Hello, My silkie rooster Leonardo charged a fence and was hanging upside down by one leg when he was found. Since then he has been very wobbly on his feet. We kept him inside in a pen next to his girls to give him a rest from the stress of looking after them and to allow his injury to heal...
My 4 year old silkie rooster's comb has become very big and swollen looking over a week or so. He had a fight through the fence with another rooster but I didn't notice any damage to his head. Is it normal for the comb to grow very quickly or do you think this is swollen and an infection of some...
We have allowed 3 clucky Silkies to sit on eggs, after losing some of our little flock to a predator. They swap around on the nests. Is this a problem? Do they have to create a bond with their eggs/chicks and stick with one nest of eggs to do so?
Or will they all want to mother all of the...
My 5 month old silkie did not join her flock this morning. I checked her and she felt a little cold so I put her in a sunny spot. She's now got her head under her wing. Is it normal for hens to put their head under a wing during the daytime?
It suddenly got cold last night and the young...
Hi everyone, We are living in Piemonte Italy and have raised 10 Silkies. Along with 'Dad' Leonardo, we have 3 other very stylish young lads growing up and will be looking for homes for 2 of them. We've also considered swapping a rooster to allow us to breed some more chicks with a wider gene...