New to having a chicken and need advice.

[Silkie mama1]

Hi, I live in Reseda, CA and have a indoor/outdoor silkie chicken. Her name is Pepper and she is such a trooper. She is 7months old, but she had wry neck a little over a month ago now. She still doesn't hold up her neck like she did day one but I still give her vitamins that the vet gave me doses for, and she "hunts" for her warms which have helped her. The only thing that still worries me is she is still walking back a lot and does front flips way more than I would like. She gets out of the front flips fast but the vet said she might be molting and thats why she keeps messing with her chest a lot, but I don't know how to help her anymore. And the vet didn't know what to do with a chicken. If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas Silkie mama 1, and ! Glad you joined our community! I don't have any advice about your wry neck situation but here's a link to some old threads where you can research the condition: https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=Wry+neck
And if you like to converse with some fellow CA poultry folks, find your state thread in the link below: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread
Best wishes and thanks for joining BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

You can also post on the "silkie thread," they may have suggestions for you. Almost every time someone mentions those symptoms - the bird is a SILKIE. They can have a few bouts of this until they finally recover for good (?). Wry neck doesn't kill them, it's owners that decide to cull them.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Silkie mama1

Welcome!

This is a link to the Silkie Thread Diva mentioned: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/297632/silkie-thread

Good luck!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - you have some great advice and links already so I'll just say hello!

All the best
CT

 

[N F C]

Best of luck to you & Pepper!

 

[Silkie mama1]

Thank you all for the great advice I'm gonna head over to the silkie link that y'all gave me!! I am already so excited to be apart of the

club!

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to BYC!!! Glad you joined the flock!