1 wk old baby Brahma was laying on side and couldn't lift head

[Molly Bee]

She was fine just a few hours ago and running around in her pen with the others. It seemed she hurt her neck somehow. She doesn't appear to be pecked and there is no blood or wounds that I can see. She appeared to be trying to pick her head up but couldn't. She was laying on her side with her neck twisted to one side and cried when I picked her up. She is laying in my husband's hands closing her eyes right now and doesn't look good. What could have happened? She took some drops of water from a dropper but cries when she tries to move her head. She still tries to eat.
Udate: Is it possible for a chick that young to suddenly develop Wry Neck? I seems a possibility that she has it. We lost an older chicken to Wry Neck a couple years ago and this looks familiar. She is still strong and pushes against me with her legs, but she walks in circles when she tries to get around.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Pictures would help. I hope she gets better soon!

 

[Molly Bee]

Update: I believe she has Wry Neck. She is eating a lot! and moving around but tends to walk in circles. I added Vit E to her feed and a drop of molasses to her water-soaked bread. Right now she is chirping - loudly - because she is separated from her buddies. I also gave her a few drops of water from a dropper which she seemed to take with no trouble. She is sleeping in my hand right now. I have her separated in a box with a brooder pad on the bottom, a clam shell full of food and another shell holding water
soaked bread. She has her own heat lamp above the box.

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

I had a chick hatch with wry neck a few months ago. I syringed a couple droplets of Poultry Cell in her beak every few hours and it cleared up in a few days. I hope your baby clears up quickly, too!

 

[Eggcessive]

Wry neck can be common in chicks from vitamin E or thiamine (B1) deficiency in the parents or the chick, or from head or neck injuries. In older birds certain viruses or diseases might be a cause of wry neck. We normally recommend giving 400 IU of human vitamin E and a normal dose of thiamin. Also give a little soft cooked egg yolk mixed with water for selenium. I would let her be with the other chicks some each day to stay a part of the flock. Watch to see that she is not bullied or trampled. She might need to be hand fed if she has trouble eating.