8 week old hen with riboflavin deficiency, PLEASE HELP!!

[Eggcessive]

I agree. She needs a balanced chicken feed for her age. Only a little extra riboflavin in the B complex is needed for a riboflavin deficiency. More B complex than is not any more helpful. Usually 1/4 to 1/2 tablet daily is plenty. Chicks need balanced diets with all of the minerals and vitamins, the right amount of protein, carb, fat to thrive.

 

[chicki291]

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Will she eat the growing meal that you have? I would try to focus on her eating that along with the egg/meat and vitamins, see if that helps. While she may be getting some nutrition from grass, she may need the extra protein and poultry feed instead.

Yes i give her growing meal with vitamins and minerals every day also. Forgot to mention that : ) i also gave her some medicine for bacteria, just in case

 

[chicki291]

I agree. She needs a balanced chicken feed for her age. Only a little extra riboflavin in the B complex is needed for a riboflavin deficiency. More B complex than is not any more helpful. Usually 1/4 to 1/2 tablet daily is plenty. Chicks need balanced diets with all of the minerals and vitamins, the right amount of protein, carb, fat to thrive.

Thank you ! I did not know about all of this minerals that chickens need. The thing is that here, where i live, it is very hard to get like the right balanced feed for your chickens. The feed that i have, do not contain all the minerals and vitamins that chickens need

 

[chicki291]

This is the b complex that i gave my chick.. is it good?

 

[Eggcessive]

Many people do not have commercial chickens feeds in their home countries. It can be a challenge and also expensive to get all of the needed nutrients together in grains and meal for a chicken feed that is available in your country. The whole grains can lose vitamins and minerals quickly after grinding, so small amounts should be made at a time. Meat and fish meal can also be used as well as corn, wheat, oats, barley, millet, lentils, and other ingredients. Here is some reading about making feed:
https://www.thespruce.com/make-chicken-or-poultry-feed-3016558

 

[chicki291]

Oh yeah guys, my chicken is also shivering.. what can be the reason for this?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Oh yeah guys, my chicken is also shivering.. what can be the reason for this?

I usually associate shivering as neurological.

 

[Eggcessive]

How cold is it where you live now? You are in winter now, so does she need a little heat to stay warm? How does she look (any pictures) and how are her droppings looking?

 

[chicki291]

I usually associate shivering as neurological.

I also think it is. And that its also why her toes dont work?

 

[chicki291]

How cold is it where you live now? You are in winter now, so does she need a little heat to stay warm? How does she look (any pictures) and how are her droppings looking?

It is now usually between 16 and 20 degrees celsius. I have kept this chick in my arms for a while and the shivering does not go away

She just wasnt feeling it today. She just isnt trying to sit today. Usually on other days she would sit on her hocks, but today she was just lying on her side. Ive put her upright, but then she starts to comb her feathers and falls over. Instead of trying to try to come back upright, she just lies there
Shes also not trying to follow the others like she did on the other days. She's also alot more sleepy
Her poop is a bit runny, but there are some solid pieces in there

My mom says that we should give her about two more weeks to show some improvement. But i think it's time to put her down. I just think this isnt a quality of life for her. I can still give her some time though. Tomorrow it will be a full week of treatment, without improvement..