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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    Her lameness wasn’t going to go away, we felt. She seemed better then backslid. We decided the best thing was to put her down because she wasn’t living a normal life with the other hens. Im sorry my story didn’t have a better outcome. I wish you luck, it’s a tough situation. I tried for 6...
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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    Yes she is in the smaller run with them in a wire crate….they see each other quite a bit although the others have access to a larger space where she doesn’t go (the crate is homemade with wood and difficult/heavy to move). But she sees them a lot
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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    Any brands you recommend for layer feed? Thanks
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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    I suppose I could try more visits. It’s pretty stressful for me because they start going after her and she fights back! There’s wings flapping and pecking etc. I don’t want anyone getting hurt. I do have a sling thing (it’s like a chicken purse) which I got at the beginning when I was more...
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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    My husband wanted to put her down from the get go. I’m somewhat regretting this now. He built a small wire pen for her. We put it in their smaller run attached to their house so she could “be” with the others without getting injured by them. That’s where she lives, in a wire box. I was...
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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    It’s been over a month since she stopped standing. Last week I took her to a vet. Xray showed no fractures but her bones weren’t as dense as they should be. He was happy with the b complex I was giving and said to add more calcium. he prescribed an anti inflammatory for 7 days. He said he...
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    Yes good luck to you as well! He specifically mentioned calcium and phosphorus. Not sure if you are doing pills yet but giving a chicken a pill isn’t hard at all unlike with liquid medicine you have to be so careful with. a pill you can pop it in pretty easily with no issues. I was crushing...
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    Yes the vet mentioned niacin deficiency is often seen in ducks also.
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    I Today I took my girl to a vet the local farm animal sanctuary suggested. He was very happy with the b complex pill I am giving because he’s concerned about niacin (not riboflavin so much!) the pill has 100mg of each so I’m good there. Make sure your b complex is super high in these!! Her...
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    I have three other sapphire gems and they are perfectly fine. I asked if you got her at a TSC because maybe her parents together produced this possible genetic problem. And we all have siblings, you know? Not necessarily a trait of SGs. Just these birds from a particular set of parents….so...
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    Not stupid at all! She is standing under her own power for over a minute at a time, and walking and even running a few steps at a time. I repeatedly lift her and “make” her stand on her feet and she can. Sometimes she will stand up of her own volition but not frequently. Perhaps having her...
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    Thank you for the info. I got a lot of advice from online and irl that it could be a b2 deficiency so I went with that but it’s been 3 weeks of mega doses (50mg at first now 100mg) and I’m getting impatient for more improvement. I’d like her to be up and standing most of the time if not all...
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    Hen sitting/walking on hocks

    Hi sorry you are having the same issue! I switched my girl to a b complex vitamin with occasional poultry cell in water three weeks ago. She improved but is not healed as her “default” is to sit all the time. When I stand her up she can remain standing on flat feet and straight legs for a...
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    Vitamin B deficiency: how long to treat?

    She’s 23 weeks old.
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