Thank you! I’m currently giving her rooster booster vitamins in her water via syringe? If I were to instead give the 400IU of vitamin E and 1/4 tablet of vitamin B how would I actually administer those? I’m new to all this, thanks you for your help and advice!
Thanks, my girl is doing a little better today! She was standing for a little longer this morning, seemed steadier on her feet, & was holding her neck up a little (not completely limp anymore). She also had enough energy & control of her head to eat a little. So relieved! She is still weak overall, her neck starts to droop after being up for a little while & she’s still mostly laying down but I’m thankfully she seems to be getting better. I will continue with vitamins and electrolytes for a few days and add in the vitamin E and B1. Thank you!!
Thanks you for being so specific, it’s very helpful! I appreciate your help!We've found that an easy way to give meds is to mix them up in food. We do it this way, especially for Vitamin B-Complex (tablet form) and Vitamin E, which is a sticky gel:
Put 1/4 tablet B-Complex in a bowl and crush/pulverize it (mortar and pestle works well here). Then add about 1/2 TBSP of her Starter Feed to the dry mix and stir it up; you're trying to distribute the B-Complex before adding moisture. Next, we mix in about 1/4 TBSP of mixed-berry flavored Yogurt (any flavor will do), then puncture the 400IU gelcap and squeeze it on top of the Feed/Yogurt/B Complex mix. Mix all of that up to a moist paste, adding a little Yogurt if too day or a little more Starter Feed if too wet.
We try to get the consistency to be like a moist dough ball, something that will stay together enough for the chicken to pick up pieces of it, but not so dry that it falls apart. Our chickens will readily eat this on their own in all but the most severe cases of Wry Neck. In those severe cases, we hand feed them, using about a two-pea size amount at a time, dropping it in their mouth while we hold it open. Feed ALL the mix at each dosing/feeding so they get ALL the Vit-E...
NOTE: you can mix fried/boiled egg yolk, seeds, whatever your birds like and find to be a treat that will help them eat. As long as they are getting nutrients and the therapy, you're on the right path.
For Wry Neck, start with feeding this twice per day; some say once per day, but we've found that for getting ahead of the curve (multiple doses) works better for us. Please continue to update us on how she's doing.
I agree with Eggcessive, but don't rush it. Get her well first.
