- Aug 3, 2016
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Hi so about 6 days ago, I found one of my silkies with severe wry neck, happened overnight. She's around 24 weeks. I think this is caused by head trauma rather then deficiency as I give sunflower seeds often to all my chickens.
Anyway she won't stop walking backwards and flailing her legs and wings about with her head dragging on the floor, results in kicking herself in the head and neck. her neck seems to be twisting around more since last Sunday. She can eat though drinking makes her neck spasm back to curling up.
I wrap her up when I'm not there in a towel to stop her legs flailing and her kicking herself in the head, which she continues to break free from. I've noticed she's sliced the skin off her neck this morning. Now it looks treatable, I've cut the feathers off round the wound cleaned and disinfected it. It doesn't effect her eating or drinking. I have been giving her sunflower seeds, scrambled eggs with turmeric and vitamin E and selenium.
It all leads to my question of your opinion would it be kinder to put her down? I know it seems silly to ask this but I'm at a crossroads where I want to give her a chance but obviously don't want her to suffer anymore. can wry neck this severe be treatable?
The reason I'm having trouble deciding is because when you lift her head up she's very bright eyed, eager for food and water and showing she wants to look around.
Anywho, sorry this is a bit of an essay, if there's any information I've missed out please let me know.
Anyway she won't stop walking backwards and flailing her legs and wings about with her head dragging on the floor, results in kicking herself in the head and neck. her neck seems to be twisting around more since last Sunday. She can eat though drinking makes her neck spasm back to curling up.
I wrap her up when I'm not there in a towel to stop her legs flailing and her kicking herself in the head, which she continues to break free from. I've noticed she's sliced the skin off her neck this morning. Now it looks treatable, I've cut the feathers off round the wound cleaned and disinfected it. It doesn't effect her eating or drinking. I have been giving her sunflower seeds, scrambled eggs with turmeric and vitamin E and selenium.
It all leads to my question of your opinion would it be kinder to put her down? I know it seems silly to ask this but I'm at a crossroads where I want to give her a chance but obviously don't want her to suffer anymore. can wry neck this severe be treatable?
The reason I'm having trouble deciding is because when you lift her head up she's very bright eyed, eager for food and water and showing she wants to look around.
Anywho, sorry this is a bit of an essay, if there's any information I've missed out please let me know.