Our favorite EE pullet (of course) got ahold of a Datura seedling and apparently ate the whole thing. With a huge range- she picked the one thing not to eat.
Her eyes stayed clear, good color on her comb, vent and poo were fine- but she was walking around in a complete haze (looked like she was stoned).
We watched her for the first day and didn't see her eating or drinking much, so first thing the second morning we used a bicycle squeeze bottle to manually give her Gatorade and vegan protein powder. Was worried about the trifecta of hydration, electrolytes and calories.
After three messy feedings she perked up, and by the next day she was a lot less stoned and eating/drinking on her own.
She seemed a little slow this morning but 90% 'there'.
First time for everything, and who can say why she chose Datura in a big yard full of clover, grass, chick weed, dandelions- the works.
Anyone have a similar experience? Should I anticipate long-term effects? Should I still manually give her fluids to flush her system?
Her eyes stayed clear, good color on her comb, vent and poo were fine- but she was walking around in a complete haze (looked like she was stoned).
We watched her for the first day and didn't see her eating or drinking much, so first thing the second morning we used a bicycle squeeze bottle to manually give her Gatorade and vegan protein powder. Was worried about the trifecta of hydration, electrolytes and calories.
After three messy feedings she perked up, and by the next day she was a lot less stoned and eating/drinking on her own.
She seemed a little slow this morning but 90% 'there'.
First time for everything, and who can say why she chose Datura in a big yard full of clover, grass, chick weed, dandelions- the works.
Anyone have a similar experience? Should I anticipate long-term effects? Should I still manually give her fluids to flush her system?
