Hi, from Wisconsin!

[silkies4]

I have a 3wk old silkie chick w/ wry neck-water on the brain. I have been giving polyvisol for 5 days with vit.E twice daily.
This chick can eat food/water if I hold him-otherwise neck goes to the ground & he goes backwards. Any encouraging words? how long will it take to cure & will he really get better? I also feed him every 2 hrs. I am devasted by this-please help.
Thank you

 

[sumi]

Sorry I can't give you advice. Good luck and hope your chick gets better.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Try this thread for info - if it is not enough help, you might post this question in the diseases/emergencies section. Good luck

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/464937/wry-neck-help

 

[rockinpaints]

Good luck with your chickie

and

Welcome to BYC from Ohio!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us. I had a duckling with wry neck once, so I know how worrying it can be. But it sounds like you're doing everything you can treating it; just make sure the poly-vi-sol is without iron. The link that 1muttsfan provided has a lot of great info. Lots of good luck with your chick

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined. Good advice given. Hope it all works out.

 

[un-named543]

Welcome; sure hope your bird is OK.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Hello and welcome from Southwest Ohio....Hope your little baby gets better

 

[greymane]