LivingCanvas
In the Brooder
Don't get discouraged...it's not always an over night fix. When I was going through this I read so many stories about miraculous cures in a matter of days. My experience wasn't like that. These guys need a calm environment (sudden noises and lots of activity seems to worsen symptoms) and I did find that gentle neck rubs occasionally helped to relax those muscles. Is your girl in the coop at night?
She is in a pet taxi. So she's separted but still I n the coop. I'd been told that I needed separate her so she doesn't get trampled or pecked at. During the day, I move the taxi into the run & at night, it gets moved into the coop. She seemed more stressed out when she was away from them. When they're all in the run, the others will hang out around her, sitting on the ground around her or one will sit on top of the taxi, lol.
For the last two days, I would get home from work & let all of them out to roam the yard (including Genny). She was keeping up with everyone else. No one picked on her, she was scratching with the group & the only problem she had was not being able to jump up on our raised garden beds with them. She was eating out of the feeders & what not.
Then this morning, it's just awful. She's not getting the vitamin supplements because I couldn't straighten her neck out for more than a couple seconds, nor get her to eat/drink...
I feel like an awful chicken owner because all I could do at this point was leave some moistened food in the kennel for her because I had to go to work. For the last couple days, my neighbor has gone over to check on her & give her some water but I can't expect her to do that everyday because she has her own things to do, ya know?