wry neck

  1. H

    vit E dosage for wry neck?

    We were given an 8 week old pullet who seems to have wry neck. Her neck is twisted a bit and she can't stand up. Her legs are much stronger....running in the air stronger, but she pushes herself over and doesn't quite sit right on her hocks. Actually she doesn't seem to sit like a normal bird...
  2. TashaFrancois

    Other causes of wry neck?

    I bought an Isabella Brahma from a quality breeder I have known for a while now. She was a 3 month Pullet. About a week after we got her she could barely lift her head. I called we discussed what we feed and other variances. We settled that she wasn’t taking the free choice grit and that she may...
  3. H

    new member sort of

    Hi, we posted before under my daughters account, but I lost the password. We have had many breeds, Americanas, Sebrights, Brahmas, Call Ducks, Cochins, Silkie, Polish, Australorp, Austrawhites, Wyandottes, Golden Comet Sex Links, Japanese, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock, Old English, D Uccle...
  4. NubbyRyuu

    Taking Care of Swirls, the Wry Neck Silkie

    Thought I'd post here since everyone has had some experience. I "adopted" my neighbor's chick, who I call Swirls, so her husband won't cull her. She's had Wry Neck for about a week, and although she appears to be thriving, her neck hasn't improved. So I'll be taking care of her till she gets...
  5. Wyndi Fosh

    Wry neck and curled toe paralysis

    Oh my gosh, where do I start. I want to put this out there for the info and for advice. I have gotten some very good advice via BYC Facebook, but need more. My favorite tame hen started acting weird three weeks ago. She's stumbling. I take her to the vet. Vet puts her on antibiotics to combat...
  6. NubbyRyuu

    Injured or Wry Neck?

    I was helping Cin move the bigger chicks into the coop today when we noticed this one's neck was suddenly crooked. She can hold it straight, but when she looks upwards, it tilts. We're not sure if one of the other chicks accidentally stepped on her or if it's something else. You can see...
  7. H

    Using Rooster Booster for Chick with Wry Neck

    Hello all, I have a chick, just about four days old, who appears to have a wry neck. Although its condition is opposite the normal description of wry neck (i.e., stargazing) because it's head/neck bends down. It often tucks its head under its body, starts walking backward and then flips over...
  8. H

    help me diagnose my chick. thinking wry neck.

    For a little over 24 hours I have been treating my 3 week old silkie chick for what I THINK is wry neck. Through observing her today though I am starting to wonder if its something else. Her symptoms include: *neck hanging between legs (but she has good moments were she can hold herself up...
  9. 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...
  10. CLovesDucks

    The Mallards HATCHED! Question about ‘wry neck’

    Hi BYC friends! 4 of my 9 duck eggs (mallards - runners are in progress) have hatched! I left them in the incubator for 24 hours and then put them in the brooder. Three of them are doing great and are cheeping and sitting upright. I have one, who is secretly my favorite, that can’t hold her...
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  11. F

    Wry neck treatment

    i have a Silkie hen that seems to have wry neck. Research says to give Vit E and Selenium. I am having trouble working out the dose. The tablets I have are Vit E 12mg with Selenium 55mcg. Does anyone know how many I need to add to 1kg food? Thanks
  12. shelbylewis

    Wry Neck or Newcastle Disease? What are the differences?

    They both seem very similar to me and I have been treating my 5 day old baby chick for wry neck. Her neck is not twisted backwards like most cases I have seen, but she walks backwards, loses balances, and her head spins in a circle. She is still eating and drinking on her own and I am giving her...
  13. N

    Chicken tilting head all the way back and rolling it side to side, loss of balance

    Hello all, My parents have a backyard chicken coop with 8 chickens. 3 days ago, I noticed one speckled sussex not in the henhouse with the others. I picked her up and placed her on her stick with the other chickens in her normal spot, because the weather at night has been between 10 and 20...
  14. Helen_Jayne

    Wry Neck Success

    Hi, I thought I would post this for information for anyone else dealing with wry neck. I have a 5 week old silkie which I noticed for a few days was sitting crouched low but I thought maybe it was just because she had reduced sight due to the beard which had just come. Then she suddenly was...
  15. Helen_Jayne

    Sheffield, UK

    Hi everyone, This is a great resource. I'm in Sheffield, northern England and I have 3 silkies, all still about 5 weeks now. Unfortunately one of them (Alex) recently came down with wry neck but is making a good recovery (I'll probably share more on that soon). I had chickens when I was a kid...
  16. Emavalos

    Wry neck brought on by injury?

    Hello everyone. My 18 month old hens were attacked by raccoons 6 days ago. One didn’t make it, and the other was left with many injuries. She’s got a big gash in her breast, her on one side is torn, and another on her hind end near her vent. She’s been recovering with lots of TLC for her wounds...
  17. lmyers

    Wry Neck "cured" in one day - but won't eat or drink today - help ?!

    Hi All, Flock of 6 hens: 2x 2year old Wyandottes, 2x 18 week old Sussex, 2x 16 week old Legbar/Blue Ameraucana cross (don't ask, re-home emergency). Have been slowly incorporating the three groups of birds into one larger coop with the last group isolated for a month. Two weeks ago: Isolation...
  18. Raptorchick

    Confused... hatchling wry neck?

    Hi all... I'm on day 21 of incubating a mixed batch of chicken eggs, 4 remaining to hatch of 15 when this happened... I noticed at about 4 hours after a barbezieux egg pipped and zipped, she just stopped. I could see her moving, she was cheeping loudly like something was wrong. I was afraid of...
  19. NorthernChick1

    Wry Neck Silkie?

    I have a 2-1/2 month old silkie and i've started to notice when she jumps or starts moving after she was still she twitches and dips her head often, also when i pick her up her head twists 180 degrees. When i put her down her head goes back straight but then dips it a bit then shes back to...
  20. MRS McKlucky

    Wry neck and not a big busted bird.

    My hen Nugget had been looking strange to me. I thought she was becoming heavy breastfed, ignorant I know but I'm a fledgling and still finding my feet as far as chicken keeping goes. I decided I wasn't happy with how she looked and started researching and came across wry neck! She was becoming...
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