Silkie chicken sick

[chickcrack]

I should say my little guy was a newly hatched Bantam so you probably want to double the dose for yours at least initially.

 

[Ezs Choukies]

I could only get 50 mg selenium so broke the tabs in 1/2, crushed & gave with the vitamin mix twice a day. Chickcrack is spot on with the vit B addition. Yes you hold their mouth open and squirt it in the back a bit at a time so they can swallow it. I never tried it on cucumber or other food, I wanted to be sure I got the full doses in, but great idea!

 

[agnewcoop]

I crushed the selenium and b complex and spread it on top of a watermelon slice then dribbled the e and poly on another slice and watched him eat every bit of it.
Hopefully a few more days of that and lots of extra attention and he will be much better. Today he had a tiny bit more pep in his step than yesterday
Thanks again!

 

[Ezs Choukies]

That is fantastic news! Your lil guy is going to be so attached to you!

 

[agnewcoop]

Here is my guy feeling good, cocking his head when I whistle

 

[Ezs Choukies]

Awwww he's adorable!

 

[chickcrack]

He is gorgeous! He makes me want to get a silky or two now lol. Glad to hear he is on the mend.

 

[Ezs Choukies]

Hey agnewcoop, how's that fluffy butt doing?

 

[agnewcoop]

He has been back with his buddies for several days and seems to be doing pretty good, I still catch him doing the neck tuck thing a few times a day so each morning I let him come out alone to eat watermelon with his vitamins. He is a big baby now and loves the attention, pretty much stays right at my feet when I am outside.

 

[chickcrack]

So happy for you both
Congrats on a great nursing job!