Turning her head

[Fee4366]

I have a 9 month (appr) light Brahma hen who is turning her head to the right side these last few days and she is definitely not acting herself. Also I see this morning she ya scratching at her right side of head. What could be happening?

 

[azygous]

Chickens do feel pain and discomfort, and they actually do tell us what is hurting.

Your hen is signalling a possible ear infection at worst, or itching, dry ear at least. Get a bright flashlight and have a helper hold the hen while you pull back that right ear flap and look inside.

If it's dry ear, you won't see anything, but you can place a drop of mineral or coconut oil into her ear, and that should give her immediately relief. One of my hens many years ago was scratching constantly at her ear. I had been to a health fair and got some ear oil. I put the drops into her ear and she stopped scratching it on the spot.

If you see any swelling or crusty buildup, that indicates an infection. After a couple drops of hydrogen peroxide to soften the crust, you can clean it out of the outer ear with a Q-tip with most of the cotton removed. Then a couple drops of coconut oil may be enough to treat the infection. Or you can get this from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BOVDOF2/?tag=backy-20

If it persists, you may need to treat with an antibiotic.

 

[Fee4366]

Idk I was reading up on wry neck in chickens (??) and I thought it might be that so I just gave her vitamins in food that I got from tractor supply also here’s a picture of her just now
First one shows the head tilt and the second one shows her right eye weeping

 

[Fee4366]

Any other ideas anyone ?