Neurological signs caused by vitamin E and selenium deficiency, head trauma, or sometimes Marek's. Pure vitamin cases often reverse fully with treatment.
AI illustration of Wry Neck (Torticollis)
Mix of AI illustrations and anonymized real cases shared by community keepers. Visual severity varies by bird, age, and stage.
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Give vitamin E (400 IU per day for an adult) plus a selenium source. Crushed Poultry Cell or Nutri Drench works. Hand feed and water in a quiet box. Most vitamin cases improve in 3 to 14 days. If no improvement after 2 weeks, suspect Marek's.
Prevention
Feed a quality complete ration. Avoid keeping birds on long term unbalanced scratch grain diets. Add a vitamin supplement to the water weekly in winter.
