[silverteen]

my day old silkie is looking like it has a crooked neck. its facing to the left and bent a bit. I've read online for treatment but they ill recommend a baby liquid vitamin without iron, not sure of a brand?! any one got any ideas for treatment? please help x
 

[silverteen]

its not eating or drinking on its own either and keeps falling backwards.

[joyfull]

sorry but it may not make it being so young, however if you are willing to give it a try then yes do try the vitamin drops. You can get them for birds and a lot of places sell them for pigeons (Harkers is one make). Try to get one with Vit D in it. They are fine without food/water for a couple of days but then you may have to show it where its feed/drink is by tapping the food/water.

[Helenaj]

When one of mine developed it I went to Boots and had a word with the pharmacist - he was very helpful and gave me it in liquid capsule form. All I had to do was pierce the capsule and you had a handy pipette for dosing the chick.

Good luck!

[silverteen]

just went to my local boots and they only had a "syrup" type baby vitamin supplement for babies over 4 months!

would this be ok?

maybe i could dilute a drop with some some water?

[darkbrowneggs]

What about vitamin drops for cage birds like canaries.  You could try at your pet shop.

[joyfull]

that will probably be the same one as the pigeon type DBE.
I would use that rather than the baby syrup.

[Casey76]

Unfortunaely silkies seem to be prone to wry neck.

It can respond very quickly to vitamin drops though, but if it doesn't you may have to cull the chick