Please help backward Jane

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6 Years
Apr 11, 2017
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Our chicks are 2.5 weeks old now. Everyone is doing well except for Jane. She is a Silkie chick and is definitely the runt. She had pasty butt for about a week but that has now cleared up. This morning I noticed that she is running backward. She puts her head down, although it's never held very high, and runs backward. She is still very tiny and smaller than the others. Sometimes she sits with her head down. She can walk forward very well but goes backward most of the time. Help, please.
 
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There are several threads on here that address what sound like similar symptoms, like this one. Here's another. Search on "chick walking backwards" to find more.

Generally, the suggested approaches seem to be to treat for wry neck with vitamin supplements. Best wishes for your Jane!
 

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