Silkie thread!

[ChickNmamma]

Oh, I just thought to mention - sometimes when birds are moved they will lay one egg.. and then they won't lay for a couple of weeks as they adjust to their new area. That one was "in the chute" but the stress of moving may make them stop. I would eat that egg.. if you get more and more - then worry about setting them.

 

[jsp28504]

After being over 100 pages behind, I'm caught up!

My husband has to be the worst chicken enabler that I know... I got off of work yesterday and let my white pen and my momma's and babies, well, when all the whites shuffled out, I saw one slinking out, completely covered in mud (We have had a LOT of rain here lately, along with threats of Tornados, "Don't like Ohio weather? Wait 5 minutes, it'll change!") I quickly scooped her up and a quick cleaning of the zip tie on her leg told me she was my most promising pullet that I hatched as a Christmas present to myself. I showed her to my husband, normally he bars me from bringing adult birds in the house, but he opened the screen door and I went to work. She was CAKED! with mud, didn't resemble a silkie at all. I placed her in the sink and went at spraying her down to get as much of the mud cake off as possible, mean while, Joe, my dh, was googleing if it was safe to give chickens gator/poweraide, chicken diapers and potty training chickens. After two shampooings, she still has a brown tinge to her feathers, but at least you can tell what color she is supposed to be... poor girl.

We sat on the ground near the couch with a hair dryer, fermented feed and poweraide, I thought she was going to drown herself! She dipped her whole head in the little dish with the water and food. She finally had a full crop and started to fall asleep, as I was going to take her back out to one of my quarenteen coops, DH, with a plastic tote in hand, says put her in here, let her stay in the house. I was flabbergasted! He hates chickens in the house!

This is the second time I have had to "rescue" her from the rest of the flock, her crest and beard are so thick, she submits to all the roos and doesn't fight for food, she can't see to get to the food or water. Needless to say, I now have a house chicken...

Just wanted to share, is there anything else I can do for her? The fermented feed is Meat Bird (22% protien) crumbles and has cayanne pepper, oregano, garlic and ACV w/ mother and Poly-vi-sol (no iron), and I mixed up some red gator or poweraide, I can't remember... We are going to keep her separate for a while, may get Christal, her SG sister to keep her company.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Waiting for something always takes forever, I hope they close next Friday.

Yeah well Wells Fargo messed up. They know it's their fault so they are writing a letter to the sellers to explain so we don't get charged the $50 a day it is late past the 11th! Hopefully they don't decide to drop it and sell to someone else

 

[OohLaLa]

Two new babies in isolation, spending some time with mama so I can watch them. The buff one acts like she has trouble swallowing after drinking. Its almost has if she drinks too fast or too much. She will bob her head up and down like she is trying to get it down. Everything else about her is fine.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Two new babies in isolation, spending some time with mama so I can watch them. The buff one acts like she has trouble swallowing after drinking. Its almost has if she drinks too fast or too much. She will bob her head up and down like she is trying to get it down. Everything else about her is fine.

did the crop go down after taking away the water?

 

[OohLaLa]

Nope. Maybe that aspect is just my novice touch because the other chick has the same squishy crop with no bubbles or spewing. Im lost, that is the only thing wrong with her...well that and she seems to be slower to catch on..like to the nipple waterer.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Nope. Maybe that aspect is just my novice touch because the other chick has the same squishy crop with no bubbles or spewing. Im lost, that is the only thing wrong with her...well that and she seems to be slower to catch on..like to the nipple waterer.

Her breath doesn't stink does it?

Okay I got some Fiproguard drops, which is Fipronil like frontline. How many drops should I put on each bird and where? They are all similar in size(the young LF's are only slightly larger than the adult silkies), except Cleo who is more petite and Fancy who is a 3-4 month old bantam cochin.

 

[City farm]

Two new babies in isolation, spending some time with mama so I can watch them. The buff one acts like she has trouble swallowing after drinking. Its almost has if she drinks too fast or too much. She will bob her head up and down like she is trying to get it down. Everything else about her is fine.

I really like the lighter one.. Our 3 that we kept have turned out nice.. Our rooster, Kent is a partridge and Karen a buff. They all look like a lighter buff.. 2 pullet's & I rooster.. No names yet

 

[Laci7210]

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Sorry it took sooooo long for me to put pictures up!!! Finally remembered to get some though

Oh and need some advice! I noticed that both of them have of course 3 toes and then farther up their legs they have 2 more

This is my first time ever having silkies so I don't know if this is just a silkie thing or what... Most of my other 'laying breeds' have 3 bottom toes a only 1 farther up the leg..... Thanks!!!!

 

[PaintedFeathers]

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Sorry it took sooooo long for me to put pictures up!!! Finally remembered to get some though

Oh and need some advice! I noticed that both of them have of course 3 toes and then farther up their legs they have 2 more

This is my first time ever having silkies so I don't know if this is just a silkie thing or what... Most of my other 'laying breeds' have 3 bottom toes a only 1 farther up the leg..... Thanks!!!!

yes silkies have 5 toes. It's a silkie trait and if they are lacking any it is I believe a disqualification. That paint is SO cute!