Ten month old JG pullet with wry neck

[ronott1]

JGs normally have no predisposition to this, but I can find nor feel any injury on her. I wonder about genetics though because she is a hatchery girl and thus her heritage is unknown. But, seeing as my 14 other chooks are good, including my 2 other JGs, I really don't know if it was injury induced or if she herself may have a natural vitamin deficieny due to genetics. Yet another mystery, neurological or physical.

These things are mysteries until there is a necropsy in many cases.

It is good that she is getting better

 

[Trevorusn]

Update: She laid her first egg since this began and is holding her head up again! She still has a slight "twist" pattern in her feathers and will keep it corkscrewed down when resting.

My question now is, how long should I continue the quarantine/med routine before putting her back outside?? Will she always need extra Vitamin E and B1 from now on?

 

[Eggcessive]

You could probably start placing her in a dog crate with food and water inside the coop to start some reintegration. It great that she is doing better. I have a rooster who sleeps and rests with his head curled under him. It has been going on for over a year, but he doesn’t have wry neck symptoms when he is walking around the yard and pecking at grass and food or drinking.

 

[ronott1]

Update: She laid her first egg since this began and is holding her head up again! She still has a slight "twist" pattern in her feathers and will keep it corkscrewed down when resting.View attachment 2051922My question now is, how long should I continue the quarantine/med routine before putting her back outside?? Will she always need extra Vitamin E and B1 from now on?View attachment 2051923View attachment 2051924

She might always have a weird kink to her neck but laying an egg is a sign of health!

Eggcessives post is a good thing to do

 

[Trevorusn]

You could probably start placing her in a dog crate with food and water inside the coop to start some reintegration. It great that she is doing better. I have a rooster who sleeps and rests with his head curled under him. It has been going on for over a year, but he doesn’t have wry neck symptoms when he is walking around the yard and pecking at grass and food or drinking.

The only thing I'm nervous about is this happening again as soon as I put her back in, as I still do not know if it was deficiency or injury induced. How much longer do I need to give the Vitamin tabs? Thanks for the guidance, obviously it has been tremendously helpful!!

 

[Eggcessive]

It won’t hurt to give the vitamins for another week. If you are feeding a balanced diet in her feed, she should be getting what she needs to prevent a deficiency.

 

[Trevorusn]

So we have a happy ending!! I put Sara Pollyanna out Friday with her flock again, and she slid right back in and is doing great!! In the pic she is closest to the ramp.

Thanks again for all the tips and help!!