camaro2016
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- Jan 15, 2020
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My 4 year old chicken occasionally puts her head down and walks backwards. She then stops. Shakes her head and walks forward normally.. any suggestions how to treat this.
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Thank you, she does this occasionally, she is going through a molt right now too. I feed her layer feed, meal worms for extra protein, scrambled eggs. I am giving her the vitamins now in tuna fish.I wouldn’t get too upset if it is only done occasionally. If they walk backwards or in circles or have a twisted neck, it is neurological in nature. But I have seen one of my own hens do this exactly once, during molting. You can try some vitamin E400IU, 1/4 tablet of vitamin E, and a small portion of scrambled egg for selenium to treat her if it seen more often. Head injury, vitamin deficiency, and a disease which affects the brain, can be responsible for neurological symptoms. Make sure to make chicken feed (layer or an all flock feed) the majority of her diet, and limit any people food or scraps.
We're experiencing the same thing!Thank you, she does this occasionally, she is going through a molt right now too. I feed her layer feed, meal worms for extra protein, scrambled eggs. I am giving her the vitamins now in tuna fish.
She is still molting and she occasionally walks backwards with her head down, she then stops, shakes her head and walks forward. I get so upset.We're experiencing the same thing!
Trying the same solutions.
It's 10 days since your last post . . . how's your hen doing?
She does not walk in circles or have a neck issue. I have been giving her the vitamins and eggs. She is very active and jumps on myI wouldn’t get too upset if it is only done occasionally. If they walk backwards or in circles or have a twisted neck, it is neurological in nature. But I have seen one of my own hens do this exactly once, during molting. You can try some vitamin E400IU, 1/4 tablet of vitamin E, and a small portion of scrambled egg for selenium to treat her if it seen more often. Head injury, vitamin deficiency, and a disease which affects the brain, can be responsible for neurological symptoms. Make sure to make chicken feed (layer or an all flock feed) the majority of her diet, and limit any people food or scraps.
Thank you for reaching out. It's so nice to know others love their chickens as much as I do..Let us know how she gets along. I predict that she will be fine eventually. Don’t overdo the meal worms or the egg, but that diet should be fine.