i am brand new to chicken raising. i have five two week old chicks. one of them has crookneck. the feed store was going to let nature take its course so i took her home with me. i have read many of the posts about crookneck treatments.
she is still eating and drinking on her own (not nearly as much as her siblings). she sleeps a lot. she is always exhausted. is this normal for a crookneck chick? her siblings are not picking on her but it can be difficult for her to sleep when they are busy...
i am on day three now with little change (no worse but no better). i am giving her vit E/selinium (capsule) and b-complex (liquid). i am making her egg/yogurt/apple sauce to eat with more vitamins mixed in. i am also adding electrolytes to all of the chicks water.
i am concerned that she is not getting enough of the vitamins. i squeeze the vit e in my hand but she only eats 1/4 of the tablet. should i be force-feeding her the vitamins? how do i do this? she does not gobble up the egg mix like other people have mentioned. is this normal? what else can i give her to supplement her limited diet?
thanks for all of your previous post!
she is still eating and drinking on her own (not nearly as much as her siblings). she sleeps a lot. she is always exhausted. is this normal for a crookneck chick? her siblings are not picking on her but it can be difficult for her to sleep when they are busy...
i am on day three now with little change (no worse but no better). i am giving her vit E/selinium (capsule) and b-complex (liquid). i am making her egg/yogurt/apple sauce to eat with more vitamins mixed in. i am also adding electrolytes to all of the chicks water.
i am concerned that she is not getting enough of the vitamins. i squeeze the vit e in my hand but she only eats 1/4 of the tablet. should i be force-feeding her the vitamins? how do i do this? she does not gobble up the egg mix like other people have mentioned. is this normal? what else can i give her to supplement her limited diet?
thanks for all of your previous post!