Neck problem with 2 month old chicken

[MysteryChicken]

Well, you have now

Sorry about that! I meant @Tookie
I also had another thread open that you were on and got my wires crossed.

Well, now I have.

It's fine.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well, now I have.

It's fine.

I only have around 25 tabs open right now, so maybe I can keep up a little better

 

[MysteryChicken]

I only have around 25 tabs open right now, so maybe I can keep up a little better

Try 76, like me?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Try 76, like me?

No, I only have 2 monitors, that's too many tabs for me!

 

[candybeers2011]

I agree with @MysteryChicken to start her on vitamin therapy.

In addition to the vitamin E and egg, I would also give 1/4 tablet B-Complex vitamin daily.

Work on hydration, do your best to get food into her once she's hydrated. Wet soupy chick starter would be good to give.

You can syringe food/water into her, tube feed her or hold her and see if she can eat by herself.
Syringe https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/
Tube https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

She's eating the wet food out of my hand really well and by herself which makes me feel better. It's been harder to get her to drink from the syringe but she did get a little water in her. I hope it'll be enough. How often should I keep feeding and watering her? I'll stay up all night if I have to. Thank you so much for the info. These chicks mean a lot to us since we hatched them ourselves and they're for my 8 year old son. We love them very much.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I would give her enough so you feel food in her crop, then put her to bed, taking care to help maybe prop her up on a rolled up towel or something.

I would worry about her aspirating since she's bent over so much, so tomorrow, I'd give frequent small amounts of food/water, allowing for her to digest some in between.

General rule of thumb for juvenile chickens is to feed 10% of their body weight several times a day, but you want to make sure their crop is emptying some in between. Often the crop is very slow when a bird is not well, so you'll have to take that into consideration and adjust amounts and times given.
Hope that makes sense.

It's good that she's able to eat a little on her own. Do you best to get fluids into her. Some folks also give a bit of melon, cucumber or tomato to help with hydration. Not sure if that's possible but something else to think about as well.