I took her to the vet today. Said its probably one of three things.
1) A viral disease that causes internal tumors that can press on nerves and cause the bird to go lame. It usually happens in older birds, i think this one is about 2, I bought her as a youngster at least that's what I was...
I posted updates in the wrong thread.
Anyway, after a day of improvement where she was standing on her own, she now won't. I then discovered she was covered in chicken lice. So I treated her for that and thousands of lice fell off of her. :( So at least she's now lice free and won't be...
I posted updates in the wrong thread.
Anyway, after a day of improvement where she was standing on her own, she now won't. I then discovered she was covered in chicken lice. So I treated her for that and thousands of lice fell off of her. :( So at least she's now lice free and won't be...
I've read the first few pages of this thread but skipped to the end....
I have a very sick silkie hen. She is emanciated, can't walk, loses her balance, but is perky in that she looks at you and 'talks' when you talk to her. I have been hand feeding her baby bird formula, baby chick pellets...