neck injury, possible wry neck?

[Sofainthefog]

hello all, I have a 7 week old isbar pullet who I noticed is moving her neck in an odd way (see video link).

I brought her inside to rest after finding her a little frazzled on the floor of the coop (her flock is still integrating with my bigger girls and I think when they went to bed this evening there was some music chairs so to speak on the roosting bars, lol). She was breathing a little heavily and so I held her until she relaxed and then am letting her sleep inside with me tonight.

You can see she’s falling asleep but still will try to roll her neck when she gets pet. It almost seems as if she has a kink her neck she’s trying to adjust? Could this be wry neck? Would it be from injury from maybe taking a harder landing from the roosting bar in a panic? Would I do anything for it or just keep an eye on her?

Thank you!!

https://imgur.com/a/PYAOEC7

 

[LaFleche]

Her movements look as if she tries to adjust her crop.
Can you feel her crop in the morning to see if it empties properly overnight?

What does her poop look like?

In the meantime you can add some poultry vitamins to her water and offer scrambled eggs with millet to entice her to eat.

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree with LaFleche that it looks like she is adjusting her crop. That can be normal but if it is going on constantly, she could have something stuck in her crop. Is she drinking a lot of water? That can help break up an obstruction. Feel the crop first thing in the morning when it should be empty, and let us know if it is full, firm, doughy, puffy or empty. If it is full and firm or doughy, offer some chilled coconut oil cut into small pieces, or put some olive or mineral oil in a bit of egg to eat. Provide water. Here is a good article on crop disorders:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
And:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/common-crop-issues-backyard-chickens-ebr-60/

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[LaFleche]

Any update for us?

 

[Sofainthefog]

Any update for us?

As far as I can tell, she was just clearing her crop. Never seen it in that motion before though!

 

[LaFleche]

As far as I can tell, she was just clearing her crop. Never seen it in that motion before though!

That is good news.