Poor Rex and her wry neck issues

Pugerpillar

Songster
6 Years
May 21, 2018
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My baby bardrock chick named rex started showing signs of wry neck at two weeks when she began to get a bit tired/off balance and had a slight hunchback.
I didn't notice till she was three weeks old and one day her neck was bent like a horse shoe. Her neck wasn't so bad that she couldn't eat or drink though unlike some cases of wry neck I've heard about which was good.
I tried to separate her but that only made her incredibly stressed out so I kept her in with her three sisters but I'm not sure if that was a good idea.
I've been feeding her and her sisters vitamin E and selenium for a little over a week now, making sure Rex gets as much as possible but I've seen no improvement.
I told myself that was ok cause at least her neck wasn't any worse until I realized her eyes looked dull and lifeless, her comb wasn't growing like the others and same with her feathers.
I picked her up to see if she was alright and she freaked out.
She tumbled around in my hand unable to balance herself and then she jumped off and then rolled around on the ground like a potato.
She's now incredibly exhausted from all the excitement and isn't moving around much.
I don't have very high hopes for her. I worry that either she isn't eating or she has serious digestive issues and can't absorb the minerals she needs.
I sadly can't take her to the vet, I can't afford it and I don't have any vets near by that treats birds.
I'm going to try and start giving her magnesium, vitamin A and more selenium.
I'm also going to make sure she eats and drinks regularly.
Does anyone know what type of vitamins or food I should be giving her and how much?
 
Poultry Nutri-drench is a rapid response formula that goes directly into the blood stream, by-passing the liver. It can give a much needed boost that might give the chick the energy it needs to eat and survive.

Are you using E 400iu? Anything less is not going to quite do the job. Use the entire oil capsule at each daily dose.
 
I bought some nutri drench off amazon and I'm not going to get it till june 11. Is there anything I can do for her till then or do I just have to wait?
 
I had a quart water bottle that I refilled every day with the water and I emptied the capsule of Vitamin E in it. This was the only source of water for all 6 of the 3 week old chicks. I also had a mix called 'Broiler Booster' from Murray McMurray hatchery. I put a little of that in the water also. It has all kinds of vitamins and minerals in it. B vitamins are supposed to help too. After a week or so I saw improvement in the little rooster with wry neck. I also sprinkled whole sunflower seeds on the ground and as they got a little older they all ate them. That is a good source of Vitamin E and selenium.
He is now 3 months old with no sign of wry neck. And I have to admit that he is the 1st chick I've ever been able to save. I lost 3 other young roosters to wry neck.
 

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