How do I massage my chickens wry neck?

[Pugerpillar]

I have a chicken with wry neck and no vitamins seem to make a dent in it. I need some information on what other types of diseases she could have and how I can treat them. I also need tips on how to massage her neck.

 

[lazy gardener]

What have you given her for vitamins and how long have you been doing it? How long has she been showing signs of wry neck? Can you describe her symptoms and behavior? Massage will do nothing for her aside from stressing her further.

 

[Pugerpillar]

What have you given her for vitamins? Massage will do nothing for her aside from stressing her further.

I've given her a bunch of 400iu vitamin E supplements, selenium and a little magnesium in her food regularly for a while and I've now switched to feeding her mashed egg yolks with Nutri Drench in it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a chicken with wry neck and no vitamins seem to make a dent in it. I need some information on what other types of diseases she could have and how I can treat them. I also need tips on how to massage her neck.

I've given her a bunch of 400iu vitamin E supplements, selenium and a little magnesium in her food regularly for a while and I've now switched to feeding her mashed egg yolks with Nutri Drench in it.

How long has she had Wry Neck and what is a "while" in terms of treatment?
Do you have any photos or a video of her?
What breed is she, how old is she?


Wry Neck is a symptom of certain conditions like vitamin deficiency, head injury/trauma and certain diseases like Marek's, Avian Lymphoid Leukosis and Newcastles.
Marek's Information

What type of feed do you feed - I would encourage her to eat her normal feed if possible. You can make it into a wet mash if you need too. Vitamin support is 400IU Vitamin E daily along with Vitamin B1 (1/4-1/2 b-complex vitamin) and Selenium. Egg and tuna both have sufficient Selenium for the uptake of E.

Sometimes even with supportive care and vitamin therapy, recovery is not possible.

 

[lazy gardener]

If she's not improving after treating daily for more than a week, IMO, she's not going to get better. If her quality of life is diminished, it might be a kindness to cull her.

 

[Pugerpillar]

How long has she had Wry Neck and what is a "while" in terms of treatment?
Do you have any photos or a video of her?
What breed is she, how old is she?


Wry Neck is a symptom of certain conditions like vitamin deficiency, head injury/trauma and certain diseases like Marek's, Avian Lymphoid Leukosis and Newcastles.
Marek's Information

What type of feed do you feed - I would encourage her to eat her normal feed if possible. You can make it into a wet mash if you need too. Vitamin support is 400IU Vitamin E daily along with Vitamin B1 (1/4-1/2 b-complex vitamin) and Selenium. Egg and tuna both have sufficient Selenium for the uptake of E.

Sometimes even with supportive care and vitamin therapy, recovery is not possible.

She started getting a hunchback at 2 weeks old. she's 4 months now. I never separated her from her 3 other sisters because I've never seen them bully her or bother her and when I tried to separate her she freaked the hell out. At first I put 400 iu vitamin E and selenium in her food and in some egg yolk to feed her. I also gave her sunflower seeds. I started to add in b1 after a week. I stopped doing this in june and switched to nutri drench. After I started the nutri I saw her lift her head up slightly for a few seconds. I saw her do it twice and it gave me a little hope but it hasn't happened since. I should probably up her dose. My parents got a new dog and he keeps trying to chase her, he even had her in his mouth once and the dogs we already had that never chased the chickens before in their life are now chasing them whenever they get the chance. I can't have her inside anymore. This makes it difficult to weigh her so I can give her a proper dose. I haven't been consistent with her treatment lately. I think I've started to give up on her.

 

[Eggcessive]

Is she getting a balanced name brand starter grower feed?

 

[Lisa Wood]

I'm not familiar with wry neck, thankfully. But you might consider building her a private little SAFE condo space, where she knows dogs can't get her. If not, and the dogs keep stressing her and putting her in thier mouths, wry neck will be secondary. For my husband and I, probably the most effort and money goes into keeping the birds safe. He's in town now buying materials to reinforce and tiny openings to stop huge snake from visiting

 

[Pugerpillar]

I'm not familiar with wry neck, thankfully. But you might consider building her a private little SAFE condo space, where she knows dogs can't get her. If not, and the dogs keep stressing her and putting her in thier mouths, wry neck will be secondary. For my husband and I, probably the most effort and money goes into keeping the birds safe. He's in town now buying materials to reinforce and tiny openings to stop huge snake from visiting

I don't have many predators to worry about around here accept for racoons and ravens. I free range them around the yard a lot but I should probably just keep them in their run. There is a fence that separates the dogs from the chickens but the chickens often like to crawl underneath the fence. It's a tight fit and is harder for them now to get under than when they were chicks but they still do it. I don't trust them enough not to keep going through the fence.