[VeggieVirgin]

I had some chicken tonic from my local farm supplies shop: it was a little bottle with a dropper in it, and you give it to the chicken for three consecutive days. It had vitamins and iron in it, and it certainly seemed to perk up a couple of mine after they been attacked by dogs. Might be worth a try?

[Chookiechook]

Is her neck floppy or twisted and rigid.... there is something called limberneck (sorry dont know anything about it) and botulism can cause similar symptoms..... have a google coz I really dont know anything to be able to advise you

Good luck to pepper though

[eveybee]

its floppy....I read about that too...will try the vitamin/iron drops too.

xxx

[eveybee]

Hi guys, still going with our magic porridge and water...she seemed to take more tonight, along with more water...or maybe I'm just getting more handy with the syringe technique?!

Her crop seemed to be more sqiushy tonight, less grainy and her belly is making noises. She also had a poop and it seems reasonably normal (compared to the 'water' be left on the vet's table...who woulda thought you could get so excited about poop?! She also seems to be moving in her box more and she flapped earlier when I wasn't holding her 'properly'!

Maybe this is all wishful thinking but.....

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[eveybee]

When I went down this morning I could see that Pepper had been moving a lot during the night.

 She also seemed alot stronger when I was feeding her; she was figting my hand a bit when I was opening her beak and then swallowing the food much faster. She also had her eyes open more. hopefully this is her getting better :o) she shook her head a couple of times too (to get some food off her) but still can't lift her neck up....

Cross all the fingers and toes you have..

[bantam novice]

everything crossed and Good Luck to you and Pepper.  Glad she seems to be perking up 

[Squiggly]

really glad she seems to be getting better, I hope she fully recovers soon

[pigeonpie]

Well done with looking after Pepper so well, I'm so sorry we can't be any more helpful.  Fingers crossed that she continues to make a good recovery.

[eveybee]

Ok,

Well Pepper is improving!

She is bright eyed when I bring her out of her box (morning, afternoon & night).

This afternoon and tonight she even pecked at some cat food quite enthusiastically, I still have to support her head somewhat but she is using muscles in her neck to look around and trying to hold herself up....I reckon all those crossed fingers and toes are working for us!

Thanks guys, you've been amazing...no one understands why I'm doing all of this for a chicken....you do though

xxx

[pigeonpie]

But she's not just a chicken - she's Pepper!

I completely understand, having had a chicken living in the utility room for weeks, being fed Dorset Cereals and spoilt rotten!!!

[eveybee]

Hi guys!

Well, obviously I'm not the only one here who has had a very poorly chicken pull through. Well done guys, I wish there were more people like you living around me... :-)

PEpper is still improving, I've moved her to a larger crate as she seems to be supporting herself now..and guess what, she's walking around in there this morning. She's still a bit unsteady but its a huge improvement. She can feed herself now too!

I feel like a mum whose baby has just started feeding herself! So, I think I'll take her out to the garden tonight and see if she will walk on the grass...I have laminate flooring, which as you can imagine may prove a problem for her!

I'll keep you posted!

wishing you lots of happy rosey chickens!

Eve
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