francesca88 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find my silver-laced wyandotte being picked on by my other 11 chickens. I removed her from the coop - she was a bit wobbly on her feet but otherwise seemed ok. I took her indoors for the night, and when she settled down to sleep her head turned completely upside-down, her neck in a cort of C-shape so her beak was facing forwards, but the wrong way up. After a bit of googling I found that this can be caused by a vitamin deficiency so I crumbled a couple of multivitamins in her water, but this doesn't seemed to have helped her. During the day she is fine, she wanders up and down her run bok-bokkin, and she is eating and drinking fine. But at night her head is upside-down! Does anyone have any experience of this...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Gas Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not a scooby - apart from brain injury or huge muscle spasm............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 good grief, sorry i cant help but someone a lot wiser will be along soon im sure. I await with interest on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Maybe it is just the way she likes to sleep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Most odd. As long as she corrects it now and is ok in day I would do as you say and give a tonic such as lifeguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Is a bit odd As long as she's fine in herself holding her head in the day I'd go with lifeguard too and just keep an eye on her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francesca88 Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 Maybe it is just the way she likes to sleep? She never used to sleep like this, and this really does not look normal (or comfortable!) I'll try to get a photo tonight. For the moment though, she is happy so I suppose it could just be one of those things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I had this with an exbatt that we got out. We decided she was stargazing which is a vitamin B deficiency and the symptons got worse when she was stressed (picked up) or ultra relaxed (asleep). Like you we used crushed vit tablets as well as feeding lots of high Vit B feeds in addition to a high quality layers feed. Three months on Necky as she is called is nearly 100% perfect with just the occasional head tilt once in a while. Em x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
