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In the Brooder
- Mar 24, 2017
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About 5 days ago I got 4 chicks: 1 Silkie, 1 Barnvelder, and 2 Polish. The Silkie and Barnvelder were the same size so I put them together; however, the Polish were much bigger so I made them separate brooders. Everything was great until today. When I got up to check on everyone, I noticed that it was dragging its head on the ground and it was at almost a 180 degree angle.
Silkie after a long day of being pampered and having me keep its head up.
So we looked up what to do and got vitamin E supplements and put some basil and spinach in its food mixed with a bit of olive oil and I know its only been a day and I cant be expecting any improvement that quick, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help keep its neck up a little and give it some more comfort? Sadly, we lost the Barnvelder today. It seemed to have breathing problems since we got it so it did not come as a total surprise. I am thinking about putting one of my brothers very calm chicks(Same size if not a bit smaller) in with the Silkie just so it has a friend and will stop chirping and driving everyone insane. If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them!
Silkie after a long day of being pampered and having me keep its head up.
So we looked up what to do and got vitamin E supplements and put some basil and spinach in its food mixed with a bit of olive oil and I know its only been a day and I cant be expecting any improvement that quick, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help keep its neck up a little and give it some more comfort? Sadly, we lost the Barnvelder today. It seemed to have breathing problems since we got it so it did not come as a total surprise. I am thinking about putting one of my brothers very calm chicks(Same size if not a bit smaller) in with the Silkie just so it has a friend and will stop chirping and driving everyone insane. If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them!
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