Sick Chicken

[Swampy_9]

Currently I've noticed one of my chickens hasn't eaten barely anything in the last couple days. (now Granted she is also molting as of right now)

This is a chicken i think may have wry neck. But then again it also could be something else. I noticed early this year she tends to bend her neck like something is behind her and walks a little bit to the side to avoid said area but it hasn't gotten worse or better. I added extra poultry booster to her feed and even gave her some Vitamin e/ Selenium gel that i kind of force into her little beak.

I haven't been able to catch her going in circles but she has done it at least once but when i got to get her she bolts in a straight line. Im not sure if it's just a quirk she has or maybe something more but her neck doesn't even seem to be the problem anymore. I isolated her in the run for the mean time and have given her food. She pecks at it and even eats maybe 3 kibbles that i give as treat. And right now im boiling her an egg for an extra boost. But i really don't know how to help her. because at a surface level. She looks and acts completely fine.

Right now though im trying to figure out a way to feed her. I have a few medical syringes left over but i feed her crumble complete flock feed. Do i mix it with water and feed it to her that way or is there another way i could help feed her. I also know she hasn't been drinking a ton of water.

 

[Eggcessive]

If she is active and wanting to be with others, I would feed her first thing in the morning, and again in the evening, but then leave her out during the day to forage with her flock. Unless they are picking on her, that is how I would handle it. Vitamin E 400 IU, human B complex 1/4 tablet for thiamine, and a little scrambled egg for selenium daily is what I usually recommend for treatment of wry neck. I would mix a balanced chicken feed with water, scrambled egg, and add the vitamins. Hold her and let her eat it from a bowl. Wry neck can be a sign of head/neck injury, vitamin E or thiamine deficiency, and is seen in some viurses, such as wry neck, Newcastles diseases and a few others. Here are some videos on feeding: