pekin with stetching out neck mouth stretches open

max101

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Mar 16, 2009
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hi I just bought 2 pekin chicks 8 weeks old as well as 4 week old silkies. All seem good except for 1 pekin. Her crop is totally empty and she stetches her neck out and opens the mouth as wide as she can. She pecks at the food but does seem to be getting anything out of it. She wasnt drinking so I dropped water along her beak and after a while she drank abit. I was told to put garlic in the water. Could she just be stressed. I am giving all of them chicken starter. I made a wet mash up from the starter and she wouldnt touch that but the 4 week old silkies loved it. She is going to go to sleep with no food in her crop. The last time she ate would have been with the breeder. What have I done wrong. They are all under a light in my daughters bedroom.
 
Just saw this. You could try adding pedialyte or sugar to water for a pick me up. All try giving poly-vi-sol without iron. It's hard when we don't know what's going on with our chicks. Good luck
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Maybe someone else can come up with other ideas.
 
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I"m sorry, but some of us wake up later. The post was 4 a.m. in the morning. We aren't paid to answer posts - we do so voluntarily.

If you would still like help, please feel free to email me.
 
Not to mention that depending on what part of the world you are posting from most people might be ASLEEP!

Even though you were rude I will answer. Sounds like it could be gape worm. Do a search on here and you will find plenty of info on it.
 

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