Crooked Neck Chick

[ldrchickens]

Hey guys. This little guy is about 6 weeks old and had a crooked neck. He was born with it but much worse. Kept his head towards the ground and just drug his beak. I fixed him with poly vi sol but this was about the best it got. Maybe a little straighter but the older he gets it seems like he is actually leaning more sideways and has to use a little more effort getting up after laying down. Should i have kept the poly vi sol up and he would have corrected completely. If i start it again can it be corrected. He was larger compared to the other from eggs of similar size as his. So could he have just been a little tight in there. Hes a smooth showgirl. You might be able to see a scab on his back. He was getting attacked so hes in the broader.

TIA

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hey guys. This little guy is about 6 weeks old and had a crooked neck. He was born with it but much worse. Kept his head towards the ground and just drug his beak. I fixed him with poly vi sol but this was about the best it got. Maybe a little straighter but the older he gets it seems like he is actually leaning more sideways and has to use a little more effort getting up after laying down. Should i have kept the poly vi sol up and he would have corrected completely. If i start it again can it be corrected. He was larger compared to the other from eggs of similar size as his. So could he have just been a little tight in there. Hes a smooth showgirl. You might be able to see a scab on his back. He was getting attacked so hes in the broader.View attachment 1722207 View attachment 1722207 View attachment 1722208 View attachment 1722209 View attachment 1722210 View attachment 1722207 TIA

Since he hatched with a crooked neck, I would suspect it's genetic or it could be from improper incubation.

There's no way to know if he will improve more if you start vitamin therapy again. Might be worth a try to see what happens.
Since you don't know the cause, if you are doing any breeding, I would exclude him from the gene pool. Nice pet, sure. Breeder, no.

Try 400IU Vitamin E along with 1/4 tablet human B-Complex daily for a week, see if that helps. Also give him some egg or tuna daily for the uptake of E.