Silkie falling over

[JayDee]

Er, just realised

If she's not been eating -- she didn't get wormed.

Hopefully she'll start eating. Last time I went to the farm shop for wormer all they could show me was stuff for cows!

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Do they have Wazine at any feed store near you? How about pour on Ivermectin? The Invermectin will worm them and kill the lice/mites. About 3 drops on her back between her shoulders...spread the feathers and drop it right on the skin.

It doesn't take a lot of lice/mites to kill them if they have them long enough. They suck their blood and make them weak. BTW...how large is her crest? I recently had 3 young birds that got weak from not eating and drinking enough. As soon as I trimmed around their eyes they started gobbling up food and water and are fine now.

 

[JayDee]

I'll drive to a few other shops tomorrow but all I've been able to find so far is fenbendazole and one that didn't name its active ingredient on the box, which was worrying.

I have cat/dog wormer here -- I use liquid parazole for the kittens, but can't seem to find out of it's ok for poultry and I won't try.

There are a few farm supply stores around (this IS farm country after all) so if a haircut doesn't suddenly make her hungrier, I'll go hunting for wormers tomorrow.

Thanks for all your advice. There are so many things I would never have thought of.

 

[JayDee]

Sadly we lost Loonie last night. Woke up this morning and she was on her side in the crate.

Poor little thing -- how did we not notice she was getting so thin?

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

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It's an easy thing to do. So sorry for you. Now I pick up every one at least once every 7-10 days just to "lay hands" on them.