Got a case of wry neck

[Ruler of the Roost]

Okay, so it is possible that she didn't get appropriate feed before you got her. Silkies are predisposed to wry neck. I'd have the vitamins ready in case another starts showing signs.

I bought them from a local farm, so I'm not 100% either way on that. I wouldn't think that were the case, but its really impossible to know. I know that I'm not feeding them the same feed, she said she was feeding them something that was 20% rather than the 18% I'm feeding. She mentioned the brand, but I cannot remember it. But the others seem healthy so far. Is the powder supplement I posted ok? Or should I get something different to have on hand?

 

[StinkyAcres]

I bought them from a local farm, so I'm not 100% either way on that. I wouldn't think that were the case, but its really impossible to know. I know that I'm not feeding them the same feed, she said she was feeding them something that was 20% rather than the 18% I'm feeding. She mentioned the brand, but I cannot remember it. But the others seem healthy so far. Is the powder supplement I posted ok? Or should I get something different to have on hand?

It's likely genetics then. I don't know if that powder will work. You'll need a B Complex as well. You can use regular human vitamin tablets which are probably cheaper. @Wyorp Rock might have a preferred brand.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I don't have a preferred brand for the vitamins.

I've never seen the vitamins that you posted but I think it should be o.k. to mix with their feed every few days. Vitamin E is fat soluble so it does accumulate in the body, you can overdo over a period of time (months), so if you feel that they need the extra for a little while, I'd give it every few days.
You still want to give B-Complex to help with leg health and the B1(Thiamine) that is in the Complex also helps support E.

B-Complex is all the B Vitamins, not just the B-12 that you are giving which is Cobalamin.

Are you having a lot of trouble with chicks? Struggling to get them to grow/survive?
If so, are you getting them from the same place each time?
Have you looked at your feed to make sure the date is fresh?
Plenty of room in the brooder so they have a warm spot to get warm and the rest is cool so they can move about?

Are they being disturbed by other animals or handled a lot by little ones? Have to ask, some birds, especially Silkies can be quite fragile at first. Since Silkies have a hole in their skull they can easily suffer trauma, especially while very young.

 

[Ruler of the Roost]

I don't have a preferred brand for the vitamins.

I've never seen the vitamins that you posted but I think it should be o.k. to mix with their feed every few days. Vitamin E is fat soluble so it does accumulate in the body, you can overdo over a period of time (months), so if you feel that they need the extra for a little while, I'd give it every few days.
You still want to give B-Complex to help with leg health and the B1(Thiamine) that is in the Complex also helps support E.

B-Complex is all the B Vitamins, not just the B-12 that you are giving which is Cobalamin.

Are you having a lot of trouble with chicks? Struggling to get them to grow/survive?
If so, are you getting them from the same place each time?
Have you looked at your feed to make sure the date is fresh?
Plenty of room in the brooder so they have a warm spot to get warm and the rest is cool so they can move about?

Are they being disturbed by other animals or handled a lot by little ones? Have to ask, some birds, especially Silkies can be quite fragile at first. Since Silkies have a hole in their skull they can easily suffer trauma, especially while very young.

We do have huskies that are quite inquisitive. We take care to shoo them away, but they can be quiet sneaky little cretins. We've had a ton of problems with Rural King and Tractor Supply chicks. This is why we switched to local farms. We've hatched a bunch of our backyard mixes with a near 100% success. But the wife wanted silkies, so I went looking for better quality birds. They cost a lot more, but I was hoping for better results than the silkies we got from Rural King. We brought home a total of 13. Only 2 survived, and the others died within a week. This new batch, we bought 12; 6 from two different farms. They are in separate brooders in separate rooms so they didn't give each other anything. If this is the only one that we loose in this endeavor, then it is a massive improvement over Rural King. We have no little ones (humans at least), and we really only handle them as needed ourselves. I was not aware that they have a hole in their skull... that's horrible! As for the brooder set up, I currently have five brooders going with different broods. The one this silkie was in is a large rabbit cage, paper bedding, and a heat lamp. I have a seven pound feeder in the middle, and the heat lamp is off to one side. In this configuration, the feeder casts a long shadow, giving them a place to get away from the heat if needed. Using shredded junk mail for bedding, currently, but may have to switch back to pine for lack of more junk mail to shred.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We do have huskies that are quite inquisitive. We take care to shoo them away, but they can be quiet sneaky little cretins. We've had a ton of problems with Rural King and Tractor Supply chicks. This is why we switched to local farms. We've hatched a bunch of our backyard mixes with a near 100% success. But the wife wanted silkies, so I went looking for better quality birds. They cost a lot more, but I was hoping for better results than the silkies we got from Rural King. We brought home a total of 13. Only 2 survived, and the others died within a week. This new batch, we bought 12; 6 from two different farms. They are in separate brooders in separate rooms so they didn't give each other anything. If this is the only one that we loose in this endeavor, then it is a massive improvement over Rural King. We have no little ones (humans at least), and we really only handle them as needed ourselves. I was not aware that they have a hole in their skull... that's horrible! As for the brooder set up, I currently have five brooders going with different broods. The one this silkie was in is a large rabbit cage, paper bedding, and a heat lamp. I have a seven pound feeder in the middle, and the heat lamp is off to one side. In this configuration, the feeder casts a long shadow, giving them a place to get away from the heat if needed. Using shredded junk mail for bedding, currently, but may have to switch back to pine for lack of more junk mail to shred.

How sad this must have been for you.

I do hope that these survive.

It does seem horrible about the hole in the head, some crested breeds with like Silkies and Polish have a vaulted skull which results with a hole in the skull. These breeds can seem to be more prone to neurological problems, but they can also be quite resilient.