Hello everyone, I currently have 6 chicks that I'm raising and a few adults outside.
This is my second time around raising chicks so I'm not super experienced or anything. Of our current chicks we have 3 bantams and 3 normal large fowls. We have two silkies, one white and one black, and I've recently noticed the black one hasn't been lifting her neck past her shoulders. I picked her up and stuff and she's still moving around energetically but she won't lift it up any higher, she tries to look around with her head sideways its a little alarming honestly.
I noticed the top of her neck is slightly swelled up after comparing her to the white silkie, and that her neck is actually curved a little. I'm worried this could mean something serious especially since she is rather small compared to all the other ones even the second silkie of ours. Is it possible one of the other ones stepped on her or something and bruised her neck in some way? Or could it be some sort of illness causing it?
Other than her neck problem she seems completely healthy.
Please help!
-Mina
This is my second time around raising chicks so I'm not super experienced or anything. Of our current chicks we have 3 bantams and 3 normal large fowls. We have two silkies, one white and one black, and I've recently noticed the black one hasn't been lifting her neck past her shoulders. I picked her up and stuff and she's still moving around energetically but she won't lift it up any higher, she tries to look around with her head sideways its a little alarming honestly.
I noticed the top of her neck is slightly swelled up after comparing her to the white silkie, and that her neck is actually curved a little. I'm worried this could mean something serious especially since she is rather small compared to all the other ones even the second silkie of ours. Is it possible one of the other ones stepped on her or something and bruised her neck in some way? Or could it be some sort of illness causing it?
Other than her neck problem she seems completely healthy.
Please help!
-Mina
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