2nd Silkie Hen not standing

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

I already posted about the first hen a minute ago this hen she cannot stand and cannot eat or drink food on her own I have been to feeding her mostly through the day I let her sleep at night. she does fight me when it comes time to tube feed. she looks like she's stargazing, it's not quite twisted like wry neck. also her poo is fine I'm feeding her with baby parrot food, probiotics, antibiotics and also a little critical Care. so I'm not sure what's going on with this bird either. and as I said before I receive these birds from breeder they were already sick and I told her I would try to take care of them

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You have several threads.

How old are these birds?
Can you please post some photos?

Wry Neck symptoms can be caused by Marek's disease, sometimes vitamin deficiency or injury/trauma.

I would get some chick starter or an all flock feed into her (wet feed), give 400IU Vitamin E daily along with 1/4 tablet B-Complex. Egg would be good to give daily to help with the uptake of E.

Since there's more than one with issues, then do consider disease like Marek's. Could be some type of genetic defect. If you lose one, then sending the body for necropsy would give you some answers. https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Hopefully you are taking measures to practice good quarantine and biosecurity measures.

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

Yes, they are all quarantined and not near my birds. I am tubing Katee Parrot food, with poultry vitamins, probiotics as well Tetroxy. They were all given a round of Corid a week before I got them. One girl, hatched in 2021, had bad mites and was bathed before I got her. There are still a few on her, which I treated her for.She can eat and drink but mostly lays on her side and cannot stand. The other hen( hatched 2019) ..no mites...she is stargazing, not like the twisted neck like wry neck. She can stand but just flops around if she tries to walk. Tubing her is difficult. Ill get picks soo. They came from a good reputable Silkie breeder, they were all vaccinated for Mareks. I did loose another bird, it died literally right after I got it to my home.

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

The one that lays on her side does preen herself so i know she is somewhat "ok" the other looks more lethergic. Will post pics or vid soon.

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

bump....really need help.

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

@casportpony

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

@dawg53 ( i think youve helped before)

 

[SilkiesnFrizzle]

@Wyorp Rock

 

[dawg53]

Stargazing: I hope this helps, see post #18 in this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...g-syndrome-other.1465801/page-2#post-24507843