- May 17, 2017
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Once again, I look to Backyard Chickens for help.
My family noticed one of our two and a half month old silkies not moving in the run, while the others were running and scratching around. He brought him/her inside in a plastic tote. I rubbed homemade salve all over the legs, because it appeared to be a leg injury. We gave a little Poly-vi-Sol and a drop of Vitamin E in the water, for a boost of vitamins, and I fed some scrambled eggs with probiotic powder. He/She ate half of the eggs and left it alone. He/She barely drinks or eats, and hardly moves. He/She also had pasty butt in the morning, which we cleaned. I sometimes have to dip his/her beak in the water to remind her to drink. I feel as if she/he was bullied, one side of his/her head is barer compared to the other side.
I'm worried because she/he is not eating nor drinking on her own, and he/she doesn't even stand up. Any advice? Did anybody else experience this?
My family noticed one of our two and a half month old silkies not moving in the run, while the others were running and scratching around. He brought him/her inside in a plastic tote. I rubbed homemade salve all over the legs, because it appeared to be a leg injury. We gave a little Poly-vi-Sol and a drop of Vitamin E in the water, for a boost of vitamins, and I fed some scrambled eggs with probiotic powder. He/She ate half of the eggs and left it alone. He/She barely drinks or eats, and hardly moves. He/She also had pasty butt in the morning, which we cleaned. I sometimes have to dip his/her beak in the water to remind her to drink. I feel as if she/he was bullied, one side of his/her head is barer compared to the other side.
I'm worried because she/he is not eating nor drinking on her own, and he/she doesn't even stand up. Any advice? Did anybody else experience this?
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