Silkie thread!

[aoxa]

So what is this sour crop that people are talking about?  What exactly are the symptoms and what should you look for incase one of your birds has this?



This one is great!

My hen would bend over to pick up food and vomit. She would try to adjust her crop and had really watery poop (when she pooped at all). I treated with yoghurt and crop massages. She was herself again in a week.

 

[City farm]

[COLOR=0000CD]some pics from today...here is my splash (Charolette) I am thinking of taking to a show in Sept...and Ginger...the orange frosting girl[/COLOR]




[COLOR=0000CD]This is Ginger and her sister, Mary-Ann...both came from a paint egg...they both have some small paint spots but also both have this 'orange frosting'...only ginger has much more...[/COLOR]


[COLOR=0000CD]Here is Moon-Pie...do you think she is show worthy? Her crest is a little small...[/COLOR]


[COLOR=0000CD]Charolette[/COLOR]


[COLOR=0000CD]Mary-Ann[/COLOR]




[COLOR=0000CD]Ginger, and Mary-Ann are always hanging out together...they LOVE each other[/COLOR]


[COLOR=0000CD]Love the BUM shots....[/COLOR]










[COLOR=0000CD]and last but not least is my paint roo...Kel[/COLOR]




[COLOR=0000CD]and in full crow....[/COLOR]




[COLOR=0000CD]sorry about all the pics...and believe me there are MANY others...lol[/COLOR] beautiful!!
Love the photos & their names...

 

[theimis67]

The more pictures the better when you have nice silkies like that. Thanks for posting them. Keep posting pictures! IMO

 

[TheRookie]

ScaredOfShadows: how did you get your Sherbert? What were his parents? I'm curious cause I'm getting several new colors come Chickenstock time and was wondering if any of them would mix to make something similar to him. I like the different colors like that. Thanks, Lenore

 

[dwegg]

Aoxa....love you birds especially the buff? Partridge? Near the end...oh and your frizzles are awesome...love them

 

[aoxa]

Aoxa....love you birds especially the buff? Partridge? Near the end...oh and your frizzles are awesome...love them

She is a result of a buff x blue - but looks like a buff partridge from others I've seen. She is not a colour for show, but she is really cute either way

Thanks!

 

[nanasbitties]

I talked to the owner of a hatchery and he said the Silkie breed is notorious for having misaligned beaks and to take finger nail trimmers and trim off a little of the side that sticks out more every couple of weeks and it will eventually correct itself.

 

[aoxa]

I talked to the owner of a hatchery and he said the Silkie breed is notorious for having misaligned beaks and to take finger nail trimmers and trim off a little of the side that sticks out more every couple of weeks and it will eventually correct itself.

I think the correct way to put it is:

"I talked to the owner of a hatchery and he said THEIR Silkies are notorious for having misaligned beaks and to take finger nail trimmers and trim off a little of the side that sticks out more every couple of weeks and it will eventually correct itself."

I have never had a scissor beak silkie, but I've never purchased from a hatchery either

 

[nanasbitties]

Ok so what do I do trim the beak or cull the chick? Is it genetic to be passed on to the next gen.?

 

[ChickensXOXO]

Ok so what do I do trim the beak or cull the chick? Is it genetic to be passed on to the next gen.?

I had a chick born at the end of April, with a normal beak.
At around 1-2 months old, it chipped it's beak on one side, which caused it to cross.
(I worked on it though)

Anyway, my guess is that wouldn't be passed to the chicks because it was an injury.
However, if a chick was born with a crossed beak or developed one
(not sure what happens, as that was the only time I had one with a beak like that),
then it would likely be passed to the chicks.

That's just my opinion though! I could be wrong!