Windus
Songster
I want to chronicle trying to save my little chick from a case of wry neck.
His story is that he is from my chickens and was hatched here, he is a Lavender Orpington chick and was 3 weeks old last weekend.
I did not notice any issues with the chicks until I got home from work on Monday and found him literally in a ball in the brooder and he was unable to stand or straighten his neck.
Lots of quick research and I immediately got rid of the medicated feed I was feeding as several sites said it can cause chicks to mal-absorb vitamins.
Monday evening he got a capsule of vitamin E as well as some water by a dropper and this morning he got polyvisol. I put all the chicks on vitamin laced water in case any others were deficient.
I wish I had made a video last night but he is better tonight, he can hold up his head for short periods and ate scrambled eggs on his own. I gave him another capsule of vitamin E (cut open and squirted slowly into his mouth). Before bed I will give him more polyvisol.
I plan on posting updates and videos nightly while we try to get him through this condition for anyone who might be interested in his story.
He/She is being called Odd (it will be Odd Thomas if a roo - Dean Koontz fans will get the reference - lol)
His story is that he is from my chickens and was hatched here, he is a Lavender Orpington chick and was 3 weeks old last weekend.
I did not notice any issues with the chicks until I got home from work on Monday and found him literally in a ball in the brooder and he was unable to stand or straighten his neck.
Lots of quick research and I immediately got rid of the medicated feed I was feeding as several sites said it can cause chicks to mal-absorb vitamins.
Monday evening he got a capsule of vitamin E as well as some water by a dropper and this morning he got polyvisol. I put all the chicks on vitamin laced water in case any others were deficient.
I wish I had made a video last night but he is better tonight, he can hold up his head for short periods and ate scrambled eggs on his own. I gave him another capsule of vitamin E (cut open and squirted slowly into his mouth). Before bed I will give him more polyvisol.
I plan on posting updates and videos nightly while we try to get him through this condition for anyone who might be interested in his story.
He/She is being called Odd (it will be Odd Thomas if a roo - Dean Koontz fans will get the reference - lol)
