HELP!! Silkie Emergency!

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear she is not improving.
9 days is a long time for her to be like this, does she indicate that she is in pain?

Again, Wry Neck is symptom - it's not always caused by vitamin deficiency.
While vitamin therapy is really the only treatment, sometimes it's ineffective. Since she has gone on so long, I would consider the cause to be Marek's. Some birds can recover, but others decline or linger for a good while.

I've included links below about tube feeding, that should give you a good idea of how much and how often you need to be feeding her. A sick bird does take time and patience, so all aspects should be considered - her quality of life should come first.

I suggest you read about Crookneck/Wry Neck in the following article, it details the vitamin therapy hopefully you will find that information easier to follow http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Crookneck/Crookneck.html

Here's some further reading for you about Marek's and tube feeding
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ng-guide-pictures-under-construction.1064392/

 

[NorthernChick1]

We tried her out this morming and she will force her head to stay up when given thawed frozen corn
.. but wont keep it up for actual food... thanks alot @Wyorp Rock

 

[NorthernChick1]

and she doesnt look in any pain

 

[NorthernChick1]

She was in a very bad condition the day i found her. her head was completly turned up side down underneath her body... its been 10days now and it worsened as day 5 and 6 she was getting better. could it just be that its taking a long time?

 

[NorthernChick1]

shes barely eating. i gotta feed her myself and half the time doesnt chew or swallow..

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm so sorry. It sounds like she is declining further if she is not even able to swallow food.
Do you have someone that can help you put her out of her misery?

 

[NorthernChick1]

I'm so sorry. It sounds like she is declining further if she is not even able to swallow food.
Do you have someone that can help you put her out of her misery?[/

I'm so sorry. It sounds like she is declining further if she is not even able to swallow food.
Do you have someone that can help you put her out of her misery?

I dont think its because she cant,... i gave her corn this am and shes trying her best to peck and eat what she can once shes able to ``control`` her head. By barely eating i mean she cant hold her head up as she did on day 4 and 5 to eat. I put food in her mouth when its turned up side down (97% of the time) and she doesnt swallow unless its corn. I must feed her all the time... How far do i go and i take this before making the decision to cull.. If i would of known about the symptoms (knew about wry neck and her fidgeting head) and caught her earlier i could of easily saved her. I Started treatment when she was at her worse.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I dont think its because she cant,... i gave her corn this am and shes trying her best to peck and eat what she can once shes able to ``control`` her head. By barely eating i mean she cant hold her head up as she did on day 4 and 5 to eat. I put food in her mouth when its turned up side down (97% of the time) and she doesnt swallow unless its corn. I must feed her all the time... How far do i go and i take this before making the decision to cull.. If i would of known about the symptoms (knew about wry neck and her fidgeting head) and caught her earlier i could of easily saved her. I Started treatment when she was at her worse.

The decision to cull can be hard sometimes and only you can make it.
Even with treatment, some birds don't recover. A lot depends on what caused her symptoms to begin with. 10days I would say she has Marek's and not a vitamin deficiency.
There's things you need to consider - her quality of life, she is not really able to eat, we really don't know if chickens have pain with Wry Neck, they are so stoic it can be hard to tell, but imagine if you were in the same position all the time. With her not eating very much at all, she is wasting away. Even though she can swallow corn, that is not going to sustain her.

Whatever decision you make, it will be the right one for her and you

 

[NorthernChick1]

The decision to cull can be hard sometimes and only you can make it.
Even with treatment, some birds don't recover. A lot depends on what caused her symptoms to begin with. 10days I would say she has Marek's and not a vitamin deficiency.
There's things you need to consider - her quality of life, she is not really able to eat, we really don't know if chickens have pain with Wry Neck, they are so stoic it can be hard to tell, but imagine if you were in the same position all the time. With her not eating very much at all, she is wasting away. Even though she can swallow corn, that is not going to sustain her.

Whatever decision you make, it will be the right one for her and you

Isint mareks super contagious? her head twichted since she was a few weeks old (shes now 20weeks) so i figure it was wry neck but super advanced

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Marek's is contagious, not all birds will ever show symptoms though, these birds would be carriers.
If she she had a twitch at just a few weeks old, then it could be a genetic disorder and as she's gotten older it is much worse.