Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[Elite Silkies]

I believe it took her months to re-hab him. But, he was def. worth it. Gorgeous Boy she has.

 

[BetsyOK]

If it is the same thing one of mine had, which I'm sure resulted from a head injury, it is definitely worth the trouble, in my opinion. She had the crooked neck--clear down under her breast and twisted so she was "stargazing." She also walked backwards. I treated her with Vitamin E, twice a day. I also had to force feed her at first, and then would carefuly uncurl her had and put it in the feed tray--she always ate hungrily. She got her own water, but got totally soaked doing it. It took a month or two for her to return to normal, but she's had no trouble since then. Others have used Vitamin E, PolyViSol without Iron, and Prednisone, which was obtained from their vet. I just about an hour ago brought in one of my own young porcelain cockerels who is beginning to show signs of the same thing, and have asked my husband to get PolyViSol.

The bird I treated for it recovered completely, and I sold her very cheaply to a youngster in our Okies in the BYC group this spring, being careful to let them know she'd had this problem. She is a beautiful bird, and I knew from the time she was tiny she was a good one. She recently won champion bantam for her new owner! A friend showed a blue partridge silkie rooster at Pryor who'd recovered from the same thing. He still kept his beak slightly "tucked in," but is a beautiful bird.

 

[geosheets]

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Alan Stanford has some detailed instructions on how to treat... see the link below

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Crookneck/Crookneck.html

 

[silkieluver_07]

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I have a gorgeous black pullet doing this (17-18 weeks old). She just shakes her head back and forth. The pen door seperating my full grown silkies came unlatched and I think an older hen might have pecked her in the head (she has a vaulted skull). I have been giving her vitamin E the past two days but she will not eat or drink. I'd hate to lose her since she is the typiest bird I have. Where can I get polyvisol?

 

[hvl25]

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I have a gorgeous black pullet doing this (17-18 weeks old). She just shakes her head back and forth. The pen door seperating my full grown silkies came unlatched and I think an older hen might have pecked her in the head (she has a vaulted skull). I have been giving her vitamin E the past two days but she will not eat or drink. I'd hate to lose her since she is the typiest bird I have. Where can I get polyvisol?

you can get polyvisol at the drug store. they are infant vitamins. i hope it works for you!

 

[bacres]

Wow this is alot of information!

 

[jen5680]

I am jsut thrilled that my first split chick hatched tonight!! I no I have a while b4 I get pure lavs but i am still tickled pink!!
This is momma

And this is daddy

It is my first chick to hatch from my black girl too so i am also very happy about that!!

 

[bacres]

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Congrats!!!!!!

 

[sonew123]

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now thats a sexy rooster! woo wooo

 

[IndigoEgg]

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Alan Stanford has some detailed instructions on how to treat... see the link below

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Crookneck/Crookneck.html

This thread is getting so long.... Just wanted to say I have a write up about crookneck without the prednisone use and how to deal with it if anyone is interested. Email me from my site. or I'll check back here. It's a bit long winded....