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Well shoot! I was misinformed. The only reason I added it was to keep them “warmer” in the colder months. Hopefully removing it helps. I’ll reintroduce later in smaller amounts.

Thank you so much! This gives me hope!!

Good to know. We recently introduced the scratch for winter, so maybe they’re neglecting their regular feed and just eating the corn 🤔

Thanks for the advice. Does the mg matter?

Thanks for the link. How long would you say it took to see progress? I hate seeing him struggle.

Thank you, fortunately I got a little help on the thread I posted but I was worried I was wasting time waiting on a response.

Video of chick today:

They have access to unlimited amounts of all flock and scratch grain at all times. I give a handful or two of scraps daily.

Yes, I will upload as soon as possible. As of now he is pretty immobile. I do have a video of him from a day or two ago though that I will upload. At that point he was walking around on his hocks but still getting from point A to point B.

Hello! I follow BYC’s Facebook page but am unable to post anything because my Facebook account is relatively new. I have only been on Facebook for 3 months. All of my posts are automatically declined and the reasoning is that the moderators limit posting by new members to reduce spam. I need...

They’re on all flock crumbles, scratch feed, veggie scraps, and whatever they find when they’re foraging.

I have a young chicken, about 2 months old. Last week he and one of his siblings began walking on their hock joints. I brought them indoors and made sure they had access to feed and water, they were eating and drinking well. I couldn’t find any injuries. I lost one of them 2 days later. He...

I appreciate your support!!

It must be. I love hearing about a happy adoption though!

Also! I left Lolita with 8 eggs that seemed more developed than the others when I candled them. Lots of movement and big ol eyeballs. 1 hatched on its own, 3 attempted hatching, 1 was assisted, 3 stopped developing at some point. I think they would have been successful if we hadn’t reach triple...