3 week old emu chick won't stand

[Kiki]

So maybe a lack of niacin is why the baby can't stand?
hm...

 

[casportpony]

So maybe a lack of niacin is why the baby can't stand?
hm...

That was the one ingredient that stood out to me, but there could be others.

 

[Kiki]

• Contains high levels of added vitamin E and added selenium - Addresses deficiencies.
  

 

[Kiki]

I wonder if some Braggs Nutritional Yeast would be good for him/her?
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[ChickenCanoe]

• I'd get it some crickets to start with.

http://www.zutrition.com/emu-nutrition-guide/

ETA
The following may be overkill for the OP but here is great info.
http://www.eznc.org/docs/Ratitestandard2.pdf

Also, I hope you have lots of space if you plan on keeping it to adulthood.

 

[Kiki]

@Newemumama Get back here!
We are trying to help you.

 

[drumstick diva]

Ducklings have problem if they have a niacin deficiency also. I think they add Brewers yeast to their food but don't know how much or how often. An emu is bigger than a duck.

 

[drumstick diva]

Do the legs look good on the emu? They NEED strong legs to live. Now I have something new to worry about. Hope it will be okay

 

[twinoaksmama]

One of mine was having the problem of hanging her head and stumbling. Took her to the vet next morning and he said vitamin deficiency.

He recommended MINIMUM 20% non-medicated chick starter (No where to get the ratite feed around here so have to order it), finely chopped veggies (carrots, kale, spinach, apples, and grapes) and fruits, and to add poultry vitamins to their feed or water (depends on which you get). After a vitamin shot and adding the vitamins, she's doing great. Still ordering the ratite starter feed though so they have what's needed, unless we find something comparable.

 

[briefvisit]

I've seen wild chicks cover a quarter mile through a six-inch-deep litter of twigs and leaves on the afternoon they hatched. A 3-wk-old chick that can hardly stand is seriously ill.