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    Newbie also new to chickens

    Thank you for all the help! I'll make him eggs today! I've been giving him the vitamins via dropper because I wasn't too make sure he's getting them. I'm checking Tractor Supply for an infra red bulb this afternoon. Many thanks! Just having proactive things to do helps me a lot.
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    Newbie also new to chickens

    Oh, I am so encouraged by this. I know he may not survive, still, but I wasn't sure he even had a chance. I will switch to infrared if I can locate them. Anything else I can do to improve his chances? Maybe with diet? He's just eating regular chick feed that was supplied to me. I haven't added...
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    Newbie also new to chickens

    Thanks for the welcome, guys! Thank you, TwoCrows! I put an official thread in the illness forum in case you're interested. So maybe there is hope for him/her?? I haven't let myself get too excited, but I'd be thrilled to see this little chock survive. I would even build a coop and keep him and...
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    Chick cannot right himself, has poor control of legs

    I have a five day old chick here who seems to have a neurological condition that does not allow him to control his legs. Even when I hold him upright, his legs kick out backwards or to the left and he flops to his right side. He has control of his wings and neck like a normal chicken would, and...
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    Newbie also new to chickens

    Hello. I am a newly hatched member, and hope to find answers to some questions here (will post in appropriate forums, of course.) I joined because every time I would Google a chicken related question, my best results almost always came from this site! I am an animal behavior consultant and ran...
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