Recent content by Naino

Thanks for the advice and information. Today while I was feeding her she tried to eat the torpedos out of my hand but was short with her bite due to not having a beak…poor girl. She did try to drink out of a bowl of water but that was prior to the beak clipping. Maybe she’ll have better luck...

Thank you for the direction. I did trim her face. I did the torpedo method of feeding this morning and she seems to be in much better spirits. . As for the vet he does not want to take her in. Her wound seems to be healing fine. I’ll keep an eye on her and if she starts going south I may...

Hello! My buddies chickens were attacked by a raccoon Saturday evening. His Polish lost a wing and has some damage to her beak. The nub where the wing was appears to be healing. The lower part of her beak is cracked on one side and the top is broken off. I have attached a few pictures and can...

We just had a gradual drop in temperature from 50ish down to about 15 and my 5 month old silkie did just fine. I’m no expert but if your birds feathers have come in and you can feel they have a thick coat I would assume they will be fine. If the weather was this cold when she was four months...

The OP asked about 2 month old silkies. They cannot tolerate cold down to 0. Saying they can tolerate down to -30 is absurd. Obviously those who responded did not read the OPs question.

I think it’s great that one person took the time to read your post and provide an answer. Everyone else must just like to hear themselves talk. This seems to be an accurate representation of society today….me me me.