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It's not something you can splint, unfortunately, and silkies are really susceptible. It's from a vitamin deficiency.
Seems like they're all getting wry neck. The common treatment people here suggest is Vit E with Selenium, given at frequent intervals. The oil caps are fine, broken & applied inside the beak.Also everyone uses PolyViSol infant drops (without iron) . All these things can be gotten at a drug or grocery store. Vets seem to often recommend soluble B vitamins as well.
Don't forget that if your birds will not take the Vit E drops internally, you can apply the oil caps to the skin of their head & neck & it will transfer subcutaneously, to give them some E nourishment.
This is somewhat quicker than digestion, so you might want to do this for today, although it makes them look simply awful
It could save them.
I've treated wry neck once, in a Belgian D'Anver chick, and I failed after a week, but many other people have succeeded. I didn't find specifics in my search for dosages, but you should look for them here and there are some Youtube videos of people treating wry neck.
You should isolate all your wry guys together, keep them warm, and use rolled towels or cloth as bolsters to limit movement & keep them from falling. You may have to hand feed or dropper feed them while they convalesce. They won't bbe able to swallow right upside down & may choke.
Best wishes &
