Silkie Head Twitch

[murphrandir]

I have a 3 week old silkie chick who developed this issue over the last week/week and a half or so. It reminds me of wry neck, but I’ve read of similar occurrences in silkies on this site before. I’ve given it 3 days of vitamin E and poultry cell, and while it’s not falling over anymore, I’m hopeful this isn’t a permanent condition. Any idea what’s going on? Might he/she grow out of it?

Here is a link to a video of said chick. He does walk and interact normally, it’s just punctuated by these episodes.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'd start her on 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4tablet B-Complex daily along with a little egg to help with the uptake of E.

 

[murphrandir]

I'd start her on 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4tablet B-Complex daily along with a little egg to help with the uptake of E.

I've been giving her the Vit. E for the last 4 days- I started the B complex this morning. How long do I need to do the vitamin E?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I've been giving her the Vit. E for the last 4 days- I started the B complex this morning. How long do I need to do the vitamin E?

I'd see if there's improvement after a few weeks.