treated before it gets worse. I did do an intial corid treatment a month ago. Would that have depleted her vitamins enough toocause this?

When you use valbazen it's important to do at least one follow up dose. Corid should be given as a program ie: a week at full dose , the next week at 1/2 dose and the final week at 1/4 dose. By doing this you are not only treating the initial outbreak but helping to build immunity for the future.
If you have anyone showing symptoms of wryneck or stargazing you would cease the amprolium as it is a thiamine inhibitor.
If you are going to give them a vitamin supplement over an extended period of time I would consider a water soluable avian product for the flock.

http://www.jefferspet.com/products/avian-super-pack-4oz

 

[The Hustons]

I feed mine medicated chick starter for the first 6 weeks. There is a purina product that @subhanalah uses , flock raiser that is also safe to feed to Roos.It's important not to feed young birds excess calcium as it leaves deposits on the bone and in the kidneys.
My 2 week olds had their first cooked rice with egg and sardines yesterday , they ran all over me trying to get at it. To say they liked it would be an understatement . I give mine a micro pellet it's 1/4 the size of your average pellet.

Thanks so much! I do have 2 Roos so this is much needed advice! Will try & find the micro pellets!

 

[Fancychooklady]

What color would that make it? I've never had a blue with all that Buff color in it neither parent is Blue.

As it feathers out it may not be as obvious , in some buffs you can get that bit of ' smuttiness ' and you usually see a soft grey / blue at the base of the fluff around the the head muff and in the tail.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thanks so much! I do have 2 Roos so this is much needed advice! Will try & find the micro pellets!

No problem . This info might be of some help.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/purinareg;-flock-raiserreg;-sunfreshreg;-recipe-crumble-50-lb

You should also have crushed oyster shell on free-take for your layers.

This site allows you to have a good ' sqiz ' at the ingredients of purina products. I use something very similar to the game bird feather /flight finisher. High in protein but low in calcium and it's a micro pellet.

http://www.reifsnydersag.com/poultry.html

 

[Nikki816]

One of my 2 blue girls, she is a bit sunnier here. The other is sitting on a nest

 

[Nikki816]

my splash boy, I just love him to bits

 

[flufssilkies]

they sleep in the bag a lot . they think its their nest!

 

[Staciaw755]

So I have a question and kind of a dilema. I ordered 8 chicks about a month ago. I was getting BBS, a few blue a few black and 3 SPLASH. Well here are my supposed to be splash. The breeder says they don't raise any white at all. Well what does everyone think? I am not blaming the breeder but I really don't want any white at all. What would everyone call these chicks? how would I get this if they don't breed white?

 

[kltrett175]

Genetics just got to white and lost blue coloring ? I really am no expert

 

[Nikki816]

So I have a question and kind of a dilema. I ordered 8 chicks about a month ago. I was getting BBS, a few blue a few black and 3 SPLASH. Well here are my supposed to be splash. The breeder says they don't raise any white at all. Well what does everyone think? I am not blaming the breeder but I really don't want any white at all. What would everyone call these chicks? how would I get this if they don't breed white?

if there is any darker spots in the feathers, it could be a really light splash or their BBS line could carry white and they didn't know it until this match up. white is recessive, and can hide for a long time.