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    Comment by 'boxerpupmom1127' in article 'The New Girls'

    Thank you!!
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    Comment by 'boxerpupmom1127' in article 'The New Girls'

    Oh absolutely! Thank you!!
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    The New Girls

    We started our chicken adventure 6 short weeks ago with our "original" 7 girls from Fayetteville (NC) Poultry Chick Dealer & Hatchery. After that we were hooked and just last week purchased 5 more including 3 Russian Orloff's. Our total of 12 now consist of 2 Cinnamon Queens, 2 Easter Eggers...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    I think this is definitely something we will add to the feed for all the girls once they are older. Our Brahma is doing much better! She is acting like a big chicken now...scratching, stretching, fluttering, etc. It's exciting to watch :) She is gaining weight and looks to be in perfect...
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    2 weeks old baby chicks not keeping their balance and too weak to stand on their feet

    That IS interesting! Apparently it is mainly the B-12 vitamin that is causing the deficiency so I'm also researching yeast additives to mix in with their feed. We use the Purina too. There seems to be a lot of deficiency problems popping up on the forum. We're 1st time chick owners and I had...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    Great info, thanks! While looking at Brewer's yeast I found Nutritional Yeast and it appears to have a higher % of B-12 as well as Selenium. The numbers are almost triple. I've posted on the forum link you gave me to see if anyone has experience or thoughts on one vs. the other.
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    Does anyone feed their chickens Brewer's Yeast?

    Has anyone used Nutritional Yeast instead of Brewer's Yeast? I have a chick with a vitamin deficiency that we're treating with polyvisol, but I am considering adding a yeast to the feed for all the girls. They are 3 weeks old now...only one with the deficiency. In researching I noticed the...
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    2 weeks old baby chicks not keeping their balance and too weak to stand on their feet

    We're going through a similar situation with our 3 week old Brahma. Polyvisol is a common liquid vitamin for infants/children and can be purchased at most grocery stores as well as WalMart and Target. I have been told by other members that vitamins will cancel out the cocci preventives in the...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    She's still making slight improvements. We moved her back in with the other girls and she has put on a little weight. We didn't realize how much being away from the others was stressing her out even if she could still see them. Now that she's back in the main brooder we're just giving her...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    She was standing with more strength yesterday (no difference today) and eating more today. But I'll take it! We started her on Vit B complex crushed in her feed and we've given her some small pieces by mouth. She hates that equally as much as the polyvisol. I've also put nutria-drench in her...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    I can't tell that she's made any progress today. Still eating/drinking on her own but spending a majority of her time laying in the corner of her fenced off area watching the other girls run around. Her cocci test came back negative so that's awesome :) Was just hoping for more improvement...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    Update from today~ "Big D" has now had 2 Poly-vi-sol treatments and I think she is doing better. I watched her stand (not solidly) for at least 5 minutes and eat and she is continuing to drink water...all good signs. Balance is still off and it appears she is favoring her right side. Her...
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    Thank you!!
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    Do I administer the polyvisol directly in her mouth or as an additive to water? I remember buying this at WalMart for my children when they were infants so I'll check there. It would be good to have on hand in any event.
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    Thank you IrishAcreFarm! Would her susceptibility to cocci be lessened because she is on medicated food? We keep our brooder very clean but just wondering for peace of mind. I will pick up save-a-chick tomorrow.
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    2 week old Standard Brahma with Lameness/Balance issues

    Hi All! We just got our girls 2 weeks ago from a breeder and over the past week I've noticed our light standard brahma has started to have balance issues. All our girls are different breeds with the same hatch date and were kept together. None of the others exhibit any of her symptoms. She...
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    North Carolina

    Ramirezframing, I'm really interested in silkies, Sussex, and polish. I live in a neighborhood that allows chickens but not roosters. I had to drive 2 hours to get the 7 I have now and I'm concerned that if I gamble on a straight run I'll end up with a roo & I won't have an outlet for him. My...
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    North Carolina

    Thank you tammyfarms!! I didn't even consider asking the owners if they would sell chicks. I think I got a false sense of security reading the health/vaccination guidelines the state sets for all entered animals, and that they are inspected by a vet before admission. But...I never considered...
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    North Carolina

    This might be random but, has anyone ever purchased pullets/hens from the poultry exhibition at the State Fair? There were so many beautiful breeds on display last year and some of them had prices on them. I though it might be a good way to add breeds to our flock that aren't available in my...
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    Our 1st chicks...medicated food?

    Thank you! They were only vaccinated for Maerks so it looks like medicated food for us :) We've only had them a day and we're already in love with them!!
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