drunk silkie

[gambler]

I have a silkie that is 2months old and she is very tiny when compared to other silkies of the same age.
I noticed her last night kind of wobbly almost like she was drunk. She does not walk around much and she has some poop on her back end.
Any ideas of what could be wrong? And any treatments?

 

[M@M@2four]

She could have gotten into moldy feed or have you checked her crop? Could have sour crop or impacted crop?

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

vitimans needed??
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[M@M@2four]

I would give her some electrolytes in her water--try and flush it out...how is her crop?

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Silkies are prone to something called wry neck. I haven't treated one for it yet, but I've read about it on the forum. Try doing a search on it and see if the symptoms sound like what you see. There are various threads discussing supplements that can help a chicken with this problem. She many be thin because she has some difficulty controlling her movements well enough to eat and drink enough. I hope she improves.

 

[Shanda]

Whatever you do, do it quickly. My Silkie, Blanca, was showing similar symptoms off and on for about a month. We thought it was related to a accident she had with a string (long story). Then one afternoon I went in the coop and she was laying on her side. I picked her up and a bunch of fluid came out of her mouth while she lay limp in my hand. I held her and she died a few minutes later. It was so sad for our family as she was the most beautiful, sweet, loving chicken we had. We miss her so much.