You can use Polyvisol vitamins meant for babies at the pharmacy.
If she got whapped in the head by something her neurological issues would be much different. I have had two such cases, one involved a rooster and another one a hen (both silkies) and they develop a rather exaggerated "tick" The rooster :ticked" his head off to the side uncontrollably, that was months ago. I had a hen I brought back from a show and she must have gotten ito a fight as she had her neck twisted back and was ticking her head off to the side and back...you can tell when its neurological. Both birds recoved fine with vitamins and quiet time.
When I say tick, I mean like parkinsons ticks, or twitches.
Check for lice and mites and maybe treat for coccidiosis just in case. It does not sound good though. A vets visit would probably run you at least $100 and most vets are not knowledgeable about chickens. I spent over $200 a piece on three birds with issues and ended up putting all three down in the long run, its not really a great answer though. I had one with a sinus infection that died in recovery from surgery, another with bad bumblefoot (2 months of treatment) had her put down there, and had a rooster with a broken wing eventually get neurological issues and died.
The one thing about silkies is this, sometimes, a aprticular bird will not like being isolated and would rather die than be alone. I have had this happen a few times as well, so if you can keep one companion with her, do so.
If she got whapped in the head by something her neurological issues would be much different. I have had two such cases, one involved a rooster and another one a hen (both silkies) and they develop a rather exaggerated "tick" The rooster :ticked" his head off to the side uncontrollably, that was months ago. I had a hen I brought back from a show and she must have gotten ito a fight as she had her neck twisted back and was ticking her head off to the side and back...you can tell when its neurological. Both birds recoved fine with vitamins and quiet time.
When I say tick, I mean like parkinsons ticks, or twitches.
Check for lice and mites and maybe treat for coccidiosis just in case. It does not sound good though. A vets visit would probably run you at least $100 and most vets are not knowledgeable about chickens. I spent over $200 a piece on three birds with issues and ended up putting all three down in the long run, its not really a great answer though. I had one with a sinus infection that died in recovery from surgery, another with bad bumblefoot (2 months of treatment) had her put down there, and had a rooster with a broken wing eventually get neurological issues and died.
The one thing about silkies is this, sometimes, a aprticular bird will not like being isolated and would rather die than be alone. I have had this happen a few times as well, so if you can keep one companion with her, do so.
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