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My chick is walking backwards

Discussion in 'Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures' started by Lowri, Mar 21, 2007.

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  1. Mar 21, 2007 #1
    Lowri

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    My chick is walking backwards, is there a reason for this?
     
  2. Mar 21, 2007 #2
    SpottedCrow

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    Slifer used to do that when I put her muzzle on...
    Is your chick look like she's wiping her nose on the ground?
    Is her head up?
     
  3. Mar 21, 2007 #3
    Lowri

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    No, she's head up. She's also parading in circles around her food before deciding to eat.
     
  4. Mar 22, 2007 #4
    Citychick

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    Do chickens get OCD{obsessive compulsive disorder}?[​IMG] Maybe you should name that one Monk![​IMG] Good luck.
     
  5. Mar 22, 2007 #5
    SpottedCrow

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    It could be just her!
    Some of them have some peculiar things that they do.
    As long as she's eating and drinking well and her ploop looks normal, then she's fine.
     
  6. Apr 2, 2007 #6
    waynaria

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    i think thats called vertigo. shes eating too much worms or just really hot sun.
    does it fall down a lot? if so its definetly vertigo. put some ice on its head give a dessertful of castor oil.. though it may give it runny poop. feed it vegies and keep it in a dry place. make other fowls excersize including ur chicken wen it recovers.
     

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