Silkie Incredibly Thin and Weak- Falls Over Often- Need Advice

I would de-worm her in case she has worms. It's always good to get a fecal test done first but that's not always possible. My birds are under weight and the vet told me to free feed them at east until they get their weight back on. She also told me to give them corn for the calories. Meal Worms and cat food have lots of protein so that could be beneficial. Which I see you already do feed the corn and mealworms so keep up with that. I once had a chicken who was extremely thin so I de-wormed her. It was night and day difference. The amount of worms coming out was incredible. They were like 1-3 inches in length.

 

Just a side note I gave wazine and ivermectin for worming medicine.

 

She may have a vitamin/mineral deficiency. Wouldn't hurt to give some electrolytes in her water. Maybe even find a poultry vet, sometimes they can give them an injection that will help them.

 

Yup, I agree with the 2 stage worming plan- the ivermectin will also kill mites. I feed yogurt and put a little apple cider vinegar in the water too, to make sure that the crop and gut have the right kind of balance to really ensure absorption of nutrients. I know some folks use poly visol without iron as their go to bird vitamin, there are also bird vitamins on the market... I'm currently experimenting with a product called "rooster booster". I've found that putting the food and water dishes on a patio paver or brick for my house-bound chickens gives then a way of cleaning and shaping their beaks. Is her poop normal? Aside from the nutrition aspect, have you checked her feet, legs and chicken "ears" for signs of injury or infection or signs of infestation? Best of luck!

 

Hows your girl doing?

 

I'm new to silkies as well, but it is normal for them to have 5 toes
i had a chick not make it last week that was also very week and improved 95% and was dead one morning wishing you better luck than i have been having !!