Neck problem with 2 month old chicken

[candybeers2011]

One of my 2 month old silkie chickens has suddenly started to hold it's neck totally underneath it's body. I don't know what's wrong or what to do. It's too late here to take it to a vet. I need some advice. It doesn't seem in much distress until I touch it or hold the chick. Any advice is much appreciated! I'll try to take a pic of it too.

 

[candybeers2011]

Here are some pics of the chick with the neck issue.

 

[Tookie]

He/she has wry neck.
Get some 400IU vitamin E and give it daily along with eggs for selenium.

 

[candybeers2011]

He/she has wry neck.
Get some 400IU vitamin E and give it daily along with eggs for selenium.

Thank you! How can I get it to drink and eat while it's in this condition?

 

[Tookie]

Thank you! How can I get it to drink and eat while it's in this condition?

Glad to help!
You're gonna have to feed it yourself, use a syringe and insert it on the right side of its mouth.

 

[candybeers2011]

Glad to help!
You're gonna have to feed it yourself, use a syringe and insert it on the right side of its mouth.

Okay should I get the food wet to place in its mouth? Thank you so much for this help. I'm new to chickens and this is scary seeing it like this.

 

[Tookie]

Okay should I get the food wet to place in its mouth? Thank you so much for this help. I'm new to chickens and this is scary seeing it like this.

Yes, you want to wet down the feed until it can be syringed.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I agree with @MysteryChicken to start her on vitamin therapy.

In addition to the vitamin E and egg, I would also give 1/4 tablet B-Complex vitamin daily.

Work on hydration, do your best to get food into her once she's hydrated. Wet soupy chick starter would be good to give.

You can syringe food/water into her, tube feed her or hold her and see if she can eat by herself.
Syringe https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/
Tube https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

 

[MysteryChicken]

I agree with @MysteryChicken to start her on vitamin therapy.

In addition to the vitamin E and egg, I would also give 1/4 tablet B-Complex vitamin daily.

Work on hydration, do your best to get food into her once she's hydrated. Wet soupy chick starter would be good to give.

You can syringe food/water into her, tube feed her or hold her and see if she can eat by herself.
Syringe https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/
Tube https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

I haven't replied to this thread.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I haven't replied to this thread.

Well, you have now

Sorry about that! I meant @Tookie
I also had another thread open that you were on and got my wires crossed.