Chickiebabylover
Hatching
- Sep 2, 2019
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Hello,
I am new to the backyard chicken forum, though I have referred to it dozens of times while raising 6 Buff Orpingtons and 2 ducklings, now 4!
I have an issue with my 9 week old Pekin.
We believe she has wry neck. When she was 2 weeks old she woke up with a hurt leg.
Through research we learned that they need niacin supplements, so to be sure it wasn’t a deficiency I started giving them Niacin in their water. We also have a Rouen the same age. A week later her leg was better but I noticed that she was having difficulty controlling her head.
Her legs also started trembling. We gave her Nutti drench directly through the oral syringe.
I made a sprinkle of herbs and spices along with wheat germ, nutritional yeast and brewers yeast. I would sprinkle that on the food every time we have them fresh (unmediated) food.
It continued to worsen, so we went to the vet.
she had an injection of super B complex that contained an appropriate amount of niacin, Vitamin E injection and 3 days of antibiotics in case it was botulism.
Still no improvement.
She can stand and walk a little ways, flap her wings, but 90% of the time she is laying down with her head bent under her.
I have to feed her and she cannot swim, so I get into the water with her (we have a pond) and let her float while I hold her head up.
She quacks repeatedly and loudly every time we pick her up, completely freaking out, as if she has never been held before! But she has.
i don’t know if she is in pain, but her quality of life is terrible and it breaks my heart to see her like this.
If anyone has any input I would appreciate it.
thank you in advance!
I am new to the backyard chicken forum, though I have referred to it dozens of times while raising 6 Buff Orpingtons and 2 ducklings, now 4!
I have an issue with my 9 week old Pekin.
We believe she has wry neck. When she was 2 weeks old she woke up with a hurt leg.
Through research we learned that they need niacin supplements, so to be sure it wasn’t a deficiency I started giving them Niacin in their water. We also have a Rouen the same age. A week later her leg was better but I noticed that she was having difficulty controlling her head.
Her legs also started trembling. We gave her Nutti drench directly through the oral syringe.
I made a sprinkle of herbs and spices along with wheat germ, nutritional yeast and brewers yeast. I would sprinkle that on the food every time we have them fresh (unmediated) food.
It continued to worsen, so we went to the vet.
she had an injection of super B complex that contained an appropriate amount of niacin, Vitamin E injection and 3 days of antibiotics in case it was botulism.
Still no improvement.
She can stand and walk a little ways, flap her wings, but 90% of the time she is laying down with her head bent under her.
I have to feed her and she cannot swim, so I get into the water with her (we have a pond) and let her float while I hold her head up.
She quacks repeatedly and loudly every time we pick her up, completely freaking out, as if she has never been held before! But she has.
i don’t know if she is in pain, but her quality of life is terrible and it breaks my heart to see her like this.
If anyone has any input I would appreciate it.
thank you in advance!
