I have a bantam EE hen, I got her from Muray Mc Murray, I don't know if Meyer has them but Murray does. I've never crosses my EE hen with a silkie.
I have one that's been doing that for 4 months, lol, I finally had to let her because she lost a lot of weight and looked a little rough, (she hatched 6 buff Orpington chicks!
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I use a band-aid and I also take a toothpick and break it into little pieces,and tape the pieces in line with the bones on the toe, it's worked better for me then just a bandaid. I had one hen that I thought I was going to have to put down when it was 2 days old, because it had a serious leg issue (it's toes were in a ball) but I taped it and she's all better I named her "Gimpy" and only way I can tell her apart is I put a band on her foot that was a different color then the rest of the chickens.I've only lost one to splayed legs. No matter how firm I placed the bandaid the little blighter would pull his leg free. Sadly we had to euthanize him. Others have only had the taping on for 48 hours and I honestly can't pick them out in the crowd.
Now all of my chicks are checked over on day 1 for any leg , feet or beak issues.
They are also much easier to handle when they are freshly hatched.
I use a band-aid and I also take a toothpick and break it into little pieces,and tape the pieces in line with the bones on the toe, it's worked better for me then just a bandaid. I had one hen that I thought I was going to have to put down when it was 2 days old, because it had a serious leg issue (it's toes were in a ball) but I taped it and she's all better I named her "Gimpy" and only way I can tell her apart is I put a band on her foot that was a different color then the rest of the chickens.
Silkies
