Recent content by Utahchickendiva

I found great information about how to treat wry neck here on BYC and my hen is improving a little bit every day. I've been hand feeding her electrolytes, diluted egg yolk, poly-vi-sol, and B12 injections but wondered for how long I should give the injections. I'm giving her 1/2 CC once a day...

I think I figured it out--after some digging around on BYC I'm pretty sure she has wry neck. I've read up on all the advice, one of which is electrolytes, and I'll be working with her for the next couple of weeks. She was MUCH better this morning and actually fought me for the first time. I...

Thank you Victoriacl--I had bought some pedia sure but hadn't tried it. I did tonight and she took it really well. She doesn't seem to be seizing anymore, but is still pretty rigid and her neck is twisted. Still, I'm very hopeful with how well she took the electorlytes and how relaxed she's...

My daughter bought a mama hen and her chicks earlier this week (we have a laying flock as well). On the second day the Mama hen started having seizures:(. It's gotten worse each day until now she's not seizing as much, but her feet are perpetually clenched and her neck is twisted to the side...