selenium

  1. P

    Selenium dosage in adult hen

    Hi all, Can anyone advise what dosage of Selenium should be given per day to an adult hen, she doesn't weigh much maybe just under 1kg. The only advice I can find online is the dosage for chicks and pullets. See context below. We have a standard brown hybrid hen who is around 4 years old. Over...
  2. Wry Neck in a Chick

    Wry Neck in a Chick

    Symptoms My barred rock pullet was 9 days old when I noticed that something was wrong. Her little neck had begun to twist back and upwards, leaving her fighting to stand upright, and forcing her head slowly and mercilessly around until her throat faced the sky. It didn’t happen all at once, but...
  3. Skibum

    Selenium/vitamin e paste/ Nutritional Yeast

    I have a chicken between 2 and 3 months. She presented with a limp about 2 weeks ago I gave her water with nutridrench for about a week and have switched back to normal water because I read it can lead to diarrhea if you don’t give them a break with normal water. She does not seem to be...
  4. BSallee

    HELP!! My Silver Laced Wyandotte has had wry neck since August

    My little girl has had wry neck since August. She can eat and drink on her own now but she still loses control of her head and it will twist under her and almost windmill till she regains control. I have her inside and I take her out to visit her sisters and she can walk around with her head...
  5. TooncesTheDrivingCat

    Wry Neckand eggbound

    I have 5 ISABrown hens. 8 months old. I changed the food to Dumor and 2 weeks later, I have a hen with wry neck. Have been treating. Changed the food back to one recommended by hatchery so...all that is taken care of. The question is......ISA Browns lay a LOT of eggs. Like over 300 a year some...
  6. Blizzkona

    Selenium for wry neck

    I just got liquid selenium for my 4 month silkie to help her absorb all the vitamin E she's getting, but I have no way of measuring the correct dosage. I know selenium is highly toxic if a chicken gets too much. The bottle has a dropper but no labels. Anyone have any advice? I'm supposed to give...
  7. tothemoon

    Supplements

    I have a bantam polish adult hen with wry neck (link to that post below) and it has led me to do some research on vit e and selenium importance in a chickens diet. My question is, what is the best supplement with good amounts of vit E and selenium, that I can mix in with my regular feed (must be...
  8. tothemoon

    Chicken supplement - wry neck

    I have a bantam polish chicken with wry neck, not sure if it is a brain injury or vit deficiency. What I am wondering is if I can get some info on how much vit E and selenium I should be giving her (adult bantam hen) and how to feed it to her. Also, what else should I be feeding her to keep her...
  9. G

    Suspected Wry Neck - Treatment?

    Hi, I have a 9yr old Australorp hen and noticed when I went to lock her up tonight that her head is slightly tilted to the side. She seems to be able to balance ok (though not well) at this stage and was still able to eat. From my research she may have wry neck. Nothing has changed in terms of...
  10. Canine and Co

    Crooked / Wry Neck

    Hi all, about 7 weeks ago, one of my hens was attacked by dogs. Her external injuries healed really well and after a couple of weeks I put her back in the flock, but a day or two later I noticed she developed a crooked neck (I presume from her injuries during hte attack). I've been treating...
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