Emergency- Severely twisted wry neck 2 day old chick (*update* Recovered from Aspirating)

[Phillyndilly]

How long after she hatched were you trying to give her vitamins?

She hatched 3 am on Friday gave vitamins 1 or 2 Saturday so about a day and a half

 

[Phillyndilly]

Updating again- Poppy survived aspirating she was 1 1/2 days old when I aspirated her with vitamin drops. She was gasping and crackling. She did recover. She stopped gasping and is okay. However she’s severely twisted and seems to have wry neck vs an odd hatch position only because she was not this twisted to begin with and it seems worse. I am dropper feeding extremely carefully as she cannot eat or drink.
She’s in a side headstand position I may post a separate thread but not sure I will get different advice. When I orient her correctly she’s able to stand and walk a few steps but mostly stumbles backwards because she is disoriented. I hope with continued vitamin mash and vitamin e she recovers

 

[Phillyndilly]

Day 4- Updating again little Poppy is alive. Her neck is getting less twisted but she acts very strange and weak. She closes her eyes a lot of the time even when standing up and doesn’t jump around much but stands a lot . She hasn’t eaten by herself yet. I’m wondering if since she is the only chick if she just doesn’t understand how. I’ve showed her the food and water daily by dipping her break in. I’m still dropper feeding her I don’t know if she’s hungry enough to try to eat. I’m not sure what will happen she’s 4 days old now. My friends chicks will be hatching in a few days so I am hoping having a friend will help her.

 

[Stephoney]

Good Morning- I’m following your story with great interest. I just received a silver laced Barnevelder chick this morning from a small hatchery in South Carolina. The other 8 chicks died in transit. She was very cold. She hatched on the 27th and just arrived this morning. I thought she was dead as well, but I rubbed each of them just in case and she moved. The little peep is warmed up now, but her neck is leaned back. She’s now peeping loudly and accepting nutridrench/egg yolk. I read up on wry neck and gave her some vitamin e and selenium just in case mashed into some turkey baby food. I can tell she really wants to stand up, but given her odd neck position, she just can’t. It’s a relief to hear that this could just be a result of hernot righting herself yet from hatching. I really hope she comes around in the next few days. I have to go to work in about an hour and I’m hoping that she/he will be okay for three hours without anyone here to help with water or food. The owner of the farm that sold her (and her siblings) to me called as soon as I messaged them a photo of the deceased chicks in the box still. He felt terrible and offered to overnight a new batch of chicks next week. Will this poor little thing be okay without any brooder mates until then? I would be willing to buy her a roommate from the farm store down the road if she needs another chick to hang out with.

 

[Phillyndilly]

Good Morning- I’m following your story with great interest. I just received a silver laced Barnevelder chick this morning from a small hatchery in South Carolina. The other 8 chicks died in transit. She was very cold. She hatched on the 27th and just arrived this morning. I thought she was dead as well, but I rubbed each of them just in case and she moved. The little peep is warmed up now, but her neck is leaned back. She’s now peeping loudly and accepting nutridrench/egg yolk. I read up on wry neck and gave her some vitamin e and selenium just in case mashed into some turkey baby food. I can tell she really wants to stand up, but given her odd neck position, she just can’t. It’s a relief to hear that this could just be a result of hernot righting herself yet from hatching. I really hope she comes around in the next few days. I have to go to work in about an hour and I’m hoping that she/he will be okay for three hours without anyone here to help with water or food. The owner of the farm that sold her (and her siblings) to me called as soon as I messaged them a photo of the deceased chicks in the box still. He felt terrible and offered to overnight a new batch of chicks next week. Will this poor little thing be okay without any brooder mates until then? I would be willing to buy her a roommate from the farm store down the road if she needs another chick to hang out with.

Little Poppy did end up dying. She got better to a point but I’m not sure if she developed something from the liquid that she aspirated. How is yours doing?