Chicks neck turned weird?

[Ldeal]

I just hatched my first clutch of eggs from my silkies. So far I have 3 hatched out but i noticed one isn't straightening out its neck. Its like curved? It seems happy and energetic just holds its head weird. Will it eventually straighten out to normal lines the others?

That's it in the middle

 

[azygous]

It looks like wry neck, a vitamin E deficiency. Give it some vitamin E 400iu. Squeeze a bit of oil into the right side of its beak. Offer some finely minced boiled egg, white and yolk, to all the chicks and it will join the others in the feast. That will supply the selenium it needs to absorb the vitamin E. It should respond very quickly, then you can stop giving it.

 

[Lobzi]

How is your little twisted neck chick doing? I got two chicks from a fella who has silkies. One turned out to have wry neck. After trying to keep her with the others I finally removed her and raised her for a few weeks alone. She still stays at night alone with me in a box on my bed. She is doing so much better. She is growing and her neck has straightened out. She no longer lays her head down. I think if you just give the chick time and the opportunity to get stronger by having unfettered access to food it will do just fine. All chicks I have had with wry neck have survived and done fine. Dont give up on it.
Here is Babsey today. She was so twisted up and now she is standing tall.

 

[Ldeal]

Well here is Kaili today! We got over wry neck and can eat, drink and walk around all on her own. She still has a funny neck but she's living it up. Today was her and her bestie Bellas first day outside in their mini pen. It took over a month of hand feeding and watering and giving poultry cell until she finally got to where we are today! A happy healthy sunbathing chick lol

 

[Lobzi]

Here is a tip. After giving Babsey a bath a day due to a head full of food I stopped the wet food for a bit. Id give her only dry crumbles and a little bit of whole kernel corn which was not too messy. This help me out a lot and she didnt mind the dry food diet at all. The corn was a treat. Your little one is going to do just fine. Give her time to eat and strengthen now that she doesnt have competition for food. I had one chick who learned to back up to right her head; she grew into a beautiful hen who brooded and raised babies. Babsey never learned how to right her head deliberately. I had to help her or she would just fall asleep with her head lying on the brooder floor. As I mentioned, Babsey doesnt drop her head at all now that she gained strength. Im just certain the same will happen with your little one. She looks so much like Babsey did when she was at her worst.

 

[Ldeal]

It looks like wry neck, a vitamin E deficiency. Give it some vitamin E 400iu. Squeeze a bit of oil into the right side of its beak. Offer some finely minced boiled egg, white and yolk, to all the chicks and it will join the others in the feast. That will supply the selenium it needs to absorb the vitamin E. It should respond very quickly, then you can stop giving it.

I have vitamin e oil could I use that or do I just go buy the gel pills?

 

[Ldeal]

 

[azygous]

No, I've never heard of a crooked neck chicken, but there could be a genetic defect like that. Chickens can adapt to almost any defect as long as they can figure out how to eat and drink. Continue the vitamin E for a few days and if there's no improvement, it probably isn't going to work.

You never know, though, the chick could outgrow it and become normal.

 

[azygous]

Wry neck can be caused by different things. Some can be genetic, while others are organic. Some cases resolve practically overnight with the vitamin E treatment, while in some, genetics have predetermined a less successful outcome.

Keep up the treatment. Time will tell us which category this chick is in.

 

[Ldeal]

How is your little twisted neck chick doing? I got two chicks from a fella who has silkies. One turned out to have wry neck. After trying to keep her with the others I finally removed her and raised her for a few weeks alone. She still stays at night alone with me in a box on my bed. She is doing so much better. She is growing and her neck has straightened out. She no longer lays her head down. I think if you just give the chick time and the opportunity to get stronger by having unfettered access to food it will do just fine. All chicks I have had with wry neck have survived and done fine. Dont give up on it.
Here is Babsey today. She was so twisted up and now she is standing tall.

Thank you! I really needed to see and hear about Babsey as I was getting really torn about if I'm doing the right thing. She's doing good, the 5 just went home so it's just her now so I'm hoping that'll make it easier for her. Im still giving vitamin e, egg yolk, nurtidrench and massaging her neck every day. She's spunky and can fly across the tub even all twisted up. She scares me though because she now turns it completely around then will right herself but as long as she's got spunk and fighting I'll be here for her. She's a little messy after her mash and yolk lunch lol