Selenium Toxicity HELP!

[GobblesTheChick]

Hubby and I got some silkie chicks from Crackle Hatchery and they’re about a week old. One of our chicks was acting a little funny after arrival and upon doing some research we found that she was dealing with wry neck, something I’ve discovered to learn that’s very common in silkies. We did the selenium and vitamin E and on day 3, she seemed great. By day 5 she’s gotten worse! It was mild and now she’s head tucking, walking backwards and just not the best at coordination. It’s actually a very sad sight to see. But now I’m learning of selenium toxicity! This terrible! I’m not sure what to do other than obviously stopping the selenium but we’ve also been giving Poltry Cell in her water, which also has selenium in it. I could absolutely bawl right about now. I’m now not sure how to help her. She drinks, eats, and goes to bathroom fine, but I’m so worried that if this is selenium toxicity, there’s no helping her. My hubby is the one who’s been administering the supplements, so I’m not sure how much he’s been giving to her. We’ve been giving humans grade supplements. Vitamin E gel tablets and a little bit of selenium mixed put in a non needle syringe and just giving her drops. Is there any good news for her?

PS. Idk her gender but assume she’s female due to her small size.

 

[nuthatched]

Hi there, She's not improving because she needs to also be getting crucial B complex along with the E and Selinium.
Any brand from the grocery store will be fine, give her a third of a tablet.
I wouldn't worry about Selinium overdose at this point

 

[GobblesTheChick]

Hi there, She's not improving because she needs to also be getting crucial B complex along with the E and Selinium.
Any brand from the grocery store will be fine, give her a third of a tablet.
I wouldn't worry about Selinium overdose at this point

Just so worried because of her worsening state. Definitely will be getting the vitamin B complex. Thank you

 

[nuthatched]

Just so worried because of her worsening state. Definitely will be getting the vitamin B complex. Thank you

She'll need a third a day for a few weeks. You're welcome

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hubby and I got some silkie chicks from Crackle Hatchery and they’re about a week old. One of our chicks was acting a little funny after arrival and upon doing some research we found that she was dealing with wry neck, something I’ve discovered to learn that’s very common in silkies. We did the selenium and vitamin E and on day 3, she seemed great. By day 5 she’s gotten worse! It was mild and now she’s head tucking, walking backwards and just not the best at coordination. It’s actually a very sad sight to see. But now I’m learning of selenium toxicity! This terrible! I’m not sure what to do other than obviously stopping the selenium but we’ve also been giving Poltry Cell in her water, which also has selenium in it. I could absolutely bawl right about now. I’m now not sure how to help her. She drinks, eats, and goes to bathroom fine, but I’m so worried that if this is selenium toxicity, there’s no helping her. My hubby is the one who’s been administering the supplements, so I’m not sure how much he’s been giving to her. We’ve been giving humans grade supplements. Vitamin E gel tablets and a little bit of selenium mixed put in a non needle syringe and just giving her drops. Is there any good news for her?

PS. Idk her gender but assume she’s female due to her small size.

Just so worried because of her worsening state. Definitely will be getting the vitamin B complex. Thank you

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Can you get some photo of the chick (all the chicks!)

I'd make sure she's getting 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4tablet B-Complex daily. Offer a little egg to help with the uptake of E. Too much Selenium can make them worse, even if you have added in the B1 (Thiamine) from the B-Complex.

Work on her eating and drinking. Offer wet mushy feed. You can give a little crumbled tofu or strained baby food (meat/beef) if you wish along with her food.

Hopefully she'll pull through, sometimes chicks fail to thrive for various reasons. Silkies are prone to having neurological symptoms due to the hole in their skull.

@Debbie292d may have some tips for you since she breeds them.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Wry neck can take weeks to "fix" so keep that in mind as well. Even if she recovers you may not see noticeable improvement in the short term.