Pleeasde Helpp!@!!@!$#$!@ Hen Twisted Neck

[Sgsf]

Her neck is literally facing the opposite direction. Her head is towards her back. Her eyes are still open, but can barely stand

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW TO FIX, PLEASE?

:'(

 

[Sgsf]

Anyone? Ineed Help Now

 

[dawg53]

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Do you know what happened? Any bleeding, injuries etc....? Predator Attack? Got neck hung up in something? Wry neck?

 

[Sgsf]

Ok, her head went right back to normal, but she put her head in her feathers again and her head is stuck in the twisted (not fully backwards) position.

IS THIS NORMAL?

 

[Sgsf]

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Do you know what happened? Any bleeding, injuries etc....? Predator Attack? Got neck hung up in something? Wry neck?

No predators, no bleeding, don't believe head was tangled, and not sure about what wry neck is.

 

[dawg53]

Type in "wry neck" in the search box. I have never dealt with it. See if this is what it is.

 

[Sgsf]

There is absolutely no site giving me information on how to identify if it is wry neck! I'll post a picture

 

[tailfluff]

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I had this happen once with a three year old austrolorp. My veterinarian told me she had suffered a mild head injury/ neurological damage, probably from being mated! But was completely healthy and vaccinated and running around doing her normal everyday chicken stuff until I found her with her neck like, backwards. She didn't have any injuries to her head or neck so it was really odd and I was concerned. It was the weirdest thing. She stumbled around too and acted as if she were dizzy. She lived for a couple more months and then gave up. I brought the body in to my vet (he wasn't an avian specialist, just to let you know) and said there were no indications of disease. So I couldn't tell you for sure if this is the case with your birds, just make double sure to keep an eye on the rest of your flock. My girl was low on the pecking order too and got bossed around a lot. I would go ahead and remove her from the pen and keep her isolated and comfortable by herself. If it is a disease, protect the rest of your flock! If it's a brain injury, protect her from the other birds. That's the only advice I can give. I'm sorry it's not much.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Not sure...

My go-to remedies are solitary confinement, electrolytes, liquid b complex,vitamins, warmth, and prayers.

Do a health check, i.e. feel her abdomen for eggboundness, look for signs of trauma, mites, lice, or worms, and treat accordingly. Be thorough. Analyze potential stressors.. temperature, fluctuations, dehydration, mating, molting, change of diet, possible toxins that could have been ingested.. etc. Google potential chicken diseases... which can cause disorders. Heres a link to check out.

Knowledge is you best ally. Make sure you have what you need before you need it!!

I hope everything turns out okay!

 

[dawg53]

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Here you go.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1076331