Avoiding Hatching Peachicks With Bawled Up or Curled Feet

[Trefoil]

  .I'm going to up my protein levels this year for all my birds to no less than 26% because this solved quitters in one particular color I was having trouble with last year.I noticed over a 65% increased hatch rate starting with eggs laid 2 days after they began getting the higher protein diet.This must give the chicks more energy or vigor at hatchtime because they all pipped and were out in less than 24 hrs as well.

I have found this to be true for guineas. The better you feed the parents, the better hatch rates as well as less leg problems.

 

[Yoda]

The bird Vet I bought my Emu chick to told me that leg issues most common in birds is caused by lack of Vitamin B in the hen. Now I do not know if she was only refering to the Emu but she did say birds not Emus. I am going to bring the other 2 Emu chicks to visit her and I am going to ask her about the curled toes and what prevents them. I asked about Peafowl and she said her father use to raise them so she does know the peafowl very well. I am so happy she came to our state!