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So sorry that you lost Bertha.

It sounds like she is continuing to improve. So that she stays part of her flock and doesn’t become hard to reintroduce, can you let her have some supervised visits with the other chickens every day. Sometimes you can place them in a dog crate so they are not attached, but that may not be...

Good to hear there is some improvement, and I hope it gets better. Keep us informed on her progress.

It is an individual matter with wry neck. Some who really have the time may spend 2 weeks with intensive care, if they have the time to give, to try and see if it improves. Most people have work or school, so it depends on what you can handle. In some cases wry neck may last a lot longer. It...

Yes, Pam, some do use prednisone, and there is a link where the writer recommends it. But use caution with pednisone or prednisolone, since it can cause ulcers and lower immunity to fight off infections. It may also need to be tapered down slowly in dosage if used in larger dosages. Here is the...

Welcome to BYC. Sorry about your hen having wry neck. Wry neck is a neurological symptom that can be a result of head or neck injury, a vitamin E or B2 (thiamine) deficiency, or a disease, such as Mareks, severe respiratory diseases, fowl cholera, and others. I usually would not give prednisone...