how could she have broken her neck???

[tasha82]

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yeah cos isnt that how some people kill them,

,doyou have a vet you can ring just for advice??x

 

[Eggcessive]

It is very odd that she could stand if her neck was broken. I'm a retired nurse and new to chickens, but if one's neck is broken there usually is paralysis (not always if the break doesn't completely sever the spinal cord.) I believe I would treat for the wry neck and give her palliative care, keep her comfortable, try to feed, hydrate her, and give vitamins. Be sure not to squirt water in her mouth unless she is swallowing it.

 

[cat1994]

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Well I would think crooked neck if it was a crested breed and I would be very sad b/c my crested birds are very tame and my favorites

 

[Denisemomof4]

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Well I would think crooked neck if it was a crested breed and I would be very sad b/c my crested birds are very tame and my favorites

tame, ADORABLE, an sweeter than words can describe.

My daughter said she was standing completely normally but with her head dangling. She is not standing now. She is resting comfortably on a squishy pillow with her head propped. I gave her water and some mash and will head to the store in the morning to treat for wry neck. I'm still highly suspect.

I will post an update on her condition.

Thanks everyone!

 

[cat1994]

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wow i didnt know that,ive got a black crested.shes took a few nocks to her head,well feathers.as shes the smallest,not nomore tho,thankgod,will keep an eye out now incase she does get pecked,xx

I’m not sure how common it really is. I have raised some Silkies and a few Polish and I have never had a problem but then again I made sure to never put them with older or more aggressive birds b/c I was so afraid they would get a peck to the head and get water in the brain. I know it is most common when the birds are young and that you don’t really have to worry about it after they mature b/c the bones become stronger and thicker. Some ways to try and cure crooked neck are: vitamin supplements, heat lamps, and even very gentle massaging. The early signs are a slightly bent neck then it gets worse and becomes badly arched and twisted making it hard for the bird to stand or walk until it can’t do anything. You could take the bird to a vet and get them treated with both cortisone and Baytril, the cortisone is injected and the Baytril is added to the water at a 2.5% solution, a dosage of 2ml per liter over 7 days, this may help. Good luck

P.S. I really hope it is just wry neck so she can get all better

 

[Denisemomof4]

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wow i didnt know that,ive got a black crested.shes took a few nocks to her head,well feathers.as shes the smallest,not nomore tho,thankgod,will keep an eye out now incase she does get pecked,xx

I’m not sure how common it really is. I have raised some Silkies and a few Polish and I have never had a problem but then again I made sure to never put them with older or more aggressive birds b/c I was so afraid they would get a peck to the head and get water in the brain. I know it is most common when the birds are young and that you don’t really have to worry about it after they mature b/c the bones become stronger and thicker. Some ways to try and cure crooked neck are: vitamin supplements, heat lamps, and even very gentle massaging. The early signs are a slightly bent neck then it gets worse and becomes badly arched and twisted making it hard for the bird to stand or walk until it can’t do anything. You could take the bird to a vet and get them treated with both cortisone and Baytril, the cortisone is injected and the Baytril is added to the water at a 2.5% solution, a dosage of 2ml per liter over 7 days, this may help. Good luck

P.S. I really hope it is just wry neck so she can get all better

my hen and the bantam rooster are both really old and don't go after the chicks. The hen, not sure what kind (small, white with black spots) is small, the size of the chicks but plumper. I know she did nothing but I can't say for sure about the bantam rooster. They all seemed to be getting along so well. I put them in a large enclsed area during the day, separate them at night.

I'm considering that if her neck were broken maybe she wouldn't still be alive, and I am going to treat for wry neck.

thank you!

 

[BlackberryFarm]

I'm so sorry for your hen!!

It sounds suspect to me.

We had a silkie that had wry neck this spring when she was sitting on some eggs. ( She had been separated from the rest of the flock to sit, so it wasn't from a peck on the head). But it was the whole neck, not just a floppy head on top of the neck.

We treated her with prednisone, vitamin E, baby vitamins, and selenium. We fed her scrambled egg and watered her with a syringe. And we kept her in a dark quiet place, which is no small feat in a home with 9 children! Anyway, it took a long time, but she made a complete recovery.

At this point, I think your girl would be dead if she had broken her neck. Although, as was stated before, it could be a break involving only the bones and not the spinal column. It's just a very mixed picture.

I think I would suspect a broken neck, but treat for wry neck at this point.

Good luck. Let us know how she does.

 

[cat1994]

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I’m not sure how common it really is. I have raised some Silkies and a few Polish and I have never had a problem but then again I made sure to never put them with older or more aggressive birds b/c I was so afraid they would get a peck to the head and get water in the brain. I know it is most common when the birds are young and that you don’t really have to worry about it after they mature b/c the bones become stronger and thicker. Some ways to try and cure crooked neck are: vitamin supplements, heat lamps, and even very gentle massaging. The early signs are a slightly bent neck then it gets worse and becomes badly arched and twisted making it hard for the bird to stand or walk until it can’t do anything. You could take the bird to a vet and get them treated with both cortisone and Baytril, the cortisone is injected and the Baytril is added to the water at a 2.5% solution, a dosage of 2ml per liter over 7 days, this may help. Good luck

P.S. I really hope it is just wry neck so she can get all better

my hen and the bantam rooster are both really old and don't go after the chicks. The hen, not sure what kind (small, white with black spots) is small, the size of the chicks but plumper. I know she did nothing but I can't say for sure about the bantam rooster. They all seemed to be getting along so well. I put them in a large enclsed area during the day, separate them at night.

I'm considering that if her neck were broken maybe she wouldn't still be alive, and I am going to treat for wry neck.

thank you!

Yeah I would think that if her neck was broken she wouldn't be able to do anything and would soon die, that’s a good plan though to treat her for wry neck (lets hope it is that

) but I wouldn't cross out the idea of taking her to the vet and getting her checked on there also maybe even a x-ray just to make sure no bones are messed up

 

[Rocky Top Chick]

The more I think about it, especially since the "break" is at the base of the skull, I just can't believe it is broken. If broken that badly she would have developed a head bleed which would eventually kill her and she would be exhibiting other signs. Are her pupils reacting to light? I would treat for something else, my only choice at this time would be wry neck. Keep us posted and good luck.

 

[Denisemomof4]

she looks barely alive today. She can't stand. Her head is totally floppy. I'm not sure this is wry neck because it seems that something is completely severed making her unable to support her head in any way at all. STill, if it were a broken neck, I don't know how she could be alive so I'm going to treat for wry neck.

She didn't move at all last night. I had her on my nightstand in a fish tank. I checked on her all night. She didn't move at all.

Now it doesn't look like she's able to.