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This spring about 6weeks- 2mos ago i had several older chicks (13-¹6 weeks) have symptoms i believe from a vit deficiency. Limping progression into what looked like one heck of a leg cramp that progressed into not walking at all . Only 1 rooster survived but it took him 3 weeks to recover with...

Hey again! What u said about vit B was spot on i still have 2 more that are recovering in a separate pen but the 3that were the worst are all back to normal! There isn't much i can do in there pen... my breeding roo keep it quiet in the yard but they wont go in the youngsters inclosures. I see...

I thoughy u couldn't. Capon them till 10weeks

I believe its 18% no to cannibalism since we started free ranging them

The plan was to try my hand at caponing about 15 just to see. I worked several years as a head trauma tech and the Nebraska medical ce.ter. so im used to. Lood and stuff. (Even though i know there isnt much blood envolved ) ut time got away from me. Arent they too old to do it now? I have a...

It has been one thing after the other with these guys... be just conquered a vit B deficiency. And a few are still recovering from leg problems.

I have about 100+ roosters that are going crazy they have picked out a few weak non dominant roosters in the bunch and mount them, fight over mounting it and the weak rooster eventually cant fight them and they will just have to take it from all the rest. Im having a hard time preventing it. And...

Good advice!!

Just want to say Thankyou for lending your brain to this problem!!! I really appreciate it.

I should say the are all out now and i came home from church and they were loving my porch thought it was the prefect pooping pad ugh.

For the one flock they free range almost completely but they do also have the feed readily available. But the other flock my 6week olds dont free range and are not showing the symptoms. But i just took the off their developer about 4days ago. How long does it take to start showing symptoms...

No signs of coccidiosis... breathing and nasal passages are clear... they are all panting pretty heavily due to heat. Worms maybe a problem cause ive tagged a few to keep on eye on weight gain and all of them have pretty well stopped gaining.... again could be because of feed i noticed this...

It's still just a 3 birds limping...nobody elses has developed the symptoms. Which is great but if it is the vitamins would the 3dirds be better in a day? It has been that their legs give out and then they are dead by night fall. These birds maybe improving slightly but they one is still just...

Im kinda hopingyour incorrect cause i still have 1 and a half tons left of this feed..... and every chicken on my property eats this feed! Dang gum!!! I know the feed store isnt going to take this back! I got it 3 weeks ago But im thinking you are probably right

I have some Vit-tal i used to put in their water up until they we're 2mos. Ill start it up again. Would that work i think it has an antibiotic into