3-week old chick with a bad leg - any advice please

[RoyalChick]

Have you tried vita K?

Yes. She has a mixed vitamin supplement (including K).
But I thought K was related to blood clotting and it was B complex that helped nerves and joint development?

 

[pennyJo1960]

K or lack of can cause curling but more in ducks but also chickens occasionally.

 

[RoyalChick]

K or lack of can cause curling but more in ducks but also chickens occasionally.

Ah. I didn’t know that. But yes she has been getting supplements for 4 days now.
I am not sure how long any of the supplements (K or B) would take to correct a deficiency and see some effects.

 

[pennyJo1960]

She should be seeing improvement by now that is what worries me.

 

[RoyalChick]

She should be seeing improvement by now that is what worries me.

That is what I thought too.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I lost one of mine today it is notr easy he got under the leg of the heat plate was gone when I found it.

 

[RoyalChick]

I lost one of mine today it is notr easy he got under the leg of the heat plate was gone when I found it.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Perris]

I lost one of mine today it is notr easy he got under the leg of the heat plate was gone when I found it.

it's always hard to lose one

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Ah. I didn’t know that. But yes she has been getting supplements for 4 days now.
I am not sure how long any of the supplements (K or B) would take to correct a deficiency and see some effects.

Maybe some Nutridrench will give her a boost in calorie intake.

 

[RoyalChick]

Maybe some Nutridrench will give her a boost in calorie intake.

She is eating plenty. Every day - ideally twice a day - we do a PT session in the house and she gets extra food then to distract her from my working on her leg. Today she will get scrambled egg, brewers yeast and starter feed mash with some meal worms on top.
Eating and pooping her definitely not an issue!