How should I treat 1 week old duckling with wry neck?

[keyt1969]

Well, it appears I have a mixed duckling with wry neck. What is the best way to treat it? I want to try to treat it before I cull it. It's totally normal except for the tilted head and spinning. Sometimes it will hold it's head straight, that's why I want to try to help it.

Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

 

[NonnasBabies]

I don't know if you do the same thing for ducks as chickens but I gave mine poly vi sol vitamins 2 times a day and it helped after a while!! Good Luck!

 

[keyt1969]

After looking in 3 stores, I couldn't find poly vi sol so I picked up some children's chewable vitamins. I crushed it up and put it in his food and he ate it up like it was candy! I hope that's good enough since I couldn't find the other.

 

[PtldChick]

Make sure the vitamins don't have iron in them - it can poison them. Walgreens carries Poly-vi-sol no iron. Most people treat wry neck with Vitamin E, and sometimes a B complex.

 

[keyt1969]

I looked for Poly vi sol and didn't find it. I remember getting it for my daughter when she was ill so I know what it looks like. The vitamins I did get doesn't have iron.