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  1. ruth

    UPDATE!!! Please Help! Twisting backward neck....URGENT!!!! PLEASE!!

    If she has some sort of crop blockage that would explain the vitamin/nutrient deficiency. To test for that, keep her confined all night, without food or water, and check (feel) the crop the next morning. It should be flat. If it still feels like there's something in it, you can give her some...
  2. ruth

    UPDATE!!! Please Help! Twisting backward neck....URGENT!!!! PLEASE!!

    I don't know what the novo doxalin is but blood in stool is usually an indication of Cocci. I use Sulmet but others use different meds for treating.
  3. ruth

    UPDATE!!! Please Help! Twisting backward neck....URGENT!!!! PLEASE!!

    Quote: You'll have those - just keep up the TLC. She'll need at least a week, maybe two to seem "fine" again but keep up the vitamins for another week after that. Are you feeding her scrambled egg, shredded cheese, diced up greens (collards, spinach)? All very good for her and rich in...
  4. ruth

    UPDATE!!! Please Help! Twisting backward neck....URGENT!!!! PLEASE!!

    Good job - sounds like she is improving. I would continue with the vitamins for at least a week after she gets better. Also, add more protein and vitamin-rich foods to her diet - lots of greens for example.
  5. ruth

    UPDATE!!! Please Help! Twisting backward neck....URGENT!!!! PLEASE!!

    Quote: When I was treating Ruth, one of my first chickens and one who developed wry/twisted neck, I had to hold her head straight so she could eat and drink. I've since had a chick here and there to develop it. Just hold her with her neck and head extended straight and you'll probably be...
  6. ruth

    UPDATE!!! Please Help! Twisting backward neck....URGENT!!!! PLEASE!!

    It does sound like a vitamin deficiency. I've successfully treated by giving Poly-Vi-Sol drops and a Vitamin E gel cap. Cut the tip off the cap and squeeze out the goop for her to eat. Give her three drops of Poly-Vi-Sol two to three times a day or fill a small shallow dish, like a jar lid...
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