Stargazing/Wry Neck

[tonya1976]

I know this has been posted a lot but my question is our baby "hatched" out of the egg this way. What do I give him to correct the problem and how much? I've seen all the post for when they are bigger but not anything for when they hatch this way.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/592825/chick-with-wry-neck-treated/10
see post #11, especially the end of the video (vitamins)

thiamine deficiency
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/216/vitamin-bi-deficiency

Some people on byc have used poly vi sol without iron (baby vitamins) for their chickens- you can google for dose as I haven't done it

Also they sell a poultry pack of vitamins at the feed store but I don't know how much vit b1 is in it.

 

[bburn]

Tonya.....can you tell me what happened with this chick? I have one born early today doing the same exact thing. I have been giving it drops of the poly vi sol...no iron, mixed with water through the day.

Thank you,

beth

 

[wolfcub]

This happened to my rooster. Vitamin E fixed it. He was much older though :/