Is this wry neck?

BoE1987

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Apr 17, 2021
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My Ayem hen Mouse and her sister Trinity went broody together. Mouse (in photo) has hatched duck eggs before so typically I leave her be, but her head tilt is messing with me. I've never seen her do it on previous hatching or broodiness and her sister is not displaying the same head tilt. She absolutely will not leave the nest (which is normal) but she's also not eating at all even with food available while her sister has 0 issues eating. 16% layer crumble but into the area for easy access. If this is wry neck, what can I do for her? If its not, what is it and does it need to be treated etc? Been going on for 3 days now- eggs will be hatching in about 4 days (put some under them that I had in the incubator already)
Age: approx 1 year.
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Often, wry neck can inhibit the ability to eat. Just file that away.

Wry neck comes in may different manifestations, from the classic "star gazing" to very slight head contortions to walking backward. It does no harm to treat on the mere suspicion of wry neck.

The treatment is simple - one vitamin E 400iu capsule every 24 hours until after the symptoms disappear. Give with egg for maximum absorption or a sliver of selenium.
 
Often, wry neck can inhibit the ability to eat. Just file that away.

Wry neck comes in may different manifestations, from the classic "star gazing" to very slight head contortions to walking backward. It does no harm to treat on the mere suspicion of wry neck.

The treatment is simple - one vitamin E 400iu capsule every 24 hours until after the symptoms disappear. Give with egg for maximum absorption or a sliver of selenium.
Thank you! I'll begin this today!
 

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