Broken neck

[RodNTN]

Hi! This afternoon of my latest additions, "Button" broke her neck. I have no idea how she did it. She was beneath the nesting boxes, just lying there staring at me. The nests are not high off of the ground, maybe 2 or 3 feet?
Two of my bossiest hens were in the nesting box when I first walked into the coop, and Button was very curious about exploring the nests. She also liked to sit on top of the nests. We culled her, I just wanted to know what could have caused this?
Thank you so much in advance!

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh no. Are you familiar with wry neck or Torticolis? It is a twisted neck or neck bent down or up, and seen in different neurological conditions, including Mareks and head injuries, or vitmain E deficiency. A limp neck can be from botulism or Mareks disease.

Did you see her break her neck? I have observed a couple of chickens in the “throes of death,” who were seizing and whose necks twisted as they died.

Do you think she was injured or fell?

 

[Dr.GarryTTucker]

Oh no. Are you familiar with wry neck or Torticolis? It is a twisted neck or neck bent down or up, and seen in different neurological conditions, including Mareks and head injuries, or vitmain E deficiency. A limp neck can be from botulism or Mareks disease.

Did you see her break her neck? I have observed a couple of chickens in the “throes of death,” who were seizing and whose necks twisted as they died.

Do you think she was injured or fell?

You know I was thinking earlier of how it could happen then when you updated, I was like yeah wry neck could have happened and she fell down.

 

[RodNTN]

Oh no. Are you familiar with wry neck or Torticolis? It is a twisted neck or neck bent down or up, and seen in different neurological conditions, including Mareks and head injuries, or vitmain E deficiency. A limp neck can be from botulism or Mareks disease.

Did you see her break her neck? I have observed a couple of chickens in the “throes of death,” who were seizing and whose necks twisted as they died.

Do you think she was injured or fell?

Yes, one of my oldest hens died from wry neck a couple of years ago. No, I did not see her actually break it, but it did feel broken.

 

[RodNTN]

You know I was thinking earlier of how it could happen then when you updated, I was like yeah wry neck could have happened and she fell down.

Maybe it was wry neck, but I had been with just before this happened, and she was completely fine.