Help! Is this wry neck?!?!??!

[mamared17]

My baby is 2 weeks old. Got her from a feed store last week. She started twitching her head earlier i noticed when refilling water and this evening shes still doing it and she looks like she cant control it.
What do i do. I heard vitamin e and seleium but can it be human vitamins? Would rooster booster work?
Can i give her nutri drench tonight? Can i make a smaller batch then 1 gallon because she wont use that all in a day. Will it be bad if my other 2 baby drink it because they arent sick?
Do i need to put baby alone from the others?
It wont let me post the video. But its like terrettes i guess would be the only way to describe it. She does it when sitting and standing

 

[BarnyardChaos]

My baby is 2 weeks old. Got her from a feed store last week. She started twitching her head earlier i noticed when refilling water and this evening shes still doing it and she looks like she cant control it.

Classic wry neck symptoms. It's a neurological condition that can be caused by nutritional deficiencies, genetics, injury, or incubation problems.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

What do i do. I heard vitamin e and seleium but can it be human vitamins? Would rooster booster work?

Act fast. Yes, human vitamins will absolutely work. Selenium is found in egg yolk. I would absolutely mix a vit-E capsule with some cooked egg yolk, and get her to eat. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) would be good to add, too. I'm not sure which Rooster Booster product you have - the company makes several supplements.
You may have to hold her head to get her to eat:

Can i give her nutri drench tonight? Can i make a smaller batch then 1 gallon because she wont use that all in a day. Will it be bad if my other 2 baby drink it because they arent sick?

Yes, you can - absolutely! It's fine for all the chicks. It may be just what she needs.

Do i need to put baby alone from the others?

Yes, probably best for her. The others may bully or peck her, or prevent her from getting to feed and water. She needs to be kept quiet and minimize stress. Once she's recovered, you can put her back with the others.

It wont let me post the video. But its like terrettes i guess would be the only way to describe it. She does it when sitting and standing

You have to post the video on another platform, like YouTube or Vimeo, then paste the link to your video here. Please do --- it may help to see what's going on.

 

[mamared17]

Classic wry neck symptoms. It's a neurological condition that can be caused by nutritional deficiencies, genetics, injury, or incubation problems.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/


Act fast. Yes, human vitamins will absolutely work. Selenium is found in egg yolk. I would absolutely mix a vit-E capsule with some cooked egg yolk, and get her to eat. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) would be good to add, too. I'm not sure which Rooster Booster product you have - the company makes several supplements.
You may have to hold her head to get her to eat:

Yes, you can - absolutely! It's fine for all the chicks. It may be just what she needs.


Yes, probably best for her. The others may bully or peck her, or prevent her from getting to feed and water. She needs to be kept quiet and minimize stress. Once she's recovered, you can put her back with the others.


You have to post the video on another platform, like YouTube or Vimeo, then paste the link to your video here. Please do --- it may help to see what's going on.

Do you know the ratio i should use for a smaller batch of nutri drench?

 

[mamared17]

Do you know the ratio i should use for a smaller batch of nutri drench?

 

[TillyPeeps]

I had a chick developed wry neck when all the chicks were on nutri drench since day 1, so nutri drench did NOT work at all. I bought Poly-Vi-Sol without iron and add 10 drops in their small waterer (half full) everyday, she got better the next day and totally recovered in a couple weeks.

 

[mamared17]

I had a chick developed wry neck when all the chicks were on nutri drench since day 1, so nutri drench did NOT work at all. I bought Poly-Vi-Sol without iron and add 10 drops in their small waterer (half full) everyday, she got better the next day and totally recovered in a couple weeks.

This is what worked? Can all the Babies drink it?

 

[TillyPeeps]

This is what worked? Can all the Babies drink it?

Yes, that's what I had. All chicks can drink it. It wouldn't hurt them.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Go to walmart, cvs, etc. and buy a bottle of Vitamin E (400IU) and B-Complex.

Give your chick the contents of 1 vitamin E softgel (400IU) and 1/4 tablet of the B-Complex daily. You can put the oil and tablet in a TINY bit of water, then syringe the water into her.

Poultry Nutri-Drench is not going to be effective in treating symptoms of Wry Neck because it does not contain enough E! Not sure how much is in Poly Vi Sol, but I'd make sure it's at least 400IU of E and has B1 (Thiamine) if you are going to go that route.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Act fast. Yes, human vitamins will absolutely work. Selenium is found in egg yolk. I would absolutely mix a vit-E capsule with some cooked egg yolk, and get her to eat. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) would be good to add, too.

Emphasizing what I've already posted above. Thank you @TillyPeeps and @Wyorp Rock for the clarification on Nutri-Drench. I'm learning too!

 

[mamared17]

Go to walmart, cvs, etc. and buy a bottle of Vitamin E (400IU) and B-Complex.

Give your chick the contents of 1 vitamin E softgel (400IU) and 1/4 tablet of the B-Complex daily. You can put the oil and tablet in a TINY bit of water, then syringe the water into her.

Poultry Nutri-Drench is not going to be effective in treating symptoms of Wry Neck because it does not contain enough E! Not sure how much is in Poly Vi Sol, but I'd make sure it's at least 400IU of E and has B1 (Thiamine) if you are going to go that route.

I got these i hope this is right!