tracker57 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hey Guys! We have a very over-active and slightly bonkers silkie called Maxx (Picture of her on the left). Every day, she's out running up and down and making new hills from piles and piles of chip bark she throws about (she even blocked the coup door on Saturday and we had to dig it free!) but yesterday, her and Pepsi stayed in the coup for the majority of the day. This morning I found them out and about, but noticed that Maxx was moving her head like she was bobbing along to music. She'd extend her neck, then shrink down, then side to side. She still scratches around and still drinks, and she's still as bonkers as usual, but this has got me worried. It may be nothing, but after having a bad run with chooks (Kari passing away one month after we got her, and both Tori and T.K., both silkies, turning out to be cockerels - both now living in good homes and regularly visited, although Tori has a personality crisis thinking that he's a Polish) I can't help but worry about her. I have her booked in with the vet first thing in the morning. Have any of you seen or heard of anything like this before J&D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Sorry to hear about your troubles, I had two silkies which turned out to be boys, luckily as you rehomed. Your little black girl looks lovely so I hope someone can shed some light on her behaviour. Mine do scatter the wood chip everywhere but thought that was normal as these as my first chicks. They go mad when I change their bedding as well, it's as if they have to investigate every bit and I often have to move them out of my way, does make me smile though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Silkies are very prone to ear infections which could explain the head bobbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Scooping bedding about and sitting in the nest for a long time could be broody behaviour but the dance routine does sound rather odd. Will you let us know what your vet says so that us Siklie owners can be alert to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker57 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hi guys! Apologies for the late reply. Well, the vet seems to think that it's either one of two things... worms or malting. So I wormed her with drops on the back of her neck and she seems to have stopped three days later... which is great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hi, thanks for letting us know, glad she is ok now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Glad your little Silkie is well now. What were the drops for the worms? Are they some sort of 'spot on' like one uses for cats and dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
