wry neck

[Zohaib]

a peachick hatched today and it cannot hold its neck straight, its neck is totaty curved. any treatment,medication?

 

[Birdrain92]

a peachick hatched today and it cannot hold its neck straight, its neck is totaty curved. any treatment,medication?

Star gazing is usually caused by a Vitamin deficiency. I believe it's B1 or B12. I can't remember right now but Kathy will know. Give them a vitamin supplement that contains all vitamins and it can help treat this condition.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I think it's B1 (thiamine).

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

a peachick hatched today and it cannot hold its neck straight, its neck is totaty curved. any treatment,medication?

Would be best to see a picture.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This duckling had an infection, it did *not* have wry neck.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/983989/crookie-monster-and-right-turn

-Kathy

 

[Zohaib]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/983989/crookie-monster-and-right-turn

-Kathy

 

[Zohaib]

 

[Zohaib]

kathy, chick is 1 day old so may be not suffering from infection.

 

[Zohaib]

@kathy, i have 36 peachicks right now most of them are showing symptoms of '' Flu'' i was out of station yesterday morning morning i came to my farmhouse and few hours back i notice mostly chicks noses are blocked they are opening their beaks to breathe and making some kind of sound while breathing. I gave them antibiotic diluted in water. Plzz plzz suggest me some medicine treatment i don't want to loose them at any cost :'(