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Been busy with broody ladies lately:

This is Jerrie the Cornish Cross I never intended to keep her. At barely 1 week she was crushed under a waterer and broke her leg as a result I ended up taking her home from work. She was a runt that grew slowly. Post recovery she would often perch on my boot as I did my morning chicken...

He will! Just the process of climbing the pecking order

Tony is starting to try and earn the respect of the hens (and getting his butt kicked). Here's a photoshoot from this morning

Snack time! Haven't given an update in a while but Cremepuff is the size of a normal silkie hen now

Tonight will be Cremepuff's and Tony's second night on the roost Cremepuff starting to look like she needs a trim around the eyes

Welcome to the °˖✧ Starstruck Silkie Shack ✧˖° Featuring stories and pictures of my wonderful silkies! There are still some standard chickens in the flock but the forum will be mostly for the silkies✨ Introductions: 1. Larry (♂️) - Hatched September 4th, 2021. He got a cut at the base of his...

Couldn't really get them to cooperate for a good picture but I'd say Creampuff is about 20%-10% smaller than my adult silkie hens.

Oh absolutely. I never really expected him to make it to his first birthday with how far behind he was. Tried giving him the best life I could regardless At least Creampuff is doing well, each day she seems to put on more weight. I should really try and get a picture of her with a regular-sized...

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Big Cheese passed away at 5 months old last night. When I let out the young silkies yesterday morning I could tell it was his last day. Around 5pm he perked up a little and was walking around with the other silkies, the clarity before they pass away. Took some pictures and pet him for a little...

Oops, forgot to add those Rhode Island Red (♀️) - Rudie, ex-battery hen, turned 1 yr old this spring. Had a bad leg injury when I got her. Very friendly, brown egg layer. A little bald at the moment thanks to a young rooster Jersey Giant (♀️) - Big Betsy, hatched Apil 17, 2022, 1 yr old...

Downsizing flock. Pick up only. Rooster free, laying hens $20 each • Rhode Island Red - 1 (♀️) • Jersey Giant - 1 (♀️) • Silkie/Leghorn - 1 (♂️) • Silkie/Midnight Majesty Maran - 1 (♀️) • Leghorn - 1 (♀️)

Ended up getting Rooster Booster Poultry Cell, mixed some into their food. 3mL in about 2-3 cups of feed. I think I'll probably try giving it via syringe. Probably 1mL since they're so small? Size comparison pic

Ah, thank you!! I'll definitely look into that. I'll see what higher protein feeds we have at work. I'm assuming the higher protein/supplements won't be an issue for the younger, non-runt Showgirl Silkie? All of his clutch mates got eaten by hawk so he stays glued to the hip of the runts

Purina medicated start and grow 18%, last week started feeding All Flock crumble 16%

In early June I got a group of 20 silkie chicks. At about a week old they contracted a particularly aggressive strain of fowl pox that ended up having a 55% mortality rate. I still have 2 of the remaining 9 chicks. They appear to have stunted growth. (White female = Creampuff, buff male = Big...

Looks like I've got an early hatcher! Welcome to the world little guy!!

Thanks for the second opinion! I was leaning towards not infected, but I wasn't completely sure. I don't have that much experience with infected wounds