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A lot of the original posters on here were people with chicks they got from me or from my hatching eggs so I'm curious to see if any of them are still here & I'd love to see pictures & if you're still breeding, how many generations you are from my lines. Would also love to know if any of you...

This is the 2nd time she's had this. About 6 wks ago I noticed her comb was swollen & kind of scabbed. When I touched it, it loosened up & came off. I put her by herself for a day so she wouldn't get picked on, put some antibiotic on the open wound. Here are some pictures. That's her on the...

Pippy is a 1 yr. old Frizzled Splash Silkie. Approx. 1 month ago I noticed that the skin under her wings was all scabby. The rest of her looked fine, eyes clear, breathing good, no mites or lice (had just finished treating with Ivomec/Eprinex). I couldn't find anything on the internet similar...

I have a pullet about 6 months old that I hatched from my own line. She is (I think) a really nice Silkie, but her color is something I have never seen before. Her undercoat is white feathers tipped with black at the ends. She is really quite striking (IMHO) & everyone that sees her asks about...

I thought I knew the difference between paint & splash but on these babies I'm just not sure. They almost look like paints to me but probably just wishful thinking on my part. Thanks for any feedback. Sheri

I've been going over my Silkies in prep for the coming Hollister & Stockton shows & I noticed some things that I need some advice on. Of course, what better place than BYC!!! 1. Some of my Silkies have missing nails & I know they were okay a couple of months ago. I think one of them could be...

Pictures below but info first: I'm not sure how long she's had this as I just found it. I first thought it was a poo or mud ball but it definitely isn't. It's about the size of a walnut, a bit soft kind of like bumble foot & it's on the outside of her right leg between foot & hock. Anyone...

Hi All, We have a poultry show in a couple of weeks & my Silkies all have NIT infested beards! I have treated everyone with Sevin & Ivomec Eprinex, so they are all louse free - but how can I get the eggs out of their beards without pulling out the feathers? I've tried vinegar, which didn't...

Hi All, We have a poultry show in a couple of weeks & my Silkies all have NIT infested beards! I have treated everyone with Sevin & Ivomec Eprinex, so they are all louse free - but how can I get the eggs out of their beards without pulling out the feathers? I've tried vinegar, which didn't...

Several of my Silkie hens are setting & several others are laying in the same nests. When the layers are done, the broodies pull their eggs into their nests. I need to gather the eggs & store them for a weekly set in the incubator, but if they've already started to develop from a few hours...

I read somewhere that Tylan 50 can be given down the throat orally at a rate of 3 cc for a turkey. I want to double-check with some of you to be sure that this is correct & would I use the same for a tom as for a hen? I'd also like to know the dosage for standard & bantam chickens & again, is...

I was doing a search & came across this thread about chick flipping. One of the posters learned this sexing trick from an old chicken farmer. Basically, you hold the chick, then lay it on its back on your hand. In a few seconds the chick will relax & stick out one or both legs. 1 leg, it's a...

We have a contractor friend working on the coop & he wants to start on these tomorrow. Problem: I designed this coop to have very basic windows, mainly for ventilation. The plan has the opening screened & framed on outside for "pretty". Then the piece of wood cut out for the window opening would...

I recently got some young bantam Cochins & put them in a playpen with some Silkies about the same age. The next time I came out to check on them, the Cochins flew up & perched on the top of the pen to greet me. It was really cute but it also presents a problem. During the summer I like to make...

This will probably win "dumb questions of the year" award but here goes anyway. I just put the turkey body into the brine bath & the package of insides is sitting in the sink. 1. Can I feed these to the chickens & turkeys tomorrow or will I be giving them a taste of bird flesh that might...

I read somewhere on BYC that a breeding of winning show quality parents would give about 50% chicks that are show quality. So...if I ordered eggs from a well-known top show quality Silkie breeder, got a 50% hatch & the chicks are all crap, many with DQ faults, should I assume that the 50% that...

I sold these Guineas months ago but the lady called & asked if she could return them. I generally have buyers waiting so I told her to bring them by. She said that one of them had swollen legs & she'd checked with vet & several feed stores but no one knew what it was. I told her that I knew a...

Mine have always come out of the egg with black skin, feet, & beaks & I thought that was standard. However, this year I have been having a lot of fun ordering eggs from several different Silkie breeders, many of them known for having fine show quality birds. Well, so far I have had 5 Silkie...

I bid on & won some hatching eggs from a well-known breeder of beautiful Silkies. I was absolutely thrilled...until the eggs arrived. The eggs came quite a distance but the packing was great so it looked like everything was intact. However, I did notice that 4 of the eggs were very different...

I posted this a few days ago but had little response, which I don't understand. There are several posts each day from people whose birds show symptoms of what could be Coryza, so I'm baffled as to why there isn't much response for something that could prevent it. My original post is below. Also...