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Great news on little Shadow. As I mentioned, last weekend I was unable to get any B vitamins (I am 30 minutes from any given store and the stores are 30+ minutes from each other so shopping around is a real pain with $4+ gas prices!) I looked more closely at what had on hand and opted to start...

My (tiny) local store doesn't even sell B complex. Sigh. I've been giving her the DurVet vitamins sprinkled in a tablespoon of mash made from grower crumble, along with calcium citrate powder. Her appetite is good but she hasn't improved at all in the past several days, toes still tightly...

Thanks! I've been using DurVet powdered vitamin, the kind you mix in water, which does have Riboflavin in it. Closest store is 30min away so haven't picked up any B Complex, but I certainly still can. If I cull her I will definitely get a necropsy and testing done just to have some answers. All...

Update time. Sadly, not a lot of good news- improvement has been very incremental. Shadow is able to push herself upright on her legs now, which is good, but her feet are curcled (so she's walking on her fists, for lack of a better description). When I pick her up she does have movement in her...

Thank you! When she was out with the flock she was eating mostly Kalmbach layer pellets, probably also some Kalmbach grower crumbles (20%) since my broody and her chicks are out with the main flock now. I do try to limit treats, especially anything rich like scratch or dried worms, to a handful...

The plot thickens! When I got up this morning she had laid two shell-less eggs in her crate. This is much more what I was expecting to see - not good, obviously, but feels more predictable. She's brighter, more alert, really eager to not be in the crate. She's also still walking on her hocks. I...

Well, the mystery continues. Shadow has been bright, alert, and chatty the past two days, eating well, interested in her surroundings. She even laid an egg yesterday - the largest one she's ever laid, though still not larger than a normal adult hen's egg. It did have a weird bit of something...

Update: not much improvement today. She's mainly sitting on her hocks with her feet curled, though she will also get up and walk on her hocks. Her overall balance seems better but still wobbly. Eyes are bright and she's eating well, but not drinking much, so I'm still giving electrolyte water...

:thumbsup Hooray for poop! LOL. I come from a horse background and have been on poop watch for colicky horses plenty of times. Glad to hear it's a good sign here. As far as calcium sources, what I have on hand are: - Tums - Oyster shell - various calcium rich foods like yogurt, kale, whole raw...

Sadly, the closest vet is three hours away. I'll keep up the hydration and add some calcium. If she's having an egg problem, would she still be having normal poops? Hers are quite healthy looking - light brown, well formed, a bit of white. Not watery or small or excessively large. And thank...

Her last egg was probably Saturday, but I confess I haven't kept good track - I have four pullets who all came into lay just under two weeks ago and so haven't been expecting consistent eggs yet (eggs have been small, but normal). It could have been Sunday - my daughter did see her waiting in...

With the latest heat waves I'm sure this question is top of mind for many. This is my first summer having chickens in a hot, humid environment (have had them in southern CA, but the Northeast summers are a different thing entirely). Saturday was sweltering hot with a heat index in the 90s. Our...