Please any idea what's wrong?!

[thechickenman1]

sounds like she has mericks desease. a teaspoon of antibiotic to a gallon of water for 10 days should get her up and going. give it to the other birds in your flock as well.

 

[Lacrystol]

sounds like she has mericks desease. a teaspoon of antibiotic to a gallon of water for 10 days should get her up and going. give it to the other birds in your flock as well.

Merricks, do you mean Marek's? There's no cure for it and antibotics for 10 days will not help..that just prolongs the process..

 

[Lacrystol]

Have you checked her legs, I'm wondering if the others had injured her from stepping on her. move her legs around see if you can feel or hear a poping, perhaps it's out of place.. Check the bottom of her feet make sure theres no cuts or sores. Mites/lices will suck the blood out of a chick and make them very weak.

 

[3LilBirds]

My whole flock, which is only 6 of them all received their shots for that. So I hope that's not the case... I checked her feet and legs, that was my first thought. I guess it's just a matter of waiting to see if she improves. I just don't want to miss anything if something can be done. siigh Thanks everyone I do appreciate the help.

 

[3LilBirds]

Since I'm never around any else's chickens would it have taken 8 weeks for Marek's to show up if that's what it is?

 

[3LilBirds]

She just fell over on to her back and couldn't right herself. If she does that in the middle of the night, is that going to kill her? I think I'm going to have another sleepless night.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

I don't know what it could be. I hope she is ok. Keep us posted please. Ill try and do some research and see if I can help.

 

[Lacrystol]

Sounds like she trying but stil doesn't have enough strength yet. Don't panic yet keep working with her. She should be sleeping and kept quiet, cover her make it dark so that shell fall alsleep and won't want to move around, poor thing is trying so hard to get over this. Which is actually a good thing if you think about it. But she shouldn't be moving around at night. How's her poop looking, I know you said she wasn't pooping very much you thought she may be blocked has it increased any with her increase of appetite.

 

[3LilBirds]

Thank you I appreciate that responses and help. She is pooping a lot more. Her appetite seems good but I'm concerned about her liquid intake. Her body temp seems good. She ate some yogurt and grapes yesterday. She seemed like she was getting stronger for a little bit yesterday but I had to move her too her food this morning. I'm trying not to give up hope but at the same time I'm not sure if me not giving up is being cruel? My Silkie has been calling for her. He has others in there with him but he has been with her since the beginning. This is bothering me more then I think, because when I sleep that's all I think about. siiigh

 

[Lacrystol]

is there anyway to get the silkie close to her but not with her? She just needs a little more time, she's already made great improvments. As far as the water intake are you giving her regular food or softening it up? If softening it up don't worry about the water intake, she's getting all the water that she needs in the soft food...