I have a three week old pheasant chick that came down with wry neck the first week she was hatched. She held her head at a 90 degree angle.
Since then I have been giving her supplemental doses of vitamin E and selenium. It has been two weeks on this regimen, and she seems to be getting worse, not better. Her head is almost upside down now.
My question is, has anybody else had experience with a pheasant chick recovering from wry neck? How long does it take? When should I give up? Is there anything else we can try?
She is our only chick (her hatchmate died) and we were raising her to keep, so we would prefer to cull only as a last resort.
Since then I have been giving her supplemental doses of vitamin E and selenium. It has been two weeks on this regimen, and she seems to be getting worse, not better. Her head is almost upside down now.
My question is, has anybody else had experience with a pheasant chick recovering from wry neck? How long does it take? When should I give up? Is there anything else we can try?
She is our only chick (her hatchmate died) and we were raising her to keep, so we would prefer to cull only as a last resort.