If you haven't culled yet, and you certainly have the right to choose to do so, this condition is very treatable.
The problem we run into is to get the chicken's head in an upright position so they can swallow, as they need to extend their neck to permit gravity to help the food and water to go down the throat into the crop. You may need to enlist a second person to help do this.
It's crucial you give the correct dose of the vitamin E. It needs to be a full dose of 400iu people type E gel caps. Pry open the beak and stick the capsule in. Close the beak, extend neck so the chicken can swallow. You can do two such doses each day.
With adequate vitamin E, the chicken often improves in just a single day, and if it takes a little longer, it's usually not long and the chicken is back to normal again.
The problem we run into is to get the chicken's head in an upright position so they can swallow, as they need to extend their neck to permit gravity to help the food and water to go down the throat into the crop. You may need to enlist a second person to help do this.
It's crucial you give the correct dose of the vitamin E. It needs to be a full dose of 400iu people type E gel caps. Pry open the beak and stick the capsule in. Close the beak, extend neck so the chicken can swallow. You can do two such doses each day.
With adequate vitamin E, the chicken often improves in just a single day, and if it takes a little longer, it's usually not long and the chicken is back to normal again.