Silkie thread!

Have you considered routinely adding an avian multi vit with all the B's in it? The curled toes could be a deficiency and a severe deficiency can cause sight problems.

http://www.jefferspet.com/products/avian-super-pack-4oz

Vitamin A & E are the vitamins that can have an impact on eyesight . Most of the red and orange vegetables are a good source of A
But so is tuna.
Thank you for the link. I adopted her last summer as a two year old. Her curled foot was a birth defect that wasn't corrected in time. :( She gets poly vi sol in her water and I occasionally switch it up with poultry drench. She also gets a baby aspirin in her water a few times a week per vets advice. I may give her some tuna though, I bet she would love that! I'm thinking the squinting may be because her pupils are completely dilated and the light is bothering her. Her eyes seem to water also, but she does have a wet face most of the time from bad eye water dish coordination. I really am not sure how much she can see. I walked up to the cage earlier while she was eating, I wasn't making any noise and she turned and looked right at me, but her depth perception is pretty bad, and her pupils don't respond to light at all. It's not mareks, we have ruled that out with vet consultation. I think the younger boys may have mounted her wrong and possibly grabbed her head too hard. She is vaulted. I'm just hoping with vitamins and aspirin and time, she will come out of it. She is a really sweet girl. I think she may be a house hen for awhile. We are going to separate the boys and girls for the winter in the barn, so once we do that, I will probably put her in with the girls as long as she can find her food and water.
 
HHELPP, i have a porcelain d'uccle pullet (about 1 month and a half old). She is sick. her tail is drooping and wings are droopy. She hardly opens her eyes. Yesterday she was like this too and i gave her some gatorade. She was eating and little and i thought she was getting better. Now she wont even drink the gatorade even when i put her beak in the gatorade. PLEASE HELP
 
HHELPP, i have a porcelain d'uccle pullet (about 1 month and a half old). She is sick. her tail is drooping and wings are droopy. She hardly opens her eyes. Yesterday she was like this too and i gave her some gatorade. She was eating and little and i thought she was getting better. Now she wont even drink the gatorade even when i put her beak in the gatorade. PLEASE HELP

Does she have any other symptoms ? Have you checked her for lice , mites and when was the last time you wormed her?
 
Thank you for the link. I adopted her last summer as a two year old. Her curled foot was a birth defect that wasn't corrected in time. :( She gets poly vi sol in her water and I occasionally switch it up with poultry drench. She also gets a baby aspirin in her water a few times a week per vets advice. I may give her some tuna though, I bet she would love that! I'm thinking the squinting may be because her pupils are completely dilated and the light is bothering her. Her eyes seem to water also, but she does have a wet face most of the time from bad eye water dish coordination. I really am not sure how much she can see. I walked up to the cage earlier while she was eating, I wasn't making any noise and she turned and looked right at me, but her depth perception is pretty bad, and her pupils don't respond to light at all. It's not mareks, we have ruled that out with vet consultation. I think the younger boys may have mounted her wrong and possibly grabbed her head too hard. She is vaulted. I'm just hoping with vitamins and aspirin and time, she will come out of it. She is a really sweet girl. I think she may be a house hen for awhile. We are going to separate the boys and girls for the winter in the barn, so once we do that, I will probably put her in with the girls as long as she can find her food and water.

Oh the lengths we go for our fluffy butts. 1st day of spring here yesterday and mine were out free ranging.

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Does she have any other symptoms ? Have you checked her for lice , mites and when was the last time you wormed her?
Im not sure, ill check. I just made a gallon of electrolytes. So should i kinda open her beak and give it to her? Because she wont open her beak to drink.
 
Oh the lengths we go for our fluffy butts. 1st day of spring here yesterday and mine were out free ranging.


Aww cute! It's almost fall here. I hear our winter is going to be as bad as last years, so we are preparing now. I'm taking everyone out of coops and all the anials are going in the big barn for winter. We got so much snow last year, that I couldnt even walk to the coops. The silkies lived in my house last winter, this year they are going in the barn. It got so dusty so fast in the den, I was dusting and vacuuming daily. Ugh!
 
Im not sure, ill check. I just made a gallon of electrolytes. So should  i kinda open her beak and give it to her? Because she wont open her beak to drink.

It's very easy to aspirate a chicken so it's best to give just a few drops , let her swallow then a few more. Little but often is best. What does her poop look like?
Are there any signs of upper respiratory issues and is she laying eggs ?
Just re-read your post , obviously not laying yet.
 
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We used this with chicks (not sure if it is risk for aspiration or not though). We got a plastic straw (red in color) and put it in the electrolyte and a finger over the other end. We put the straw next to the beak and would light touch it while still holding the the other end. Usually just a drop would get on the end of the beak and they would swallow. Or if they were really vigorous they would attack the straw and get some.
 
We used this with chicks (not sure if it is risk for aspiration or not though). We got a plastic straw (red in color) and put it in the electrolyte and a finger over the other end. We put the straw next to the beak and would light touch it while still holding the the other end. Usually just a drop would get on the end of the beak and they would swallow. Or if they were really vigorous they would attack the straw and get some.

Yep a drop a a time. I use a syringe and if they won't open their beak just to the side of the beak sometimes works.
It's important to avoid the windpipe.

http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/oral_dosing_article.htm
 
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