Emergency sick red golden male

[Wyorp Rock]

I feed a 24% protein feed from day one. Adult birds get the same. I add some essential vitamins and minerals and some grains to the feed,ie; selenium, L-Lysine, Vit E, Krill oil, Vit A and B12 complex, Black oil sunflower seeds, milo, flax seed, rolled oats, parched barley and red winter wheat to name a few.
I belive I get healthier chicks, on the whole, than I would if I used a commercial feed. I use Nutri-Drench in there water for the first week of the chicks lives. After that they get the same well water I drink. The few times I've had chicks hatch with wry neck, I was feeding a commercial feed.
Some people don't like corn as the main source of protein because of the GMO factor. I don't like Soy as the main source of protein. This is why I add the extra stuff to my feed, it's more expensive but then again I have some rare and expensive birds, which, I feel I owe them the best possible life and nutrition I can give to them in an enclosed environment.

This is good information!
I will try to tuck all this into my little brain - NOT!! I make "pages" for myself on different things, so it will go there.

These birds are beautiful and I always thought they needed "extra care". It's sounds like I'm right. They are not for me, but I love to look at the photos and learn a little about them along the way.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Hi @birdmanmax

I don't know a THING about pheasants(?)

From your description - possibly look into Wry Neck (Torticollis). I'm not even sure if that is something that affects them. Treatment is usually with Vitamin E, Selnium and B vitamins.

Just my thoughts

Im with you, I dont know either and my firt guess would of been wry neck but if its from injury can they have prednisone for the swelling ?

 

[birdmanmax]

Thanks everyone for all the responses. I think it may have just been an injury of some sort. Today he is walking around much better and his head is not tilted as much. Still pretty stressful I don't want to lose him as I've already lost an emu chick tonight, so it'd be rough to lose another bird.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

sorry to hear that. I hope he is 100% tomorrow .

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm glad to hear he is improving. Sorry to hear about your Emu.

 

[007Sean]

Thanks everyone for all the responses. I think it may have just been an injury of some sort. Today he is walking around much better and his head is not tilted as much. Still pretty stressful I don't want to lose him as I've already lost an emu chick tonight, so it'd be rough to lose another bird.

Glad to hear it's ok. Sounds like it just boinked it's head. I've had my birds do that, actually thought it was dying but it finally wore off and were ok....also have had'em die right in front of me from flying up and bumping their head...only my true pheasants, none of my goldens have ever done it.