Neck leaning, slight lethargy

Bok Choy

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My week old lavender Orpington isn’t doing 100%. Her first symptom we noticed is her tail bobbing with her breaths, and counted 90 breaths per minute. She is eating, drinking, and pooping normally. Then it seemed like her neck on the right side was puffed out, which made me think it’s her crop / maybe she ate a lot. Now I’m noticing her right wing drooping a little bit, and her head is pointed to her left, like she is resting her head on her left shoulder. When I straighten it out, it doesn’t seem to bother her but it goes right back to the side. Everything else seems just about normal, just slightly more tired and secluded at times. She peps up and plays with the others but we’re worried about her.

Here’s a video

I forgot to include their diet:
The chicks hatched the 9th, I received them on the 10th in the mail from Meyer Hatchery. They’ve been on vitametz waterfowl boost in their water and purina flock raiser crumbles, and I plan to switch them to kalmbach 20% flock maker crumbles.
 
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Has anyone seen this or had success treating something like this? I would really appreciate it.

She survived the night and we’re hoping the pulls through. I have MaryRuth liquid E and hard boiled eggs, I’m going to try giving her a drop of the vitamin E and a pinch of hard boiled egg this morning.
 

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