Silkie thread!

[Egg Snatcher]

Parents NN roo with silkie frizzle hen (mutt). The third and forth a the offspring. The black NN hen has busted feathers. I'll have to get pic of my silkies.

 

[LynnaePB]

Parents NN roo with silkie frizzle hen (mutt). The third and forth a the offspring. The black NN hen has busted feathers. I'll have to get pic of my silkies.
View attachment 2288261

I love the pictures!

Oh wow that pairing really did a number on those feathers. If I hadn't seen the parents I would have thought they might be frazzles with two copies of the frizzle gene. Still cute though! I almost wonder if your NN rooster has really subtle frizzle feathers (they don't really look like it but maybe on some of the saddle feathers)? It could just be the NN gene mixing with one copy of the frizzle gene makes the feathers in the offspring sparser though.

I'd call mom a frizzled satin. Satins are bred to the same standard as silkies but they either have smooth or non-silkied frizzled feathers rather than the regular silkie feathers or silkied frizzled feathers). Some people consider smooth feathered and frizzle feathered satins to still be silkies but it's kind of a debated topic. Most people when buying silkies expect those silkies to have silkied feathers so if I were selling silkies and satins I'd want to specify between the two to ensure people would be getting the type they wanted.

Satins aren't technically a recognized breed at this point, but I do know a lot of breeders are trying to get them recognized.

I would call those offspring satin/turken crosses. You could call them satin/NN crosses but since the NN gene has been bred into silkies and those silkies are called NN silkies (often nicknamed showgirls) it might cause confusion (people may assume you crossed a NN silkie and a satin rather than a regular full sized NN). It gets confusing when breed names go along with a gene.

Here is an image I pulled off google that actually shows what I'm talking about when I talk about silkies vs satins and feather types. Maybe it's helpful? I know seeing things rather than just having them explained is helpful for me anyway.

 

[Ilovesilkiechickens1]

Yesterday, I self diagnosed my ten Silkie flock with coccidiosis. I treated them with Corid. They have not been acting abnormally though. They have had bloody stools, but I’m glad they are out and about today, so I think I’ve caught this early. What do you guys think my odds are for this? Any extra advice?

 

[LynnaePB]

Yesterday, I self diagnosed my ten Silkie flock with coccidiosis. I treated them with Corid. They have not been acting abnormally though. They have had bloody stools, but I’m glad they are out and about today, so I think I’ve caught this early. What do you guys think my odds are for this? Any extra advice?

Aww I'm sorry you are dealing with coccidiosis. I haven't ever had it flock wide myself. If they start going downhill or it is obvious the Corid isn't working I've heard good things about something called toltrazuril for coccidiosis. It is supposed to be very effective and much quicker acting than Corid. However it is fairly expensive and not approved for use in fowl. I'm planning on looking into it more for the future since multiple breeders have recommended it.

Good luck, I hope your flock makes a full recovery quickly!

 

[Ilovesilkiechickens1]

Aww I'm sorry you are dealing with coccidiosis. I haven't ever had it flock wide myself. If they start going downhill or it is obvious the Corid isn't working I've heard good things about something called toltrazuril for coccidiosis. It is supposed to be very effective and much quicker acting than Corid. However it is fairly expensive and not approved for use in fowl. I'm planning on looking into it more for the future since multiple breeders have recommended it.

Good luck, I hope your flock makes a full recovery quickly!

I’m not sure it’s flock wide, I’m just treating the whole flock because I don’t know who it is. They aren’t acting abnormally, so I’m considering that it may be intestinal shedding, but I’ll continue to use Corid. Do you think the odds are good? Thanks.

 

[LynnaePB]

I’m not sure it’s flock wide, I’m just treating the whole flock because I don’t know who it is. They aren’t acting abnormally, so I’m considering that it may be intestinal shedding, but I’ll continue to use Corid. Do you think the odds are good? Thanks.

I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask since I have limited experience with coccidiosis. I would think as long as corid treats the particular strain of cocci you have there then the chances of recovery should be good especially seeing as you aren't seeing abnormal behavior.

I've had one batch of chicks that shed a lot of intestinal lining that I was worried about. I looked it up though and decided it really didn't look much like coccidiosis and that group of chicks was just fine without any treatment.

What did the droppings look like? Did it look bright red throughout or more just pieces of red?

 

[Ilovesilkiechickens1]

I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask since I have limited experience with coccidiosis. I would think as long as corid treats the particular strain of cocci you have there then the chances of recovery should be good especially seeing as you aren't seeing abnormal behavior.

I've had one batch of chicks that shed a lot of intestinal lining that I was worried about. I looked it up though and decided it really didn't look much like coccidiosis and that group of chicks was just fine without any treatment.

What did the droppings look like? Did it look bright red throughout or more just pieces of red?

The first stool I saw was pretty red throughout, but now I’m seeing some with a reddish tint and some with bits of red here and there.

 

[The Backyard Bantams]

Can anyone help me with some coloring questions? I have 3 (3-4 week old) silkie chicks in question.

It’s s not letting me put in pics rn, I will try again.

 

[LynnaePB]

The first stool I saw was pretty red throughout, but now I’m seeing some with a reddish tint and some with bits of red here and there.

Hopefully it's just intestinal lining, it's probably a good thing you are treating just in case though!

I've seen some people recommending worming as well when the blood in the stools pops up. Worms may weaken your chickens making them more susceptible to coccidia in the environment.

I've used valbazen to worm my flock in the past. Not sure if it was needed but I do worry about worms so I am considering just doing an annual worming in case.

If it's an option getting a fecal sample to a vet would be really useful to test for coccidia and worms. I know that isn't always doable though.

Once you've completed treatment with the Corid extra vitamins are good (especially so with silkies since they can be prone to vitamin deficiencies). Just make sure not to give any vitamins when you are treating as Corid kills the coccidia by blocking thiamine and if you give extra vitamins during treatment it will make the treatment ineffective.

 

[The Backyard Bantams]

Here are my chicks. They are about 3-4 weeks old. Can anyone tell me the coloring? They seem mixes of lavender, buff and partridge.


Chick #1 - lavender and buff????

Chick #2 - partrdridge + lavender?

Chick #3 - splash/lavender/partdridge/black?????????????????