Recent content by Christineschick

My cross beak actually has gotten worse. I was gone for 3 weeks on vacation and its almost complete crossed. During the time I was gone I wasn't able to do the braces with her. So I'm not 100 percent sure if this helped or not

If you want profession help look for a Avian specialist in your area they might be able to help( I know they do special procedure with parrots). If you're just hoping he lives a normal life I would try this, but I don't think this will correct enough to be show roster :(. I'm just hoping my hen...

Sorry I don't get notification on my phone all the time!!! I also PM you this very message! Hi there! So far I've been doing it everyday for 2 weeks it's corrected a little, but it's not getting worse. The brackets do sometimes come off while playing in the dirt. It's a learning process for...

Hi everyone! I have some good news! So about 2 weeks ago my chicks beak began to cross to the point that each tips of the beak were in completely different directions.(she was about 6 weeks when this started) I started using medical tape to align the beak at night, and would take it off during...

Hi everyone! I have some good news! So about 2 weeks ago my chicks beak began to cross to the point that each tip of the beak were in complete different directions. I started using medical tape to align the beak at night and take it off during the day. Coco my smart hen started to realize if I...

@chicken19 I think if you don't mind having a handicap hen, and feeding her by tube the rest of her life you may want to consider culling her :( My six week old has a slight under bite and able to eat on her own, but since yours is so severe there's really nothing you can do. I personally don't...

Hi Brittfish That good to hear hopefully this will make an improvement. I'm also try to massage her jaw twice a day. I heard from another forum it can result from TMJ or muscle spasm and if it isn't corrected young it become permanent. I heard of people using penetran arthritis cream to help...

It's just very odd it's not a full cross bite, it's just a slight under-bite I just noticed few days ago. I did file it a bit to get it to align better, and used the medical tape to help align it as well. On another forum I read someone used arthritis cream called penetran supposedly chicks with...

Hi everyone, I'm starting to see a trend that a lot of Ameraucanas have cross beak I have a happy healthy 6 week chocolate Ameraucana; I just noticed her beak was slightly crooked. I decided to make her a head gear to help align the beak and hoping like braces this will help the bones/ muscles...

Hi Everyone! It seems like I can't catch a break with this baby chick. She a 6 wk old chocolate Ameraucana and when I got her home at 4 weeks the new food I had, had botulism toxin in it and paralyzed her for 2 days. Once she survived 48 hour and regained her ability to walk she was what I...

Update: I'm so excited to say she started walking this evening! The botulism articles were correct that she started recovering after 48 hours. She a bit wobbly but she's getting around! For anyone who stumbles on this post this is what I did: I replaced all food with new bought food. Mixed...

I'm really not sure about the Mareks since I didn't hatch her myself. I asked the breeder and she said none of her birds have ever had it. I also read in article that she too young for mareks, but it could be wrong. She definitely seems like she's improving and scooting around the enclosure...

Update: She is still normal eating, drinking, and pooping on her own. Still very alert. She's able to balance better and sit like a proper chick, but still unable to walk. We're at the 48 hour mark of when this started. I'm going to give her a few more days to show improvements. If she improves...

Thanks I'll have a look! I don't think she ingested much because she is normal other than she hasn't been able to walk on the past 24 hours. She eats and drinks as long as she can reach it. I'm hoping it will spntanelously get better. Many articles I've read says if the she survives longer than...

Thanks for the response! I have been supplementing her pure B2. This morning she's still unable to walk. I unfortunately think it might be botulism :( she has all the sign and symptoms. I especially think this because I just bought new chick food specifically for her, and I'm now thinking maybe...