HELP.......Twisted neck?

[Sommalincolne Bantie Roo]

Hi

Please can anyone give me any advice.
I haven't come across Mareks disease and l dont want to but l have only one silkie that is showing some kind of disease. ..Mareks?? The rest of the chicks are fine.

I incubated 16x eggs which had silkie and pekin. All hatched which was great!!!
It was a brand new brinsea octagon incubater.
At 4wks they went outside no problems everybody fine. Then l started to notice one silkie chick showing odd signs. It was stood with its head curled,
slightly twisted. It appeared to eat and drink okay so l kept a close eye on it. It seemed to get worse at stressful times. Then one day l couldn't tell which silkie it was as they were all fine.
Now they are 12wks and grown up with a roo 4wks older, hes wanting to start treading in a morning and causing a seen as they do.
The same silkie which had a problem has started again twisting its head and now its been picked on as its head is twisted and sitting in a corner.
I have now removed this silkie indoors to try and keep it from getting stressed hoping it will sort itself out. I have to help it drink as it doesn't always put its head up and of course its dribbling all the water out. It can eat and puts it head up normally.
It looks abit like vertigo?
Any ideas anyone. Is it best to put this poor silkie out of its misery or can it be treated? ?

Thank you

Any advice would be great appreciated. ..

 

[ninjadryden]

I had a similar problem. One of my chicks jumped on a quart (1000ml) container and knocked it over on another chick injuring that chicken neck. She was unable to left it up or control it at all. She was still alive with what seemed to be a broken neck. The hurt chick walked around backward with its head between it's legs. It would be kind of funny if it was so sad. Needless to say, the hurt chick did not service long.

Ok you problem sound more muscular issue than a water bottle crushing down on a 2 -3 week old chick. Do you know how it is sleeping. Are the piling up or roosting? Maybe you should separate for a couple of days it to see how it sleeps or if the problem improves. If you separate it you might want to consider bring along another chick for company. I do not know if that would make a difference with the issue but it might when they both return to the flock.

 

[Sommalincolne Bantie Roo]

Thank you for your advice.

I dont think it was an injury but they all do pile up in a corner when sleeping instead of roosting on the perch.

I have noticed it sleeps with its neck down twisted.
It can straighten up with feeding and almost look normal but when its scared or stressed it twists it neck and puts it under itself.

Its very strange, havent come across this at all.

I could bring another in but if that starts stressing then its gonna stress the other out. I removed the chick yesterday when l saw it been picked on, wonder if it a bullying issue??