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Yes, she did! It was so long ago that I forget exactly what I did. I think I ground up a human vitamin and force fed her. It didn't take long at all for her to recover, if I remember. Maybe a week? Good as new! She even hatched a brood about a year later. Now we have her progeny all over the...

My poor Goldie has been through near death experiences four times in her less than six months of life. She was finally doing better after the twisted neck incident. I had been pumping her with vitamins, babying her, and she was slowly looking and acting better. She was walking, eating, drinking...

I want to report that Goldie seems to be doing better. I haven't been able to find Poly-Sol yet, but I've been alternating between dissolving a B1 and grinding up a multi-vitamin and forcing feeding them to her. (Well, half the multi.) I added in E, too, and I definitely notice that her neck is...

Thanks. This gives me a lot of encouragement. Goldie is much older, probably about three months now, but since I forced the B1 into her, it seems that perhaps she's puffier. I bought a heating pad and put it under a cat carrier with hay inside for warmth, then put her outside under the rabbit...

Thanks. I will try that. I did buy regular B1, crushed it, and put it with water in a dropper. I force fed her that this morning, so we'll see how she does. I'll see when I can get out to get the other vitamins. It's tough with two girls with H1N1. Can't get out and run around like I'd like to...

Thank you. Based on the picture, does it look like that's what she has? The thiamine deficiency? Also, is there a reason she might have it but the other two don't? I've got two males and they're fine — healthy as anything. Can I use a human vitamin? The Tractor Supply doesn't have anything...

Here's my girl. She was doing well outside, then all of a sudden, I saw her fall over, land upside-down, and start kicking. I picked her up and she did it again. She's trying to scratch something on her head, then she falls over and twists all up. It was chilly outside and starting to snow (I...

I have a cute picture of her, but I cannot figure out how to upload it. How do I do that on a forum?

About the same, thanks for asking. She does seem a little livelier, but only incrementally. I put her back outside with the males (again, under the rabbit cage top) and I see her trying to walk around and flap. She looks so pathetic, though, because the way her neck is twisted, she is looking...

<<How does she drink?>> I haven't seen her drink by herself in a few days, so I pick her up and put her beak into the water to make sure she stays hydrated. <<Maybe one of those waterers that attaches to the wall and has a tube that the bird drinks from would help.<< If she doesn't get...

I have three Cochin chicks, about three months old. I have one chick, Goldie, who has been through the mill, being injured, nursed back to health, and re-injured multiple times. The injuries involved one leg not working, a wing not working, walking backwards, and gradually healing. But each...

I have a poor Cochin chick (2-3 months old) who has been through the mill. First, she inexplicably developed an injury to her right leg and wing. Although I didn't see it, I suspect rough handling by a local girl who is tough on animals and who was visiting the day before. She was slumped over...

I am new to chickens and just got three baby Cochin chicks. I lost my first flock of eight to a predator or to botulism (still don't know which) or something two weeks ago, so I got three chicks to replace them. I figured I'd keep them in a cage on the back porch where I could watch them, better...

Thanks. I doubt I'll try to fix the existing area. It was designed for larger animals, so when I went looking for the other chicken, I found that the fencing doesn't even touch the ground for feet at a time. (I just bought this place a few months ago, so I'm not completely sure all of what's...

Would a weasel be able to kill a chicken of that size? I assumed they'd do after smaller prey.

Based on what you said about rigor mortis, then I would say yes, I probably discovered the chicken within three hours because I went in and held him yesterday. I was heading up today to hold the female. So if rigor doesn't dissipate until 72 hours, then my only option is that I just missed the...

I don't know if anyone is following this anymore, but I bought three new Coshen chicks and two new Buff Brahmas. The chicks are in a cage on the back porch and the two Buffs were in the chicken house. I changed the water every day. I went up this morning, as I have every day, and one was dead...

I don't know if anyone is following this anymore, but I bought three new Coshen chicks and two new Buff Brahmas. The chicks are in a cage on the back porch and the two Buffs were in the chicken house. I changed the water every day. I went up this morning and one was dead and the other was...

Please tell me more about the local extension service. Where do you locate one? I actually live near Penn State, which is an agricultural college, so I have lots of resources available to me. I just don't know where to start.