Hi all, this is my first post so please forgive any errors. I work in an after school program and my students completed an embryology project a few weeks ago. Five healthy chicks and one that had trouble hatching…I read all the forum content and decided, after 48 hours of pipping with no progress, to aid by gently peeling the inner layer around the pip hole. It seemed to work and our 6th chick was born…with one minor problem: wry neck.
The chick was born with a twisted neck so it almost looked like it was folded over on one side. After doing a lot of googling, I heard that wry neck is pretty common. I isolated the chick 24 hours after hatching (the others were attacking it). I immediately started dosing of Poly-Vis-Sol (without iron) in the water. I give the chick 3 daily doses of Vitamin E gel with selenium. I’ve given it some scrambled egg to boost protein. The chick is now 2 weeks old and is otherwise healthy, except the neck has not improved one bit. This is my very first exposure to hatching chicks and I feel a bit out of my depth. I’ve been nursing the poor chick at home but I can’t keep him long-term. Any ideas on things I can try to correct his neck? I’ve attached some pictures for reference.
Thank you!
The chick was born with a twisted neck so it almost looked like it was folded over on one side. After doing a lot of googling, I heard that wry neck is pretty common. I isolated the chick 24 hours after hatching (the others were attacking it). I immediately started dosing of Poly-Vis-Sol (without iron) in the water. I give the chick 3 daily doses of Vitamin E gel with selenium. I’ve given it some scrambled egg to boost protein. The chick is now 2 weeks old and is otherwise healthy, except the neck has not improved one bit. This is my very first exposure to hatching chicks and I feel a bit out of my depth. I’ve been nursing the poor chick at home but I can’t keep him long-term. Any ideas on things I can try to correct his neck? I’ve attached some pictures for reference.
Thank you!