eggsrcool,
I read some of your earlier messages on worming. I haven't wormed mine at all. I got some of them from a feedstore that received their birds from an Eastern Missouri Hatchery. I've been treating them for coccidia for the last couple of months. On for 3 days off for 3 days with it, it's a liquid I add to water. It seems to be getting it out of the flock now (13 birds).
Does the treatment for coccidia have a wormer in it also, if it's a sulpha based treatment? Not all my birds came from the hatchery, most of them except for 4, came from local farmers around here in Nebr. They were not as sick with the coccidia as the ones from the hatchery. The hatchery ones gave it to the whole batch I had already.
Also wanted to know if you know what might prevent Wry neck or Crooked neck in Black or White Silkies around 14-20 wks old?
The last couple of weeks I've been hand feeding a Black silkie hen to get her back to health. I've been giving her a suppliment with vitamin E in it, about 2 drops 3 times a day. I'm worried I've been over doing the amount of times I should be giving it. Today was the best I've seen with her responses thou. I separated her from the flock, since a larger Wyandotte hen was getting overly protective of her. I paired her with my little rooster Black silkie to keep her company. She seems to really brighten up when they both had new surroundings and no other hens trying to mother them. They really are keeping each other company and being helpful to each other kindly, which is very refreshing to the huddling in a corner she's been doing for the past week or so. The vertigo gets to her so she just closes her eyes and stayed out of the way. It could have been just too busy for her, but now she's much calmer & looking like she's feeling more self esteem. I've been worried I would loose her, but she wants to eat more now with his guidance as to where & how. So it's better. While hand feeding her this week I made sure she was not being treated for the coccidia at the same time. I thought it might conflict with her health some way, plus she was really run down & under weight. I hope eating better now will catch her up.
Should I keep the vitamin E going for all the silkies I have, or just her, after she gets well completely too? I'm asking all this about silkies mostly, since you have such an adorable picture of one. Hoping you have the inside info on what's best for them, since I'm new to chickens for the first time this year.
Thanks so much for your advice ahead of time and help
