I don’t want to get my hopes up quite yet but there are some positive signs that Maggie may be turning the corner.
First off I caught her eating a little bit of commercial feed (starter/grower). Not a lot - just a few mouthfuls - but it is several weeks since she has eaten any commercial feed so even a little bit feels good.
Secondly on the morning coop cam video I saw her confidently jump up to the perch they like to use for preening parties. She made it in one jump and didn’t bother with the step in between that Diana used following her up. I don’t see any wobble! She hasn’t been above ground level for over a week.
Now set against that, her crop did not empty last night and I had to massage it to empty it this morning. We have found a way that works for both of us. She eats the coconut oil herself - she seems to think it is a treat. As long as I let her snack on coconut oil and some scratch and mealy worms between pummeling her she seems OK with the whole thing. It is throwing stuff down her throat she really doesn’t like.
Still, her crop not emptying is very worrying.
I am just hoping her general cussedness helps her pull through again.
First off I caught her eating a little bit of commercial feed (starter/grower). Not a lot - just a few mouthfuls - but it is several weeks since she has eaten any commercial feed so even a little bit feels good.
Secondly on the morning coop cam video I saw her confidently jump up to the perch they like to use for preening parties. She made it in one jump and didn’t bother with the step in between that Diana used following her up. I don’t see any wobble! She hasn’t been above ground level for over a week.
Now set against that, her crop did not empty last night and I had to massage it to empty it this morning. We have found a way that works for both of us. She eats the coconut oil herself - she seems to think it is a treat. As long as I let her snack on coconut oil and some scratch and mealy worms between pummeling her she seems OK with the whole thing. It is throwing stuff down her throat she really doesn’t like.
Still, her crop not emptying is very worrying.
I am just hoping her general cussedness helps her pull through again.
