Wry Neck or Injury?

[kkhoneycutt]

Chickens were in the process of putting themselves to bed when my boyfriend heard a thud inside the coop. When he went inside to see what the noise was he saw this one on the coop floor with its neck sideways and walking in circles. We have her inside, seperated. She doesn’t seem to be in pain.

Side note: we had a pullet die last week of an unknown cause.

Please tell me I can fix this girl. She hasn’t even given me my first egg yet.

 

[nuthatched]

Could be either or one caused by the other.
Give her a third of a B complex tablet every day for a few weeks to help either issue. Any brand from the grocery store.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Chickens were in the process of putting themselves to bed when my boyfriend heard a thud inside the coop. When he went inside to see what the noise was he saw this one on the coop floor with its neck sideways and walking in circles. We have her inside, seperated. She doesn’t seem to be in pain.

Side note: we had a pullet die last week of an unknown cause.

Please tell me I can fix this girl. She hasn’t even given me my first egg yet.

I'm sorry about your pullet.

I'd cage her within the coop/run if it's secure, so she can be near her flock.

Possible she's suffering from symptom called Wry Neck. A few causes of this neurological symptom are trauma to the head/neck, vitamin deficiency and disease (like Marek's).

Vitamin Therapy is the standard treatment for this.

Go to Walmart, CVS, etc. and pick up a bottle of Vitamin E and B-Complex.

Give her a 400IU Vitamin E gel cap and 1/4tablet BComplex daily along with a small amount of Egg for the uptake of E.

See that she's eating/drinking o.k.

You mention hearing a thud. Pullets can get a bit rowdy at roosting time trying to navigate and find their place. How much room do they have and how high are the roosts? How many birds?

 

[kkhoneycutt]

I'm sorry about your pullet.

I'd cage her within the coop/run if it's secure, so she can be near her flock.

Possible she's suffering from symptom called Wry Neck. A few causes of this neurological symptom are trauma to the head/neck, vitamin deficiency and disease (like Marek's).

Vitamin Therapy is the standard treatment for this.

Go to Walmart, CVS, etc. and pick up a bottle of Vitamin E and B-Complex.

Give her a 400IU Vitamin E gel cap and 1/4tablet BComplex daily along with a small amount of Egg for the uptake of E.

See that she's eating/drinking o.k.

You mention hearing a thud. Pullets can get a bit rowdy at roosting time trying to navigate and find their place. How much room do they have and how high are the roosts? How many birds?

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I don’t have an updated photo but there is 2 roosting bars - 8ft long - on each side of the coop. There is 12 regular sized chickens and 2 bantams in this coop. They have plenty of room. There is a droppings board under each roosting bar - maybe 2ft off the ground.

 

[kkhoneycutt]

I'm sorry about your pullet.

I'd cage her within the coop/run if it's secure, so she can be near her flock.

Possible she's suffering from symptom called Wry Neck. A few causes of this neurological symptom are trauma to the head/neck, vitamin deficiency and disease (like Marek's).

Vitamin Therapy is the standard treatment for this.

Go to Walmart, CVS, etc. and pick up a bottle of Vitamin E and B-Complex.

Give her a 400IU Vitamin E gel cap and 1/4tablet BComplex daily along with a small amount of Egg for the uptake of E.

See that she's eating/drinking o.k.

You mention hearing a thud. Pullets can get a bit rowdy at roosting time trying to navigate and find their place. How much room do they have and how high are the roosts? How many birds?

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It looks more like this now

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It looks more like this now

Nice!

 

[kkhoneycutt]

Nice!

Is that sufficient space you think?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is that sufficient space you think?

Looks like it to me.