Wry Neck?

[Jake1199]

Hi, everyone. This is my second go around with chicks, I raised 6 chicks last year, perfectly fine. I currently have 4 babies right now that are 5 weeks old. No issues until today when I picked them up. One of them, has her head constantly looking down, she won’t look up in the air like normal. But I am super confused, she is acting perfectly fine! She is eating and drinking, running around with the rest of them. I don’t know what to do. HELP! I’m hoping it’s nothing major and that it’s maybe just the way she is, but I may also be wrong.

 

[azygous]

Wry neck comes in many flavors. "Star gazing" is only one form. Walking in circles, walking backwards, head twisted backward, or in a downward position - all wry neck or torticollis.

Give the chick one whole capsule of vitamin E directly into the beak each day until the chick returns to normal. Feed a bit of egg with it for best absorption.