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I believe it was mites... tiny red mites. We treated our girl's sneezing with anti-parasite drops; the kind you get from a vet and apply to the nape of an animals neck. Since this post we've moved from Southern California to Seattle - during the move I disassembled our old coop and discovered...

My 9 month old Barred Rock hen began sneezing 2 weeks ago. She doesn't have any other symptoms - no watery eyes, crust about the face, swelling, loss of appetite or energy, or decrease in egg production. She lives with 2 other chickens, neither of which are sneezing or showing any other signs...

Documenting this for future wry-neck readers. 2nd Day - Affected Silkie seems better - might be too soon to make this declaration but she certainly isn't visibly worse. I've seen videos of wry-neck chickens who've got their heads totally upside down or stuck to their chest, but mine is...

Polish and Silkies seem to have this problem - it might be genetic or it might be their vaulted skulls make them particularly vulnerable to injury. In any case, here is a crookneck treatment I've seen on several sites: Quote: Week 1 Twice a day 2.5 mg of prednisone 400 IU of vitamin E...

I've got an 8 month old Silkie hen who began exhibiting a right-leaning bend in her neck about two days ago. At first it was so subtle I thought it was just her being weird. This morning however the bend in her neck had become so pronounced I knew something was off. I've researched wry-neck...

Lulu and Yuna