After Wry Neck…

[jBabychickn]

Anyone have a chick recover from wry neck, only to have a bit of a “head-wiggle” at times?

 

[Kiki]

What age chick?

 

[jBabychickn]

What age chick?

7wk old chick currently
Was around 4-5wks upon Wry neck signs & symptoms— Treated for 2wks with Selenium/Vit.E (added some B1 as well)
Neck was quite twisted, has now relaxed; chick seems happy, running with others, eating and drinking on its own, but will have occasional fits of Head-Wobbling….
Was thinking it could be happing during times of stress?

Any thoughts ?

 

[nuthatched]

7wk old chick currently
Was around 4-5wks upon Wry neck signs & symptoms— Treated for 2wks with Selenium/Vit.E (added some B1 as well)
Neck was quite twisted, has now relaxed; chick seems happy, running with others, eating and drinking on its own, but will have occasional fits of Head-Wobbling….
Was thinking it could be happing during times of stress?

Any thoughts ?

They should completely recover. What are the doses you're giving? Try more b complex.

 

[jBabychickn]

They should completely recover. What are the doses you're giving? Try more b complex.

Okay, I will
I stopped all vitamins after 2wks because I thought the dangers of overdose was possible, at least with fat soluble E vitamin & selenium. But I could definitely start up some B complex

I’m beginning to wonder if this chick got a bad peck on the head at some point early in life as it was hen raised. It’s also a naked neck/showgirl, they always seem more exposed to me… just a personal thought

 

[jBabychickn]

They should completely recover. What are the doses you're giving? Try more b complex.

Sorry didn’t read appropriately— I gave 400 iu of the E daily, with about a 1/8-1/4th sliver of a 200mcg selenium pill crushed-up; then I added the B1 in the 2nd week …

 

[carlaashdown]

Keep giving the vitamins at least 2 weeks after symptoms show improvement. I have used individual doses (from human pills) during the crisis, then use Poultry Cell during recovery.

 

[jBabychickn]

Keep giving the vitamins at least 2 weeks after symptoms show improvement. I have used individual doses (from human pills) during the crisis, then use Poultry Cell during recovery.

For clarification, its 2wks following significant improvement — not a 2wk long protocol/schedule of vitamin therapy?
For example, it could be a month per se, if the chick takes 2wks to improve…

 

[carlaashdown]

For clarification, its 2wks following significant improvement — not a 2wk long protocol/schedule of vitamin therapy?
For example, it could be a month per se, if the chick takes 2wks to improve…

Yes, at least two weeks after showing significant improvement.