Newly hatched -wry neck?

[Chaos11793]

I have a newly hatched dark brahma chick that is only 6 ish hours old. It forst pipped yesterday at 1 pm and broke free from the shall at about 10:30 am today. It was the second chick to hatch and the first one was pretty wild. They are in a NR360 which I feel is a bit short for them.

Anyway, she is fine sitting up and walking a bit, but she tends to go over backwards a lot and will sometimes just sleep on her back as she gathers strength to right herself. I do not notice a bent neck or her looking up a ton.

Do you think its wry neck??

I have eletrolights, probiotics, vitamin E, and Selenium, but i am afraid of overdosing the little one too.

How do i mix this all...ratios.

Thank you!!

Sunny

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How's your chick doing?

 

[Chaos11793]

Thank you for asking. She is doing quite well. She is more melliw than the other 8, but shows no physical signs of her early struggles, thankfully!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That's good to hear. It's always so stressful having one that is struggling a bit. I like when they rally, and thrive.

 

[Chaos11793]

Very true! This was my first ever hatch too. We are completely in love though, so its probably not my last (Shhhh).

 

[chickfused]

I have a newly hatched dark brahma chick that is only 6 ish hours old. It forst pipped yesterday at 1 pm and broke free from the shall at about 10:30 am today. It was the second chick to hatch and the first one was pretty wild. They are in a NR360 which I feel is a bit short for them.

Anyway, she is fine sitting up and walking a bit, but she tends to go over backwards a lot and will sometimes just sleep on her back as she gathers strength to right herself. I do not notice a bent neck or her looking up a ton.

Do you think its wry neck??

I have eletrolights, probiotics, vitamin E, and Selenium, but i am afraid of overdosing the little one too.

How do i mix this all...ratios.

Thank you!!

Sunny

Hi Sunny, if you're still around, I have the same question about a baby that hatched 2 days ago.

If you could share what products you used and dosages, I'd appreciate it. I have found lots of "Use X" but not dosages for day old babies. :\

Thanks in advance if you're still out there!

Cheers!