Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

Thank you, She was the smallest out of the ones I had to choose from and I was making sure she wasn't looking like a runt. She is definitely the smallest out of my chicks I got that day.

Very small runt chicks can take a few weeks to really grow.

Thunderhead is sick. He is lethargic with diarrhea, so I figured cocci. And it was just sudden. He was fine before we took our daughter to camp, but was weak when we came back four hours later. We took him to the emergency vet last night in hopes we could get some medicine for him since no store was open where I could get any sort of treatment or supplies to hand feed him. They didn't have any cocci medication, but did have syringes, etc. so I could get food and fluids into him and gave me some antibiotics to use if he doesn't show improvement after 24 hours on cocci meds (the whole flock's getting medicated, too). They were limited in their knowledge of chickens, but at least were willing to take a look at him and give me syringes I needed to get Pedialyte into him. He made it through the night without taking a turn for the worse, but there's no improvement. I'm up early today to get some cocci medicine at the local farm store. I've already lost two weak, young chicks and eight six-week-olds to raccoons. My heart will break if I lose another silkie.

So very sorry. Your a good chicken mom....

 

[Suzierd]

Hi guys,
Rehoming my silkies and keeping only a few of my flock of my oegb's. So will be selling all my chicks and 3 hens a rooster and a cockrel. Willing to sell them in trio's. otherwise I will end up with all my roosters, pm me if you are interested.

Oh no, no more Silkies? Simplifying things? I love the Buff hen in your avatar. I don't have any more room! Wish I did. Best of luck.

 

[Urchin]

Did the vet take a stool sample? They would be able to see if he has a over load of Coccidia, and check for any worms that could be causing him to go down hill. Check him close for any mites/lice especially around the vent area. Hope he's feeling better soon.

They took a stool sample. It will be tested today and I'll get a call. But they wanted me to start the Corrid because he's so weak

 

[chooketychook]

Hiya can anyone take a guess at whay colour my 4day old silkie chick will grow up to be? Many thanks

https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/
type/61/id/5820897/width/200/height/400

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Tina out pecking around with her babies

 

[ceocka]

Tina out pecking around with her babies

How cute

 

[lilhens]

Just gonna start this out as a thanks to the people who responsed about smudges colour!
Anyway just thought I'd share this photo I took of my smallest (Yeti) today!

 

[ceocka]

Just gonna start this out as a thanks to the people who responsed about smudges colour!
Anyway just thought I'd share this photo I took of my smallest (Yeti) today!

What a cutie.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Just gonna start this out as a thanks to the people who responsed about smudges colour!
Anyway just thought I'd share this photo I took of my smallest (Yeti) today!

That's adorable!

 

[katzbantams]

Just gonna start this out as a thanks to the people who responsed about smudges colour!
Anyway just thought I'd share this photo I took of my smallest (Yeti) today!

That is absolutely adorable