I'm looking for 2 or 3 silkie hens to keep my silkie cockerel company. My big girls took an instant dislike so he's in his own run and looking for love I'm in North Notts and am an experienced chicken keeper..

Thanks aceface - my vet never mentioned bathing them or treating them every 3 months - the more I think about Eddie's sudden death the more I'm wondering whether the mites killed him. His comb and wattle were bright red and he was full of energy yesterday. I'm wondering whether he had a heart attack...

I think they're chicken mites which they had early last year - the vet gave me frontline spray which I had to repeat once a week for 3 weeks - because they weren't looking unhealthy I assumed they were OK - Ellie was a little weak thing anyway so I wasn't surprised when she died - Esther is old but ...

I've just got home and found Eddie dead - this is only 2 weeks after Ellie dropped dead and the little warren is also looking sick. When we checked the cockerel he was covered in mites. We've just frontlined the rest. Are they likely to be red mites if they are on the hens? I smoke bombed the coop a...

Hi I'm just keeping an eye on Esther - she was with the others and eating this morning - I don't know who is laying at the moment as they are all a bit off lay - I bathed her in case she was struggling. Hopefully it is unrelated and they are just off after a long winter. I was convinced Elsie was go...

Cuutttttiiiieeeeeeeeeeeees

to you and Vera xx

We found Ellie, our little bantam orp dead in the run on Saturday . She was showing no signs of illness and in fact had been integrating better with the others for weeks. She was only about 2 years old. Today Esther seems unwell but no signs of anything wrong - her crop is fine, no coughing or wheez...

Mine used to be quite noisy as well but now I have a cockerel, their noise has paled into insignificance - lol - we're rural but my can his voice carry - no complaints as yet and he's quieter than the cows who moan on all night. Try not to worry about it - the noise they make is different but no noi...

She's definitely perkier today and was out with her sisters and eating normally but still limping bless her. We'll just keep putting the cream on and hope she gets better eventually. I'm really surprised she's made it this long and was convinced she'd have given up by now - fingers crossed she makes...

Not sure what has caused it - she's still with us and is eating with the others which is an improvement so I'll keep putting the cream on and see how she does. The trouble is they don't show they're unwell until they're really unwell :(

We noticed Elsie was looking unwell yesterday and when I brought her in, found a huge would under her wing. I bathed her and applied cream and made sure she ate and drank. I've put her back with the others as they are not bullying her but have separated her while she's eating. I don't think she's go...

After Rosie was diagnosed in November with a damaged cruciate ligament, she made reasonable progress and managed to keep going for short walks and playing with the puppy. Unfortunately last week she stopped eating. Because she wasn't eating we were struggling to get her painkillers down her and with...

So cute - good luck with them - love ickle chicks

for Cynthia