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I would give a little egg for selenium, since too much can be harmful. A poultry vitamin containing thiamine ((vitamin B1) and 400 IU of vitamin E are the usual treatments dor wry neck. Helping the chicken eat wet mushy chick feed with the egg can be helpful—just hold them and dip the beak so...

No problem, and didn't mean to be a know it all. You may also see wry neck or torticolis as a chicken dies when the oxygen in the brain is too low. I have had one die in my arms with that. There are so many causes of torticoilis, including infectious diseases, and it is always best to know an...

There are cases of wry neck or torticolis that have occurred after an injury or attack. Many of these have been witnessed in threads on BHC. Anything that causes brain inflammation, such as injury, certain diseases, or a vitamin injury, can cause wry neck. VitamIns including vitamin E and...

There are some dosages at the bottom of this link, but they are only the author's opinion. http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Crookneck/Crookneck.html

Nutri-drench has most of the B vitamins (thiamine, niacin) except for riboflavin. Read farther down the label. That is only necessary in some foot and leg problems. Poultry Cell is identical to Nutri-drench but it has riboflavin. The drenches are better to use than Polyvisol since the dosage is...

In very new chicks wry neck can be from a vitamin E and selenium deficiency. Vitamin E capsules can be used along with selenium or foods that contain selenium, such as egg, tuna, salmon, liver, chopped nuts, sunflower kernels and others. At the bottom of this link, there is specific vitamin and...

Yes, chick starter is fine for him. There can be many brands of vitamins, but only Poultry Nutri-Drench and Poultry Cell vitamins have the selenium. Selenium is also in eggs, tuna, salmon, nuts, and sunflower kernels, so you can give one of those daily to add selenium to his diet. Foods...

How old is your hen? Wry neck (torticolis, crook neck) can be a neurological symptom of a head injury, a vitamin E and selenium deficiency, Mareks disease or lymphoid leukosis, and of other diseases that cause brain inflammation. Most people give poultry vitamins such as Poultry Nutri-Drench 1-...

It's possible that she has something else going on, possibly Mareks disease, but it definitely sounds neurological. I would keep helping her get vitamins and selenium for the wry neck, and continue watching her. Do you know if she was vaccinated for Mareks or not? Silkies also sometimes have a...

Since wry neck can be caused by a variety of reasons, vitamins are the treatment in case of a deficiency, which may have been in the parent stock. That is strictly up to you, depending on how much time you have to devote to taking care of a sick duckling. Some cases improve if there is an...

Yes it sounds like wry neck or torticollis. Vitamin B1 or thiamine is very important also. Some use Polyvisol without iron baby vitamins 3 drops daily. Eggs contain selenium as well, but too much selenium can be harmful. Poultry vitamins such as Poultry nutridrench contains most of those.

Yes it sounds like it to me. He may possibly have been injured, but I would start him on vitamins if possible in his water. Check out the link in post # 141. Good luck.

I would get her on some vitamins, and keep her quiet, and treat it for some time. It may be do to an injury, vitamin deficiency, or a disease such as Mareks disease. Here is a good link for treatment: http://oureggbasket.blogspot.com/2013/04/wry-neck-or-crook-neck-understanding-it.html

If you go back and read this thread it will help you. Vitamins and isolation for peace and quiet are key. Also, look at this link: http://oureggbasket.blogspot.com/2013/04/wry-neck-or-crook-neck-understanding-it.html

Give your chicken vitamins--especially Vitamin B1, E, and selenium. It is hard to find E with selenium, and selenium has to be given only in a low dose. This link has the vitamins and an add for Vit e with selenium. To check for an egg, you can put on a rubber glove and insert it 1 1/2 inches...