Silkie thread!

[ChicksNherps]

Is it bad that my cockerel has two little horns on his walnut?? Maybe two millimeters long each.

my girls both have two tiny horns on their girly combs, I think it's normal

 

[Three Silkies]

I wonder if anyone else has considered giving their Silkie a 'hair' cut? I have 2 hens and 2 roos and one of my girls has such a Poof that im sure she cant see very well. I want to trim around her eyes a little bit because she doesnt seem to forage around like all of my other birds.

I'm wondering the same thing, only my silkies won't let me catch them, let alone touch them or hold still for a feather clipping. I'm wondering if I can find a livestock vet to do it.

 

[Three Silkies]

(Also, I originally posted this in the injuries forum, but haven't had a response, so maybe I'll have more luck here?) Hi. My silkie hen (3.5 months old) goes into a sort of trance and lifts her head up slowly, drops it back down again and then raises it slowly again. She does this a lot. It's not like she's trying to hold her head up - she can do that fine. And she doesn't seem to be sick in any way. I'm wondering if she has some brain damage (maybe from being pecked in the head by my roo). She also sometimes stands facing the corner and will do that for ages. Has anyone else had their silkies do this?

 

[ChicksNherps]

I'm wondering the same thing, only my silkies won't let me catch them, let alone touch them or hold still for a feather clipping. I'm wondering if I can find a livestock vet to do it.

you can if you aren't planning on showing. You can try going to a groomer who also does birds? just tell them what you want and hold the birds.

 

[ChicksNherps]

(Also, I originally posted this in the injuries forum, but haven't had a response, so maybe I'll have more luck here?) Hi. My silkie hen (3.5 months old) goes into a sort of trance and lifts her head up slowly, drops it back down again and then raises it slowly again. She does this a lot. It's not like she's trying to hold her head up - she can do that fine. And she doesn't seem to be sick in any way. I'm wondering if she has some brain damage (maybe from being pecked in the head by my roo). She also sometimes stands facing the corner and will do that for ages. Has anyone else had their silkies do this?

yeah, mine does that all the time. Like she's falling asleep

does she have a large crest/muffs? That may be why she stands facing the corner, can't see. Mine does that as well.

 

[mama2my4]

my girls both have two tiny horns on their girly combs, I think it's normal

I believe it is a fault if you are showing.

 

[Three Silkies]

you can if you aren't planning on showing. You can try going to a groomer who also does birds? just tell them what you want and hold the birds.

Thanks, ChicksNherps. I'd have to catch them first!!

 

[Three Silkies]

yeah, mine does that all the time. Like she's falling asleep   does she have a large crest/muffs? That may be why she stands facing the corner, can't see. Mine does that as well. 

Thank you so much. It's a relief to know others do it too. I searched everywhere online and all I could find was Mareks disease and I don't think she has that because she can move her head fine. And yes, I think she can barely see out from under her feather puff hat.

 

[camilleathome]

So excited!! aoxa sent me these photos of my two little chicks Im picking up saturday . Their all covered in Fermented Feed XD So cute!!

 

[ChicksNherps]

I believe it is a fault if you are showing.

Well how big are they? All of mine have had small horns, you can see in these pics. I would say bigger than these though probably a fault.