Is this chicks neck normal

[Chickenmama2015]

Maybe I'm just overly worried but this chicks neck but it has been sideways since hatching. I thought that it could have just been stiff from being in the egg but it hasn't improved. Even when drinking when he puts his head up it goes sideways. And occasionally when the chick goes to look up and out of the fence he turns his head upside down like with his beak towards the fence. None of the other 7 chicks do this either it's just this one chick. Of course this chick has became my favorite and even named after the crooked neck.

 

[Chickenmama2015]

Here is a picture of this same chick drinking when he was a little younger but he still tips his head like this to drink.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Wry neck maybe? I've never dealt with it before so look it up on the emergencies forum maybe to confirm if that's what it is and see about how to treat it.

 

[Bettyboop7499]

Maybe I'm just overly worried but this chicks neck but it has been sideways since hatching. I thought that it could have just been stiff from being in the egg but it hasn't improved. Even when drinking when he puts his head up it goes sideways. And occasionally when the chick goes to look up and out of the fence he turns his head upside down like with his beak towards the fence. None of the other 7 chicks do this either it's just this one chick. Of course this chick has became my favorite and even named after the crooked neck.

Awe poor thing! It looks very bad and I feel it may get bullied by the others as they get bigger if she makes it. I can't believe it is able to eat like that. It definitely would have improved by now if it was just stiff. She is deformed it appears. If you want to keep it you may have to be prepared to keep it separated from the flock-I hope not! Please keep us updated on her progress.

 

[Bettyboop7499]

Wow this actually seems to be curable!! It apprears that it is a simple vitamin deficiency. Please let me know if it is Wry Neck and if your chick gets better. Thanks!

 

[le_bwah]

Looks like it could be wry neck, which can be caused by a vitamin E deficiency. Try giving this chick a supplement with vitamin E and selenium. I had a baby just like this, which sadly didn't make it (unable to eat and drink after time, lost interest in preening, had to cull). Wry neck can take months to improve, so as long as they're still eating and drinking there's a chance they'll straighten out. I hope your chick gets better!

 

[Chickenmama2015]

I have been giving the chick as much vitamin E as possible I give it and selenium everyday. This chick is really stubborn though and refuses to eat the food with the vitamin E in it.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Good luck we’re all pulling for you!! Get a hooked nose syringe. Best thing ever for getting meds into a chicken and for flushing wounds. I got mine from my dentist. If you get one HANG onto it!!!
Keep us posted

 

[Chickenmama2015]

Here the chick is today. I have had a lot better luck to night getting the vitamins down. I had to separate him because I walked over to the brooder and thought he was dead. Usually when I call for him he comes and he didn't move so I about had a heart attack but turned out okay thankfully.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Oh my! Yeah he needs vitamin E. Don't give up! Give him/her mashes and water via syringe if they stop eating and drinking