Silkie hen with Palsy? Poor Balance?

[SweetMissDaisy]

My little 1 year old hen takes her vitamins like a PRO! Her name is Toe Picker, by the way. Below is a photo of her taken in February. She's a hatchery chick, so not a very showy girl, but she is just about the SWEETEST thing on the farm (next to me)...

THEN! While I was watching the little week-old silkie chicks this afternoon, I notice one of them making the little side to side head movements - not constantly, just every so often. I promptly refreshed their morning water and added the Poly vitamin syrup to their waterer. I also gave her (being optimistic) some Vit E direct to beak. The chicks drink from a quart jar waterer -- is 1/4 of the dropper a good amount to add to a quart of water? Too little? Too much?

 

[M@M@2four]

WONDERFUL!!! Yes, this does occure in silkies...just keep a close eye on them and keep up with the vitamins!

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

silkies have this disorder dur to the top knot on their heads
they can take 1000 mg capsule three times a week
Alan Stanford gives good advise on caring for silkies
Brown Egg Blue Egg - Silkies and Araucanas - Silkie and Araucana Brown Egg Blue Egg - Images, Health Articles, Links, Show Dates, and Stories about Silkies, Araucanas, Chickens, and Poultry.
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go read about this and what he recommends you do for the silkies