PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

[LeafBlade12345]

She may also have a slipped tendon, which can be corrected by using a splint.

 

[ChilliPepper]

Her bedding is hay, so its not slippery, I'm not sure if her feed is medicated or not.

 

[LeafBlade12345]

How old is she? What is her feed called? It should say on the bag.

 

[ChilliPepper]

She is around about 2-3 weeks old and the people that sold us the chicken also gave us a bag of chick starter

 

[georgiayankee]

I had one like that but it was only 3-5 days old. I gave them some agrilab vitamin and electrolytes in their water. ( it doesn't have iron) it took a few days but now my chick is 4 weeks and strong. I was told it could be a Vitamin B deficancy. I too use a chick starter that is medicated because I don't know what nest conditions were like before they were shipped to me.

 

[casportpony]

Can you post a picture of her poop? FYI, chicks on medicated feed can get coccidiosis.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I had one like that but it was only 3-5 days old. I gave them some agrilab vitamin and electrolytes in their water. ( it doesn't have iron) it took a few days but now my chick is 4 weeks and strong. I was told it could be a Vitamin B deficancy. I too use a chick starter that is medicated because I don't know what nest conditions were like before they were shipped to me.

Good suggestion and probably worth trying.

-Kathy

 

[Deise]

Has anyone heard of a chicken's comb shrinking?

 

[casportpony]

Has anyone heard of a chicken's comb shrinking?

I know it can happen when they get dehydrated.

-Kathy

 

[animalgrl]

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Yes. One of my girls was very dehydrated and her comb (which is smallish to begin with) completely shrunk down into a hard little row of nubs. Got her rehydrated and the comb eventually went back to normal.