Wry neck

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My 6 month old chicken started doing this neck thing today, craned her neck back and was looking like a seizure or something. Sounds like wry neck/vitamin deficiency? Here's a video, if anyone has info: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gYeBNwWD3tfH5Nj49

She was scruffy before and I was considering worms, but now it looks like I need to up vitamins. I hear this is more common in chicks, does anyone have experience with older birds? I'm concerned it may be due to a neurological disorder or injury. Hope my lil gal gets better and I'll be keeping a close eye on her.
 
I was feeding grower feed - she has not laid eggs yet.
 
https://modestomilling.com/product/chick-starter-and-grower-crumbles/ It's that grower feed, was recommended by my feed shop. I had switched to layer before they started laying and a couple of the gals started looking frayed at the ends of their tail feathers, so the person recommended I go back to grower until they start laying. However I'm going to switch to layer and give a bunch of vitamins.
 
Oh and for treats a bit of scratch once a day, maybe a few scraps but not a lot. If you have any recommendations I'd love to know, it seems as if the feed balance is off and I hate to see it.
 

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