Chick boot ideas

[Overthinker]

One of the chicks is 4 weeks old and hasn't been walking well for like a week. I'm going to make it some boots and see if that helps it. Ideas for boots? So tape some cardboard on it's feet or something?

 

[Overthinker]

I'll reset and clear everything tomorrow morning if that's okay.

Is 4 weeks to old to try and tape it right, not sure what the deal is cause i think she was fine for a few weeks, but the last week or so she just doesn't seem to spread her toes and i want to try anything to help. Hard to get a pic cause she is laying down most the time when shes not struggling to walk. I'll reset phone and get some pics in the morning and try to tape them.

 

[Eggcessive]

Try to hold the chick up and have someone take a picture of her legs from the front. Also, describe the legs and feet, and if either toes are curled under.

 

[Overthinker]

Maybe their food is no good, I'll buy different food tonight

 

[Overthinker]

Welp, i had been putting their "crumbles" in a nutra bullet because they were so big, then I'd leave the left overs on the desk and I guess the sun destroyed the riboflavin and they are deficient. Also I got the food a month a ago and it wasn't so fresh probably. So i gave them tuna and vitamin water and fresh food.

Seen them stretching and I guess that should have been a warning.

Hope I get it resolved, a few are acting deficient now

 

[Eggcessive]

If you would just get a bottle of human vitamin B complex tablets and give 1/4 tablet daily crushed into a little egg or water, and give it to her.

 

[Overthinker]

If you would just get a bottle of human vitamin B complex tablets and give 1/4 tablet daily crushed into a little egg or water, and give it to her.

Thank you, I'll do that

 

[Overthinker]

Are you giving them chick grit? They need it for digestion.

Yeah, thx for checking

 

[Overthinker]

I'm so very happy to say I think the nutritional yeast and b complex helped!!! No one has curled toes and everyone is up off their hocks!! Still a tiny bit unstable but I'll keep up the treatment a few more days and then supplement with yeast going forward.

Thank you for the help! Ima call this case closed but will definitely update if they reverse

 

[Overthinker]

I'll try no cardboard and just use bandaids and see if it helps. Seems like she isn't spreading her toes out for some reason