New Hatched Chick issues

[ScottKelly1974]

I've been getting fertile eggs since December, and have been allowing them to develop. So there's been chicks hatching almost every week since the last week of January. Going through all those hatching and failing to hatch has been a great learning experience. But today I have a new chick with an issue I have not seen.

The chick falls over easy and keeps leaning back it's head; basically looking up. Does anyone know what is going on and how to fix this issue?

 

[Cyprus]

Could you get a video of this behavior and some pictures of your brooder setup?

 

[morganalefae]

Sounds like wry neck (aka star gazing) but a video like cyprus said would be good.

 

[ScottKelly1974]

Unfortunately the chick died yesterday. My brooder has been successfully used for about 20 chicks before and some currently.

I looked up the wry neck and it sounds exactly like what I observed. Has anyone been able to treat the condition?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Wry Neck is treatable, search the forums for it - Vitamin E 400IU & Selenium 25mcg 2 - 3x day, NutriDrench, Thiamine/Vit B1 ... Is what I have in my notes

Sorry for your loss