2 week old chick has Wry Neck out of nowhere

weakcircus

In the Brooder
Apr 17, 2020
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All birds were fine last night but when I checked on them this morning, the one who was seemingly the queen of the brooder now has a twisted neck. I can gently correct it but she doesn't love the action. I don't see any injuries and they're all eating/drinking the same thing. She seems to be able and willing to move it sort of ok, such as to preen her back feathers, but when she walks around, it tilts to the right and causes her to walk a little oddly. Any thoughts or suggestions? We are thinking of getting some vitamins to add to the diet but not sure what would be best to get.
 
It sounds like wry neck (torticolis.) Vitamin E and thiamine (B1) would be good to use. Cooked egg has selenium. Most chick vitamins have thiamine, but you might want to get some 400 IU vitamin E pearls to give in food. Something like Poultry NutriDrench or Poultry sell have Ll 3 of those if you give a few drops a day, but sometimes extra E is needed for wry neck.
 

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