EMERGENCY!! Brahma laying down responsive wont get up

[CrazyChickenLady35]

You need a b complex that contains all the b's, riboflavin (B2) and thiamine (B1) being the most important ones. If you have any Poultry Cell, it contains both.

i dont have any of those anymore unfortunately. is it okay to just give her b12? i also have vitamin C

 

[coach723]

I don't think B12 is going to be helpful, C isn't either.
Do you have calcium? Even tums can help in an emergency. If nothing else I would give her warmed fluids, pedialite, gatorade, home made electrolites, get her as hydrated as you can. For homemade electrolites : 1 cup water, 2 tsp sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp baking soda.
I would alternate one of those with plain fresh water, warmed.

 

[CrazyChickenLady35]

I don't think B12 is going to be helpful, C isn't either.
Do you have calcium? Even tums can help in an emergency. If nothing else I would give her warmed fluids, pedialite, gatorade, home made electrolites, get her as hydrated as you can. For homemade electrolites : 1 cup water, 2 tsp sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp baking soda.
I would alternate one of those with plain fresh water, warmed.

i have cuttlefish bones which are basically entirely calcium. maybe that would work. i’ll check the cabinets to see if i have calcium tablets or gum.

 

[CrazyChickenLady35]

i have cuttlefish bones which are basically entirely calcium. maybe that would work. i’ll check the cabinets to see if i have calcium tablets or tums

 

[someonewholovesgeese]

could this be wry neck?

Is She ok right now? @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[CrazyChickenLady35]

Is She ok right now? @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

she seems to be okay. she’s been sleeping like this.

 

[someonewholovesgeese]

she seems to be okay. she’s been sleeping like this.

hmm her legs do not look very good but if you can keep doing the things mentioned earlier by other people she should be ok, just dont let any other chickens hurt her, preferbly a quarantine pen on the side of the area so she can still talk to other chickens.

 

[CrazyChickenLady35]

hmm her legs do not look very good but if you can keep doing the things mentioned earlier by other people she should be ok, just dont let any other chickens hurt her, preferbly a quarantine pen on the side of the area so she can still talk to other chickens.

she’s in a dog crate in my bedroom. we somehow are out of every single helpful thing which id extremely irritating. i’m giving her homemade electrolytes. i have gatorade powder though, should i use that?

 

[coach723]

They are basically the same thing, gatorade might be higher in sugar. It may help to put rolled up bath towels around her to help her stay upright, kind of like a nest. Some birds will relax that way and be more comfortable. If it freaks her out and she struggles to get out, then leave them out. I have no idea how much cuttlefish bone you would need to give to get an adequate dose of calcium.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Has she possibly had access to anything toxic? Fluids leaking from vehicles, pesticides, anything rotting or spoiled, moldy feed, etc? If you think that may be the case then activated charcoal can help for organic toxins. It's very dehydrating so you have to give a lot of fluids as well. If you want to try that it's 1 tsp of activated charcoal in 8 oz of pure water, dose 6 - 8 times a day, as much as you can get her to take (you may have to tube or syringe it). Give plenty of plain water as well in between.
For supplementing I would get a b complex tablet or capsule or a super b, and give her that once a day. Just put it in her beak and push back, she'll swallow it regardless of size. I would work on getting fluids in her regardless of whatever else you try. Don't worry about food just now, just get fluids in her. Give them room temp to slightly warm, not cold.

Good information and instructions!