Wry neck continuing issue

[Knighstar679]

Riker seems to be doing much better since adding selenium via eggs and parsley to the morning mash. Seems to be helping him get a better much now. I even saw him take a bath without having a spasm. In fact I don’t think I have seen a spasm in over a week now.

Granted he doesn’t like being split from the flock every night but he gets his vitamins and gets to be with the flock all day.

 

[CayugaJana]

That’s wonderful!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

X2. Awesome!!!

 

[Knighstar679]

Riker is almost all grown up at 9 weeks. His wry neck hasn’t caused him problems in two weeks. He is a happy member of his flock and has turned out to be rather handsome.

Here are some updates pics of him.




He was supposed to be silver but it seems like almost all my boys turned out gold. With is strange because the one place I got eggs from only was supposed to have silver.

 

[Miss Lydia]

He is gorgeous so happy to hear he is doing so great now.

 

[NimsHouseGarden]

These are the dosages for vitamins in treating wry neck for a 2+ lb bird or an adult bird. Just scale back slightly if the duck is smaller.

• Vitamin E: 400 iu once a day
• A squirt of vitamin B complex liquid
• Selenium should also be given to help the duck absorb vitamin E. The dosage is 25 micrograms a week. Do not overdose on the selenium as it is toxic to poultry if given in too high a dosage. You can also supplement selenium naturally in the diet with Cayenne Powder, Oregano, Basil, Parsley, Cloves, Sage, Thyme.
• Some feeds have selenium in them so extra may not be necessary, so check the label on the feed bag to see if selenium is in the feed. I would recommend choosing to either give selenium itself or supplement it naturally, but not both options together. If the feed contains selenium, you may not need to supplement as long as you continue to see improvement in the wry neck.
• Vitamin E and B are tolerated better in poultry and are harder to overdose with so don't worry about those.
• I would also try supplementing with some niacin, like Brewers yeast, in the duck's feed.
• Vitamins and electrolytes might also help (just be sure to adjust the vitamin E and B dosages above if you use a vitamin/electrolyte mix).

I have a goose with wry neck that I have been treating for 2 months now. Wry neck treatments take time and it seems like you have done well so far.

Good luck with treating the wry neck and I hope your duckling feels better soon.

Hi! Just joining in. I noticed one of my ducklings (2 weeks old) has a slight crook to it's neck and I'm nervous it's wry neck. They are on mazuri waterfowl starter and getting brewers yeast additive. I doubt it's botulism because I'm keeping their brooder clean and they don't go outside yet.

I was hoping for some advice on where to buy those vitamins for ducks? Do I take softgels for humans and break them? And do you treat everyone in the flock? Or just the one with wry neck?

Thanks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you post some pictures of your duckling and how long has the duckling been like this? Did you hatch or buy?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

 

[NimsHouseGarden]

Can you post some pictures of your duckling and how long has the duckling been like this? Did you hatch or buy?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

Can you post some pictures of your duckling and how long has the duckling been like this? Did you hatch or buy?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

 

[NimsHouseGarden]

I noticed it yesterday. I hatched these eggs. I'm going to try to take it to a vet. It doesn't always seem noticable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That second picture from the left looks like a pretty serious curve. it may be best to take it to a vet if you have one that will see ducklings.