Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

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AngBantamLuv said:
Guess what.... FINALLLLLLYYYYY... got my coop and run setup and leveled and ready to go! Girls moved in last night!!

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They look so tiny in all of that space!

I had to take Elsa out.. because she was just totally attacking Esmeralda. I put her back in her old coop until evening, then she seemed calmer. Still chasing, but not feet in the air hawk attack style.

They were all so funny, no one wanted to go into the coop. So i had to wait til it was almost dark, then put each one up on the roost. Not only that, they wouldn't get down in the morning either 🤣 So i carried each one down again. I could see Minnie and Daisy exploring in there this morning after breakfast, so maybe they'll get it. Curious where they are going to lay eggs. Probably in the run instead of one of the 8 nest boxes 🙄
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That coop is amazing! So jealous!
Elsa's probably just a bit confused
 
Silkie Princess said:
I NEED to get a splash cochin. And a black and black mottled and blue mottled and maybe red and a porcelain one and a chocolate one!
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Get a frizzle... They're the best!
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So my little girl silkie is not as healthy as before. She had the biggest goopiest poop ball stuck to her tail area, not positive if it was blocking her vent, but possible. I washed it all off as well as the surrounding feathers (she wss super mellow, so i was able to keep the rest of her dry). I held her until she had her next poop, which was a very normal but humongous cecal poop.

This morning she had more milky watery poop stuck again. I washed her off again. Seems like her crop is still full from yesterday too. I boiled some eggs, pulled out the yolk and mashed them w olive oil and chick grit. Hoping that helps move things along. Haven't had poop problems in any chicks before beyond the first week. Besides the yolk and olive oil, im adding the chick vitamins back into the water. She is drinking, eating, and sloppily pooping on herself.

Any other ideas to try would be appreciated!
 

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