Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

WRY NECK / Torticollis
Wry neck is a condition in which the baby chicks head or hangs it sideways or tilts backwards, causing it to be off balance and fall over. Sometimes chicks can be weak and fall over but if its tilting of head back is causing toppling its typically wry/crooked neck.

Torticollis is a symptom from different illnesses. Marek's disease, a possible vitamin deficiency in magnesium, vitamin E, thiamine, avian encephalomyelitis or listeriosis, food poisoning/botulism, heavy metal/lead toxicity, Fungal aspergillosis, ear infections, and head injuries with some vulted skull breeds.

http://www.pjbs.org/ijps/fin714.pdf
Vitamin Deficiency-Induced Neurological Diseases of Poultry

http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/ind...emergencies&num=1160928615&start=0#1160928615
AWESOME links here!​

http://oureggbasket.blogspot.com/2013/04/wry-neck-or-crook-neck-understanding-it.html :
Vitamin E with Selenium, Water Soluble Multi Vitamins plyvisol NO IRON, Probiotics & Electrolytes, Prednisone,Bayer Brand Baby Aspirin

http://huckfarm.com/wry-neck/
MASSAGE, Vit B, Vit E, Selenium

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-a-wry-neck-chick-story-with-pics-with-update
help them get out of their twist!
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[Sally Sunshine]

Morning Mrs. Sharron! Are you in FLorida?

 

[cochins1088]

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Yeah... this is the first time that I've had to deal with it. I wanted to use up the non-medicated chick starter from the ducklings. but now I regret it. Today is the last day of their treatment. Only one of them has died and that one passed away yesterday. He had seemed very weak for the past week so I knew it was coming. I'm thankful for the ones I have. The day I discovered it, the brooder looked like a war zone. Extremely bloody droppings everywhere.

As far as Gooser goes, I'm not sure what to do. The only feed the local feed mill offers that isn't meant for chicks or layers is "All Flock" with 18% protein. I was told to let them free-range as often as possible and to add whole oats to the feed to lower the protein, but since they are kept with the chickens, I'm not so sure I should do that.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Yeah... this is the first time that I've had to deal with it. I wanted to use up the non-medicated chick starter from the ducklings. but now I regret it. Today is the last day of their treatment. Only one of them has died and that one passed away yesterday. He had seemed very weak for the past week so I knew it was coming. I'm thankful for the ones I have. The day I discovered it, the brooder looked like a war zone. Extremely bloody droppings everywhere.

As far as Gooser goes, I'm not sure what to do. The only feed the local feed mill offers that isn't meant for chicks or layers is "All Flock" with 18% protein. I was told to let them free-range as often as possible and to add whole oats to the feed to lower the protein, but since they are kept with the chickens, I'm not so sure I should do that.
awwwwww! poor chicks! I hope it works fast! Have you started a thread or asked anyone that has geese? I wonder if galgo can help! let me see if she will pop in, can you give her any more details till she pops on, have at it! even an image?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote:
Yeah... this is the first time that I've had to deal with it. I wanted to use up the non-medicated chick starter from the ducklings. but now I regret it. Today is the last day of their treatment. Only one of them has died and that one passed away yesterday. He had seemed very weak for the past week so I knew it was coming. I'm thankful for the ones I have. The day I discovered it, the brooder looked like a war zone. Extremely bloody droppings everywhere.

As far as Gooser goes, I'm not sure what to do. The only feed the local feed mill offers that isn't meant for chicks or layers is "All Flock" with 18% protein. I was told to let them free-range as often as possible and to add whole oats to the feed to lower the protein, but since they are kept with the chickens, I'm not so sure I should do that.
I wont use non medicated ever again. I lost to many to count with Cocci. Medicated feed and keeping the brooders relatively clean seems to be a must.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

OMG!! Almost have the hen house done. Just need to mow the tree sprouts down and put up the 70 feet of wire. Then I can move the hens on over.

 

[galgo98]

As far as Gooser goes, I'm not sure what to do.  The only feed the local feed mill offers that isn't meant for chicks or layers is "All Flock" with 18% protein. I was told to let them free-range as often as possible and to add whole oats to the feed to lower the protein, but since they are kept with the chickens, I'm not so sure I should do that.

awwwwww! poor chicks! I hope it works fast! Have you started a thread or asked anyone that has geese? I wonder if galgo can help! let me see if she will pop in, can you give her any more details till she pops on, have at it! even an image? 

I'm sorry, but I don't have much more to suggest... I've dealt with twisted wing tip in my Sebastopol goslings by wrapping wings, and switching to 16% protein at 3 wks of age. I can't seem to figure out what actually triggers it. Wrapping seems to help most of the time as long I catch it in time & manage to keep the bandage on. I've switched to using tape instead of vet-wrap and I keep it on until the tape falls off itself!

 

[silly4buttons]

Iam hatching button quail. They been the incubator for 3 days The power went out for one and half hours will they be ok my first batch didn't go so great

 

[kaybee123]

Iam hatching button quail. They been the incubator for 3 days The power went out for one and half hours will they be ok my first batch didn't go so great

I'm no egg-pert but I believe it will be okay. Since it's Day 3, candle on Day 7 and see what is developing. Don't give up hope!

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Iam hatching button quail. They been the incubator for 3 days The power went out for one and half hours will they be ok my first batch didn't go so great

Yes they will be fine. Ive lost power on a full bator for 8+ hours and still had ~90% hatch rates