Baby was overdue and has terrible WRY NECK! Please help! 💔

[AmyA248]

My duckling that was overdue hatched under mom with awful wry neck! I’m giving him electrolytes and Nutra Drench. I tried to make a brace out of a sponge but it didn’t work. He’s so full of life and does his best to keep up with his 2 siblings. Mom doesn’t want to take care of them after 3 hours of them hatching so I have them inside in a brooder. Watching this precious baby is breaking my heart! I can’t find a vet that will see any fowl right now and I’m at a loss!
Please help!! He looks in his mirror upside down and can’t straighten his neck at all. I can’t cull him! Does anyone have any ideas? He’s so healthy otherwise but I know he’ll have an awful life! He was born yesterday morning..
Sorry about the bad photo.

Kindly,
Amy

 

[fluffycrow]

@BelovedBirds @New duck mommy 2021 @Miss Lydia

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

My duckling that was overdue hatched under mom with awful wry neck! I’m giving him electrolytes and Nutra Drench. I tried to make a brace out of a sponge but it didn’t work. He’s so full of life and does his best to keep up with his 2 siblings. Mom doesn’t want to take care of them after 3 hours of them hatching so I have them inside in a brooder. Watching this precious baby is breaking my heart! I can’t find a vet that will see any fowl right now and I’m at a loss!
Please help!! He looks in his mirror upside down and can’t straighten his neck at all. I can’t cull him! Does anyone have any ideas? He’s so healthy otherwise but I know he’ll have an awful life! He was born yesterday morning..
Sorry about the bad photo.

Kindly,
Amy

How long ago did it hatch ?
One thing I don’t do is force braces of any kind neck, feet , legs ect
Many little ones need 24 hours after hatching and this can cause more harm then good forcing it to soon

 

[BelovedBirds]

My duckling that was overdue hatched under mom with awful wry neck! I’m giving him electrolytes and Nutra Drench. I tried to make a brace out of a sponge but it didn’t work. He’s so full of life and does his best to keep up with his 2 siblings. Mom doesn’t want to take care of them after 3 hours of them hatching so I have them inside in a brooder. Watching this precious baby is breaking my heart! I can’t find a vet that will see any fowl right now and I’m at a loss!
Please help!! He looks in his mirror upside down and can’t straighten his neck at all. I can’t cull him! Does anyone have any ideas? He’s so healthy otherwise but I know he’ll have an awful life! He was born yesterday morning..
Sorry about the bad photo.

Kindly,
Amy

Do you mean the one closer to the mirror?
Can you get more photos?

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/peking-duckling-with-crooked-neck-help.761308/

Duckling can benefit from using Poly vi sol without iron. 1 drop 2X a day if you have nutri drench or poultry cell use them. It will also need vit E 400iu prick the capsule and put it directly into the bill tiny amounts at a time and selenium which scrambled egg is a good way of offering it.

 

[AmyA248]

How long ago did it hatch ?
One thing I don’t do is force braces of any kind neck, feet , legs ect
Many little ones need 24 hours after hatching and this can cause more harm then good forcing it to soon

Hi!

Thank you for your reply.
She hatched Thursday morning on her own under mom.
I, of course took her out to make sure she was ok and noticed she has Wry Neck. I’m giving her electrolytes, Nutra Drench, and scrambled eggs along with her food. I have to hand feed her because she has to lay down to be able to eat. I’m so worried because I heard that you have to immediately put a brace on her neck. Otherwise she is full of life and get around well. She puts her head on her siblings and they seem to know that she needs help.
I made a very comfortable brooder box with plenty of things to keep her neck on which sleeping.
My heart is just breaking for her because I read that it can’t correct itself, although she’s not flipping over on her back anymore. But I don’t know what to do to help her.
Included is a better picture.

Kindly,
Amy

My duckling that was overdue hatched under mom with awful wry neck! I’m giving him electrolytes and Nutra Drench. I tried to make a brace out of a sponge but it didn’t work. He’s so full of life and does his best to keep up with his 2 siblings. Mom doesn’t want to take care of them after 3 hours of them hatching so I have them inside in a brooder. Watching this precious baby is breaking my heart! I can’t find a vet that will see any fowl right now and I’m at a loss!
Please help!! He looks in his mirror upside down and can’t straighten his neck at all. I can’t cull him! Does anyone have any ideas? He’s so healthy otherwise but I know he’ll have an awful life! He was born yesterday morning..
Sorry about the bad photo.

Kindly,
Amy

 

[Kiki]

Hi!

Thank you for your reply.
She hatched Thursday morning on her own under mom.
I, of course took her out to make sure she was ok and noticed she has Wry Neck. I’m giving her electrolytes, Nutra Drench, and scrambled eggs along with her food. I have to hand feed her because she has to lay down to be able to eat. I’m so worried because I heard that you have to immediately put a brace on her neck. Otherwise she is full of life and get around well. She puts her head on her siblings and they seem to know that she needs help.
I made a very comfortable brooder box with plenty of things to keep her neck on which sleeping.
My heart is just breaking for her because I read that it can’t correct itself, although she’s not flipping over on her back anymore. But I don’t know what to do to help her.
Included is a better picture.

Kindly,
Amy

What exactly are you feeding your adult ducks?
What you feed them affects the eggs/newly hatched ducklings and can cause exactly this.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Hi!

Thank you for your reply.
She hatched Thursday morning on her own under mom.
I, of course took her out to make sure she was ok and noticed she has Wry Neck. I’m giving her electrolytes, Nutra Drench, and scrambled eggs along with her food. I have to hand feed her because she has to lay down to be able to eat. I’m so worried because I heard that you have to immediately put a brace on her neck. Otherwise she is full of life and get around well. She puts her head on her siblings and they seem to know that she needs help.
I made a very comfortable brooder box with plenty of things to keep her neck on which sleeping.
My heart is just breaking for her because I read that it can’t correct itself, although she’s not flipping over on her back anymore. But I don’t know what to do to help her.
Included is a better picture.

Kindly,
Amy

@Miss Lydia gave good info on the vitamin E along with egg yolks
The combo is what helps wry neck
Sometimes it can be corrected and others it can’t
Time and treatments will determine the outcome
Hopefully she can recover

 

[AmyA248]

@Miss Lydia gave good info on the vitamin E along with egg yolks
The combo is what helps wry neck
Sometimes it can be corrected and others it can’t
Time and treatments will determine the outcome
Hopefully she can recover

I’m doing EVERYTHING I possibly can. I took off the brace and she’s happier now. We feed them Purina Duck from Truck and Tractor Supply. And oyster shell calcium for egg quality.
Should I switch their food?
I’ve had many ducklings and she’s the first with wry neck. She was overdue and very large.
Unfortunately mom abandoned them after they dried under her wings. So again, I’m caring for the new babies.
Out of 11 eggs only 4 hatched. Very sad. Mom sat for 38 days perfectly and I don’t know why she abandoned them..
I’m working so hard with this baby and doing everything I was told, I’m just praying it will get better. I’m going to get selenium and niacin today to go along with everything else I’m doing for her.
She seems to be doing a bit better this morning, she’s running around instead of laying in the corner and eating herself!
Kindly,
Amy

 

[AmyA248]

What exactly are you feeding your adult ducks?
What you feed them affects the eggs/newly hatched ducklings and can cause exactly this.

Hi!
We feed them Purina Duck from Truck and Tractor Supply along with oyster shell calcium for egg quality.
Is there a better food I should be using?

Kindly,
Amy