Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

My poor eldest daughter came home tonight to find nothing but feathers from her beautiful Silkie roo and prized Silkie hen. She's just heartbroken. It's hard to watch your kid grieve, but she's a toughie who culls her own birds. Predators are part of farm life. The hen's chicks are missing mama toni...

Found this in a nesting box, (chicken). Anyone have a clue what it is?
Sorry, it ain't pretty.

Thanks.

Aim

Thanks for all the info, folks!
No, there's no bumble foot under there...
I paint the roosts with lime in the spring...
They have a dust bath of sand, ash, and a little DE...
I'll start treating him with epsom salts and vaseline.

Cheers,

Aim

Fluffy the Silkie rooster decided to take on a standard sized hen... She wanted none of it, and let him know quite firmly, poor thing.
I'm a proud mama; my kid can calmly handle bloody messes that I still have to find the nerve to deal with.

Inherited this rooster from an uncle; no idea of breed or age, but the little guy does do a good job. He's even tempered and gentle. Not easy to replace in a rooster, so...

What's up with his legs?
Thanks everyone.

Aim

This unseasonal warmth has two of my silkies very confused. (London area) IMG_6119.JPG My coop is insulated, has deep litter, and never seems to drop far below zero. I'm going ahead and letting them follow their instincts, but I'd love to hear from more experience folks; would you take the risk? Is ...