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* Well, it seems SOMETHING is working again!!!! Now if we could just figure out how to get her on her feet, eh!!! So- maybe a tack under her rump???

* Meanwhile, I've been looking into a few others areas-- There is something called "Inherited Riboflavin Deficiency" passed hen to egg and (used to?) often take out chicks with -- if they managed to hatch at all, that is-- with symtoms similiar to these feet & leg problems. . .Maybe there is...

* ALSO WONDERING ABOUT A MITE CONNECTION-- Could they be transmitting something to certain of these birds?? Or, are they just taking advantage of their deficiency-weakened state??

* So, she's "butt sitting"??? Maybe she needs the TUMS treatment then!! Have you tried that already??? I have heard this type of thing nearly a dozen times just since I have been on BYC, and I wondering now if it's a adult version of malabsorption. . . .

* She's probly got a combination of deficiencies. B-2 is tough, but IS in milk that has NOT be exposed to light (Meaning, feed milk from a CARTON, yogurt or no-sodium cottage cheese.) There is also B-2 in almonds- you could grind or smash some to add a spoon or two to her feed. Another member...

* I'm glad you found some possible clues to her condition, CA. Isn't it amazing what can result from vitamin deficiencies?? Does the site you found give any info on "remedial" doses and treatment durations?? (Frack!)

* I'm glad you found some possible clues to her condition, CA. Isn't it amazing what can result from vitamin deficiencies?? Does the site you found give any info on "remedial" doses and treatment durations??

* I've never heard of them in a chicken before, CA, but if she were a person, I'd be thinking she's had a stroke. what would be the treatment for that in a chicken, I couldn't begin to tell you either. Maybe someone will have some suggestions, though.