my little roo was hatched with this he could eat and drink on his own, i started him on poly-vi-sol vit E and seleium for a few weeks then put him on poultry cell he got worse and couldnt stand now he is back on the other meds along with b complex he still cant stand and will spin him self in circles, i have to hand feed him i use eggs either scrambled or hard boiled mixed with vanilla yogurt and or apple sauce also been trowing in some chick starter/grower, he eats pretty well and is growing and is very fisty! he feels a little on the warm side to me when i go to feed him im going to try and make a brace for him as you did, he now it turning his head more to the other side ..opposite side he started out on.. im not ready to give up on him yet, i still hope to walk out there to the brooder where he is at and find him standing!Sorry about your chicks. It can take some time before they/ if they recover from it. Lookout took a long time, and it was hard for her to eat on her own or drink, so I had to hand feed her scrambled eggs, baby formula and dip her beak in the water. Her's was twisted really bad. The day I told hubby I'd have to put her down I went into my office where I kept her with a heavy heart. Low and behold as I peeked in I saw her with her neck almost straight eating on her own. As soon as she saw me she started spinning circles and twisted her neck a little but once she stopped getting excited she straighted up. It took a while longer before she improved more but now she is almost normal almost a year later. She still will tilt her head from time to time and spinning circles when excited, but just looking at her you can't tell. I also found it to be hereditary, as 2 others were affected. One was too bad and never recover, the other got better only later to develop it again. Lookout is fine though, so it can be done, it just takes a long time and a lot of dedication and they have to have a will to live. I also made little foam neck braces out of foam and vet wrap, I only used it on her not the others and she survived, it may or may not help. It has to be very light or they will get stressed by it and I did not leave it on all the time. I did it at night, when they are more relaxed and sleepy.