Silkie thread!

[Tncowgirl1903]

I have 2 chicks that have the thing were one leg is way out to the side ad they can barely walk so I did the bandaid thing but they are not movin much and I don't want them to die because they are not eating or anything, what can I do for them?

 

[Jharper]

I have 2 chicks that have the thing were one leg is way out to the side ad they can barely walk so I did the bandaid thing but they are not movin much and I don't want them to die because they are not eating or anything, what can I do for them?

One looks dead.

 

[Tncowgirl1903]

One looks dead.

It's not dead it was just flopped over as I took the pic

 

[MumsyII]

I have 2 chicks that have the thing were one leg is way out to the side ad they can barely walk so I did the bandaid thing but they are not movin much and I don't want them to die because they are not eating or anything, what can I do for them?

Get them out of the straw/hay. Isolate them into a cage, box, or pen with a wee pad such is used for training puppies. There is no way they can keep themselves upright with a bandaid hobble in that grass. They will die from exhaustion if you don't act quickly.

 

[peepblessed]

The results are in on my first ever poultry show! I was so nervous!! I am quite proud of my feathered babies! They did great!
Porcelain Pullet

Porcelain Cockerel

Porcelain Hen

Congratulations, Kim!! Awesome!!

 

[Kimmi500]

Thanks so much!! It sure was a nerve racking few days! But we'll worth it

 

[goddardd]

Hi,
I am rather new to silkies, but not to chickens. I, too, ordered some eggs from Karen at Catdance. They have been in the bator for 3 days and I am anxiously awaiting baby chicks.
I have a question about housing silkies. I have a nice coop that I believe will work well for them, but I'm not sure about the walk-up planck into the chicken house. I know silkies don't fly. How tall can they safely walk up a plank into their house from the run?
Also, I want to keep my silkies as clean as possible. Can you kindly tell me what you have for flooring in your coops? I was thinking of using
pine shavings. Please advise.
Thanks,
Diane in Texas

 

[MumsyII]

Hi,
I am rather new to silkies, but not to chickens. I, too, ordered some eggs from Karen at Catdance. They have been in the bator for 3 days and I am anxiously awaiting baby chicks.
I have a question about housing silkies. I have a nice coop that I believe will work well for them, but I'm not sure about the walk-up planck into the chicken house. I know silkies don't fly. How tall can they safely walk up a plank into their house from the run?
Also, I want to keep my silkies as clean as possible. Can you kindly tell me what you have for flooring in your coops? I was thinking of using
pine shavings. Please advise.
Thanks,
Diane in Texas

I was privileged to visit Karen at her farm and I can tell you that she has ramps in quite a few of her breeding pens. The hens and cocks go up and down them. She uses shavings in her pens. So do I in a DL System. Silkies adapt to the conditions you raise them in.

A picture I took last year at Catdance Farm of one of the Buff pens. See the ramp on the right with a hen at the top in the entrance to a the second level?

 

[MumsyII]

*Ack* Double post. Sorry.

 

[Tncowgirl1903]

Get them out of the straw/hay. Isolate them into a cage, box, or pen with a wee pad such is used for training puppies. There is no way they can keep themselves upright with a bandaid hobble in that grass. They will die from exhaustion if you don't act quickly.

Thank you