8 week old chick has been shakey since birth, no other symptoms

ChickNCheery

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Mar 29, 2025
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This is Shake n Bake, my 8 week old Buff Orpington chick. I bought her and 4 other chicks as day old chicks, and this chick is the only one who has an issue. She has always been shaky, and when she perches she tends to wobble a bit as if she's dizzy and loses her balance. When walking, she shakes as if she's trying to keep her balance. She seems slightly less intelligent or less brave than the others, as she'll sometimes get "lost" and take longer to find the coop entrance at night unless she follows the others in, so I'll occasionally have to manually catch her and place her in the coop instead of walking in with the others.

She has no other symptoms, eats and drinks well, can fly up to roost at night, ect. I tried electrolytes, probiotics, and rooster booster so far, but nothing has made a difference. Any ideas?
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I would give her a chicken vitamin mineral supplement, or some vitamin E and B complex, for at least 2 weeks. Also make sure that she is getting a balanced chick starter grower and a few bites of cooked egg yolk, and limit any extras. It might be helpful if you can upload a video to YouTube or a similar site, of her having this behavior.
 

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