Chick with twisted neck?

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Everyone from my last hatch is happy and healthy except for one little chick. His head twists off to the side; not hanging, just as if the spine is curved. I've been treating him like he has wry neck, and while I'm sure the vitamins can't hurt, I'm worried about him. He doesn't seem to be growing along with the others and is much lighter (he does, however, eat and drink and play like the rest). Anyone seen this in a chick before? Is there anything I should be doing for him?

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Bottom middle in this picture.

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See how the stripe on his back is twisted? He doesn't appear able to turn his head to the right.
 
I’ve had a few with Wryneck. Got Nutridrench from TSC and have not had one not straighten back out yet.
With that said, put some on cutip, dipped in water and ran around beak. Since first 2 or 3 I just put alittle in new born chicks water and none in last 4 hatch’s showed up.
 
Well, this little chick just kept getting worse and worse. These last several days they were unable to walk properly, and were sleeping all the time and having trouble drinking, so I made the decision to cull. Sad, but I'd rather they be dead than hurting.

If anybody reads this whose chick is twisty, don't give up on the vitamins/probiotics. I think they're the only reason this baby made it so long.

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Goodbye, chicky.
 
I have one JUST like that!! He is 2 weeks and doesn't seem to notice it. It doesn't hurt and he eats/drinks fine, walks fine! What is wry neck? I thought he just had his neck under his wing wrong in the egg and he would have to live with it. I thought about culling at first, but since it didn't seem to bother him I figured I'd just keep him as a pet...so it's a vitamin deficiency?
 
Well, this little chick just kept getting worse and worse. These last several days they were unable to walk properly, and were sleeping all the time and having trouble drinking, so I made the decision to cull. Sad, but I'd rather they be dead than hurting.

If anybody reads this whose chick is twisty, don't give up on the vitamins/probiotics. I think they're the only reason this baby made it so long.

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Goodbye, chicky.
Sorry about the loss. :hugsSometimes that's all you can do. I've had several pheasant chicks with wry neck, they never got better, dispute my futile efforts.
I have also, had a couple that survived for 10 years before finally succumbing to their condition. Not a very good life but it was life. They were inside pets.
 
I had one like that. It was genetic. The entire batch was horrible: bad hatch rate, wry neck, chicks dying, and skittish personality. I think the breeder was overly inbreeding them. I decided to cull. Wry neck sometimes can be corrected if it's due to vitamin deficiency. Otherwise it can't be. BUT... even if you successfully treat it, you should not breed from that line, as it will pass down to new generations. If you're just using them for eggs to eat, it's fine.
 
I have one JUST like that!! He is 2 weeks and doesn't seem to notice it. It doesn't hurt and he eats/drinks fine, walks fine! What is wry neck? I thought he just had his neck under his wing wrong in the egg and he would have to live with it. I thought about culling at first, but since it didn't seem to bother him I figured I'd just keep him as a pet...so it's a vitamin deficiency?

Yeah, wry neck can be due to a vitamin E deficiency/malabsorption. Sometimes giving them extra vitamins helps them straighten out, other times it just makes them healthy enough to reach adulthood. It's great your chick made it. If a bird can eat and drink and preen, I don't see a reason to cull them.
 

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