What to do for a Silkie with wry neck?
Silkie’s are prone to wry neck during a head injury because of the vaulted skull that some have. They are also prone to getting Mareks disease of which wry neck can be a symptom. Many people treat wry neck with vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin E, and selenium. Some also use prednisone in certain cases where the vitamins don’t help.
What to do for a chicken with wry neck?
They are also prone to getting Mareks disease of which wry neck can be a symptom. Many people treat wry neck with vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin E, and selenium. Some also use prednisone in certain cases where the vitamins don’t help. Here are some links: http://oureggbasket.blogspot.com/2013/04/wry-neck-or-crook-neck-understanding-it.html
Why does my rooster have a wry neck?
Sorry about your hen. The rooster may calm down when he gets a little more mature if you keep him in the flock, or separate him for a bit. Silkie’s are prone to wry neck during a head injury because of the vaulted skull that some have. They are also prone to getting Mareks disease of which wry neck can be a symptom.
Why does my Silkie chicken have a wry neck?
It seems that Silkies tend to get wry neck more than other breeds and over the years I have had an isolated instance of it here and there. Wry neck is a condition where the chickens neck is twisted. It’s also called crook neck, twisted neck or stargazing.
What kind of chicken is a Silkie chicken?
The Silkie is a breed of chicken named for its cute manner and fluffy plumage that feels like silk or satin. The breed has many unusual qualities like black skin and bones, blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot, whereas most chickens only have four.
Why is the meat of a Silkie chicken black?
Why is Silkie chicken meat black? The Silkie chicken owes its unusual deep blue black colour to a rare genetic mutation of hyperpigmentation called fibromelanosis. This deep colour is produced by the skin pigment melanin and is also present in other breeds like the Ayam Cemani from Java.
Why do silkie chickens have a head injury?
You’ll find that people fall into three camps about this : one group consider that it’s a straightforward vitamin deficiency, the second that it’s genetic and the third that it’s a condition affecting Silkie and Polish (UK Poland) chickens because of their tendency to head injury.
