Poor Gabrielle

Jellyhead · « **on:** May 30, 2008, 12:16 »

Thought I would let Dusty out on Wednesday with her brood of 5. Mimi and Tiffany have got together and are sharing motherhood so their chicks are ok cos both chooks have attitude:D But, someone :evil: took a dislike to poor Gabrielle (so called cos her real mummy tried to peck her eye out and kill her when she first hatched :cry: ) and had a go at her. Poor thing has a HUGE wound on her back, i.e all the skin broken and looks almost like its rolled back. Made my Lily go all wobbly

I cleaned it up as best I could and smothered loads n loads of Tea Tree cream on it. I put her back with Dusty (a very loving Silkie). Yesterday I really expected to find her dead but she survived

I have just got back from 24 hours pet sitting and she seems ok, eating and drinking

What a tough little chick

but how sad that some chooks can be so cruel to babies :shock:

Vember · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2008, 20:00 »

aww Jelly Thank goodness Gabrielle is ok

You shall have to be having stern words with your girls
Bullying is a no-no

peggyprice · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2008, 20:41 »

She's a bit of a survivor, isn't she?

Hope she's OK ... I feel very fond of Gabrielle

Porffor · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2008, 20:56 »

All part of nature, but glad you were able to step in and save her!

hope she's happy with your silkie and can live happily with her.

Foxy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2008, 21:54 »

Jelly how is Gabby doing??

Jellyhead · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2008, 10:23 »

still going strong bless her, I smothered her in me fav cream again :roll: and she is eating and drinking ok. Will try and post a piccie later

We have, however, had 3 silkie chicks hatch, what seems to be slightly early and then dying. I have found 2 hatched but dead, and 1 who had blood and a bit of yolk still attached and the mummy looking like she might kill it. I have left them to it to let nature take its course, this one is so tiny I dont think I could have stepped in

Am getting a bit concerned as to why this has happened tho, 3 times in 24 hours :shock: :?: any ideas :?:

nettynoodles1 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2008, 15:29 »

awwwww so sorry your not having much luck with the silkie hatchings.
glad gabrielle is doing ok.

babe · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2008, 18:52 »

aww jells, so sorry that your babies are going to chooky heaven.

its horrible that they get to hatch and dont make it. such a shame :cry:

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Poor Gabrielle

Vember

Porffor

Foxy