Oldegarlicshnapp
Songster
- May 11, 2020
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I’ve had issues with a crop obstruction on one of the silkies:
Next morning she woke up with a full crop still, even though I hadn’t fed her at all the day prior.
So on that day I went to three different clinics to find an office that works with chickens. I got her flushed out- and was able to massage the remaining saline fluid out of her crop and into her body!
(Here she is, very upset about having had a tube shoved down her throat lmfao. She was so exhausted but had to cry about it all the way home)
As of right now she is fine and I think the impact is out. I haven’t seen any droppings from her as of yet though. Fingers crossed.
As of right now she is fine and I think the impact is out. I haven’t seen any droppings from her as of yet though. Fingers crossed.
However, I wake up at five a.m. to check on them, and some other issue popped up. While I was out, I left the other chick with everything she needed. She was fine, and I attended to her a bit more before letting them sleep.
At five I the morning I came to check on them and something was off. The chick I had taken to the vet was perfectly fine and loud. The other one made sound, but kept nodding off when I carried her. I tried feeding her with no luck. She drank electrolytes, but wasn’t using her legs, or eating solids.
After some time of resting, she began to have seizures. She had two total before passing away.
I’ve taken care of a good amount of birds, and a few chickens, so I’m confident in my ability to do so.
I’m pretty upset about how these chicks seem to have come from a company that overbreeds their product. My hen came from a private breeder that didn’t have issue crossing breeds. These chicks are pure bred silkie bantam. I have a feeling that since everyone wants a silkie, and how bantams tend to be overbred as is, that there’s a fundamental problem with the genetics. Another breeder that saw these chicks noted their leg strength and behavior since day one. He mentioned that they seem weak and to start again.
I’m going to keep trying my best with the remaining chick. The veterinarians said my set up is perfectly fine, and so is my regimen. This chick has had the most energy, so I think this one has a better chance. I’m pretty upset about the issues I’ve seen with bantam breeding practices. I’ve contacted a local breeder, but they may also be over breeding with the way I see them churn out new chicks (same breed) every couple weeks.
Sorry that these updates haven’t been great. I’ll continue to do my best.
So on that day I went to three different clinics to find an office that works with chickens. I got her flushed out- and was able to massage the remaining saline fluid out of her crop and into her body!
(Here she is, very upset about having had a tube shoved down her throat lmfao. She was so exhausted but had to cry about it all the way home)
As of right now she is fine and I think the impact is out. I haven’t seen any droppings from her as of yet though. Fingers crossed.
As of right now she is fine and I think the impact is out. I haven’t seen any droppings from her as of yet though. Fingers crossed.
However, I wake up at five a.m. to check on them, and some other issue popped up. While I was out, I left the other chick with everything she needed. She was fine, and I attended to her a bit more before letting them sleep.
At five I the morning I came to check on them and something was off. The chick I had taken to the vet was perfectly fine and loud. The other one made sound, but kept nodding off when I carried her. I tried feeding her with no luck. She drank electrolytes, but wasn’t using her legs, or eating solids.
After some time of resting, she began to have seizures. She had two total before passing away.
I’ve taken care of a good amount of birds, and a few chickens, so I’m confident in my ability to do so.
I’m pretty upset about how these chicks seem to have come from a company that overbreeds their product. My hen came from a private breeder that didn’t have issue crossing breeds. These chicks are pure bred silkie bantam. I have a feeling that since everyone wants a silkie, and how bantams tend to be overbred as is, that there’s a fundamental problem with the genetics. Another breeder that saw these chicks noted their leg strength and behavior since day one. He mentioned that they seem weak and to start again.
I’m going to keep trying my best with the remaining chick. The veterinarians said my set up is perfectly fine, and so is my regimen. This chick has had the most energy, so I think this one has a better chance. I’m pretty upset about the issues I’ve seen with bantam breeding practices. I’ve contacted a local breeder, but they may also be over breeding with the way I see them churn out new chicks (same breed) every couple weeks.
Sorry that these updates haven’t been great. I’ll continue to do my best.
