She is standing and he wings seem fine.
She just does not seem to be able to move her head normally, it is not twisted at all.
She tried to shake her head and could not she also tried to peck at a pellet and just dropped it.
More poop today but she is not eating as much. I may need to get...
She is eating and drinking only if I help her.
I have been trying to find deworming stuff for them, but there seems to be nothing available near me in South Africa, I am going to try phone a place about 2 hours away and see if they will post me something.
Anything I can do in the mean time...
On Monday I found one of my Koekkoeks standing in one spot with her head down, she did not seem to be able to lift it at all. We isolated her. I did not think that she would survive the day but she did.
She has at time had her head up but for very very short periods of time and then her head...
sorry no advice I don't have much experience with chicks but I have always been amazed at chickens ability to survive. I always go with the philosophy that as long as they are not suffering I give them the benefit of the doubt and see what happens
The Potchefstroom Koekoek was bred from crosses between the Black Australorp and the White Leghorn and is recognised as a locally developed breed here in South Africa, I am not sure if you get them in other places?
I got 3 chicks from a friend. I think 2 are hens and 1 roo? They are about 11...
Sorry it took me so long to update
Chickens are amazing!
She is doing so well and the huge hole just closed slowly by itself. I know she is a meat bird and that she might not live that long anyway but I wanted to give her a chance. She is so large though I am not sure how long her heart can...
It is hard to tell exactly how it is doing at the moment as it is all covered in purple stuff I did not clean it last night my husband did, just with saline and the purple stuff.
I wonder if I must try the gauze thing to debride it, I just wonder if she would try pull it out during the day...
well she survived the night, I noticed this morning that she has laid a shell-less egg, is that because she is stressed?
The wound does not smell good. I know it needs to be debrided and the dead tissue removed but there is no vet that is going to do that. I am not sure how to remove the...
I have now separated her into a small area in the garage where she can't sand bath, She has food and drink but less space so I hope this calm and daily cleaning will help.
You will need;
Sugar water, Organic apple cider vinegar, Vitamin water, some wound cleaning supplies like wipe pads, syringe to wash away stuff . Also Neosporin, Blu-Cote.
okay sorry to sound dumb but what do I do with what?
We cleaned it with antiseptic liquid and water, then poured some...