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[WickedChicksNH]

My poor little silkie,.might be half polish, has had wry neck for awhile now,
This is after giving her nutri drench which she doesnt like and takes a fit, but she sure loves thos part

Im worried about her though, she eats and drinks and does lift her head but most of the time she stands with it tucked
She doesn't seem weak

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I am dealing with a wry neck silkie as well. Get vitamin E capsules soon as possible! If you would like I can tell you what to do.

 

[WickedChicksNH]

I am dealing with a wry neck silkie as well. Get vitamin E capsules soon as possible! If you would like I can tell you what to do.

Where would I get them ? Are they just ones like people would take
And yes I would love advice

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Where would I get them ? Are they just ones like people would take
And yes I would love advice

The last ones I just got are from Walmart, much easier to cut and squeeze lol. Spring Valley 450 mg soft capsules. Per my chicken vet book you cannot overdose them on vitamin e just so you know that in advance.
This is what I have been doing and he is getting better.
4 soft gel vitamin e, I take a small nail sissor and snip them open squeeze them in a shallow medicine cup. I purchased Enfomil Poly-Vi-Sol (without iron) and add 6 drops to the vitamin e. I mix in something (spaghetti o juice, applesauce) to thin it out a little and make it more palletable. I place him/her between my legs and he basically drinks it from the cup. Get some sunflower seeds, that really helped too. Just like a snack, but the value of what is in them works great!

 

[TwoCrows]

Oh poor baby! Have you postedin our Emergency section? They are great with helping with wry neck...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

 

[ChickNanny13]

Yup it's Vitamin E for wry neck.
From my notes: Wry Neck - Vitamin E 400IU & Selenium 25mcg 2 - 3x day, NutriDrench, Thiamine/Vit B1, tuna, liver

 

[WickedChicksNH]

The last ones I just got are from Walmart, much easier to cut and squeeze lol. Spring Valley 450 mg soft capsules. Per my chicken vet book you cannot overdose them on vitamin e just so you know that in advance.
This is what I have been doing and he is getting better.
4 soft gel vitamin e, I take a small nail sissor and snip them open squeeze them in a shallow medicine cup. I purchased Enfomil Poly-Vi-Sol (without iron) and add 6 drops to the vitamin e. I mix in something (spaghetti o juice, applesauce) to thin it out a little and make it more palletable. I place him/her between my legs and he basically drinks it from the cup. Get some sunflower seeds, that really helped too. Just like a snack, but the value of what is in them works great!

Thank you so much I will pick some up tomorrow
I was sprinkling sage over her food before I could get out and get the Nutri drench which actually seemed to help a bit
Also found chicken treats that had dried veggies in it

 

[WickedChicksNH]

Thanks all, for your advice

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Thank you so much I will pick some up tomorrow
I was sprinkling sage over her food before I could get out and get the Nutri drench which actually seemed to help a bit
Also found chicken treats that had dried veggies in it

Yes the nutri-drench will but she needs the vitamin e to actually recover. I saw a difference with the sunflower seeds. I put it in a small blender so easier for them to peck at.

 

[ChickNanny13]

@Mybackyardpeepers Your idea of using the soft caps would be so much easier, thanks for the idea. Interesting about the sunflower seeds in a blender, never thought of that. I got a small coffee grinder for the feed when I raise bantam chicks for friend ... That would work too