Need help asap :( chick hatched with wry neck

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Is this another one of your EBay purchases?

You really should stop buying eggs from the person you are buying from.

Do not give this brand new chick any concoction that you make.

The best thing for it is a complete balanced poultry chick feed.
 
Texas Kiki said:
Is this another one of your EBay purchases?

You really should stop buying eggs from the person you are buying from.

Do not give this brand new chick any concoction that you make.

The best thing for it is a complete balanced poultry chick feed.
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I've stopped buying from eBay 3 weeks ago, and I'm only hatching what I already have. This is also a different seller. Ugh I'm really over hatching eggs at this point.

Edit: sorry, I overreacted a little. I have a disability and my symptoms are acting up. I've been feeling pretty sick on top of having a sick rescue kitty on top of this chick doing so poorly. It'd be helpful if people could go just a little easy on me because I really am doing my best. I've had a lot of things pile up on me recently that I don't really want to get into because it's all very personal.

As far as the "concoction" goes, I was doing my best to treat the wry neck based on the article linked a few posts up. I have offered crumble, but none of the three chicks are eating yet as they only hatched last night. I've only offered a couple of drops because I wasn't sure what else to do. I posted here for advice, so please forgive me for any mistakes.
 
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So I ordered nutri-drench and poultry cell. I still have a question about feeding - do I need to syringe feed? How to do I feed chick food when her head is upside down? I know I can wet the crumbles to make a mash, I'm just not sure how to get it into the baby.

How often do I give the nutri-drench and how much should I dose? I saw a lot of people use poultry cell for wry neck, so what's the best method of administration?

How often do I need to assist feed and water? About when should I see start seeing results?
 
I hope your chick is doing o.k.

I would give her Poultry Nutri-Drench 2 times a day - give her 2-3 drops each time.
Put some chick starter in a little bowl, stir in some warm water, let that sit for a little while, add water as needed to get it a little soupy. See if she will eat that on her own.
I would not give the yogurt with other ingredients, try to stick with wet chick starter.

Do the legs look like they are splayed? It's soooo hard to tell. IF they are, then hobble her as shown in this article, make sure you watch the video in the article too. https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/
You can also make her a chick chair if you think she needs it, the whole thread is about chick chairs, but the one that Eggcessive made is simple and she used containers commonly found around the house.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ck-chairs-please.1166308/page-2#post-21059349
 
Wyorp Rock said:
I hope your chick is doing o.k.

I would give her Poultry Nutri-Drench 2 times a day - give her 2-3 drops each time.
Put some chick starter in a little bowl, stir in some warm water, let that sit for a little while, add water as needed to get it a little soupy. See if she will eat that on her own.
I would not give the yogurt with other ingredients, try to stick with wet chick starter.

Do the legs look like they are splayed? It's soooo hard to tell. IF they are, then hobble her as shown in this article, make sure you watch the video in the article too. https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/
You can also make her a chick chair if you think she needs it, the whole thread is about chick chairs, but the one that Eggcessive made is simple and she used containers commonly found around the house.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ck-chairs-please.1166308/page-2#post-21059349
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Yeah, I do think she needs a chair. I can't tell if she's splay legged because she can't stand at all. I'll try hobbling her anyways, though, because she's going to hurt herself flailing around.

Also thanks for the link to the chick chair - I was considering making one soon because I know she can't stay in the sock or the tube I made because at some point she will start pooping and that's going to become unsanitary quickly.

I'll get to work on things once I get home from work tonight. Thank you so much for your help!
 
Good news! The chick was standing on his own feet when I got home from work :) his neck has started to straighten out, too! I'm not sure if my concoction or the tube helped, but I think this baby can recover!

On a side note, my chicks were wet in their brooder?? But their water hasn't been spilled, so I'm not sure what happened. They're all still alive, thankfully, so I'm drying them off. Weird, right? I wonder how they all got wet
 

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