Strange Neck Motion in Silkie Hen

I crushed 2 vitamin b complex tablets, mixed the powder in water, and spoon fed it to her. I'm not sure how much she got down and will try again before nightfall.

What intervals would you suggest for administrating the vitamin B? Should I leave out the eggs with vitamin E with her feed?
Go to Walmart, CVS, grocery, etc. and buy a bottle of Vitamin E and B-Complex.
Give her 400UI Vitamin E and 1/4tablet B-Complex Daily.

Give her egg daily to help with the uptake of E. See that she's eating her normal feed.

Be sure to look in her ears for any infection and look to see if the feathers around her eyes need trimming. Check her crop, see that its emptying overnight.

Example Of E and B-Complex.
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Her crop has a small bulge, and it doesn't seem like she's eating much, but she's not lethargic (eyes bright, stable walking, making sounds).
I'm hand feeding her with a dropper bottle for the vit E, selenium, vit B, and wet feed. I'm just touching the dropper to her beak, though, so I'm not sure how much she gets down. We'll see how she does over the next several weeks.
 
I usually will mix up a small amount of wet chicken crumbles with some warm water to make it like runny oatmeal. Then I add some bits of cooked egg on top. Hold it up to her beak 2-3 times a day. Only a little egg is needed. The balanced chicken feed should be most of her diet.
 
She's feeling colder now - not moving much. I've been trying to feed her, but she's not showing any interest. Windshield wiping motion is weak, and my family is convinced she'll go tonight or tomorrow. I feel terrible that it might end this way. The symptoms only showed up yesterday, and it doesn't look like she's in pain.
 

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