Chicken mommy very worried

[daisyandpeach]

hi all,

We had our first 2 easter egger chickens last sprint (Galineta and aunty) yes my 5year old names them 2 weeks ago, we decided to add 2 new members to our family. Daisy and Peach.

Problem started 3 days ago when my husband found Galineta in the coop not moving. When we went to pet her, she fell on her side. We knew something was wrong so i brough her inside. I fed her through a seringe, she slept with me for 2 days in a basket and just got wose and worse. It seems almost like she was having strokes, would’t eat or drink. Could’t stand on her legs. So with a VERY broken mama heart and lots of crying, we decided to help her cross the rainbow bridge.

Now just in a matter of hours, out baby Legbar (peach) started acting weird, keeping her head down, almost between her legs. Its like she scratches herself on her tummy and then falls forward. She’s been doing this for 2 days now. I am so heart broken i can’t even function. I know they are chickens... it get that.. but they are MY chickens. What is going on? Why is this happening? I found this post on this site and my girl is doing THE EXACT same thing word for word. I will go get vitamin E tomorrow and wish with all my heart that i will be as lucky as this lady was:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ps-head-tucked-and-rolling-over.654499/page-2

 

[Kiki]

Welome to BYC.
I am sorry for your loss.

What are you feeding your flock?
How does the new chicks poop look?

ETA:
https://tikktok.wordpress.com/tag/treatment-for-chicken-with-wry-neck/

 

[daisyandpeach]

My full grown have a organic mixure and the babies have their own baby chicken feed. Im no expert, i just buy what they tell me to buy at the coop expert store.

 

[Kiki]

My full grown have a organic mixure and the babies have their own baby chicken feed. Im no expert, i just buy what they tell me to buy at the coop expert store.

What organic mixture?
I have read many times how chickens on certain organic feeds pick and choose certain seeds out to eat and fail to thrive on it.

 

[daisyandpeach]

Im not sure the brand, will have to look tomorrow but the baby legbar does not eat that one. They were both fed 2 different types of feed.

 

[Kiki]

I would start vitamins asap.
Nutri Drench if you can pick some up tonight.


If you think it is wry neck follow the advice and dosing amounts on the link I gave you.
Good luck!

 

[drumstick diva]

Please post in full detail at "Emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread. Photos showing their condition etc. will be helpful.

 

[daisyandpeach]

I don’t see the link.

I did get a pouch of powder vitamins and put some in their water and feed. But its not just vitamin E.

 

[Kiki]

I don’t see the link.

I did get a pouch of powder vitamins and put some in their water and feed. But its not just vitamin E.

Scroll back up to post #2.
There is a link there.

 

[Teila]

G'Day from down under daisyandpeach Welcome!



I am sorry that the circumstances in which you join us are not the best

I am not an expert when it comes to what ails chickens but this is a link to the ER Forum Diva mentioned:
Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures

Did you quarantine Daisy and Peach before you introduced them? I hope it is coincidence, but they may have passed something on to Galineta that she was not immune to