Chick can't move legs help!

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BirdsBeesTrees said:
I try to get 24% or higher. Until you can get higher protein feed and vitamins for their water maybe you can feed them some scrambled eggs or yolks from boiled eggs.?
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Ok. I can give them some of that.
Eggcessive said:
Gosh, I think I would go to the store right away and get some b complex or some chick vitamins. Nutritional yeast has riboflavin as well. You may not realize how important it is to get vitamins started. Are they eating and drinking okay?
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Yes, they eat and drink good. I don't have nutritional yeast. I think I can go look for some vitamins tomorrow. Is this sounding like any diseases? I've never heard of anything like it. Twelve chicks did go to a friends house for a week because they were doing a farm camp and wanted baby chicks. I guess they could have picked up some sort of bacteria. I don't know if it was these or not. Their all mixed up now.
I'm planning to keep these chicks separate now incase it can spread.
 
Eggcessive said:
If it is a riboflavin deficiency, the sooner it is treated, the better the chances are for recovery. Cooked liver and ground beef have B vitamins, but I would liquify any in a blender or food processor to give to chicks that young. Cooked egg would be good as well. Here is some reading:
https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/curly-toed-paralysis
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That sounds a lot like what is happening to them. I will give them some cooked egg and then pick up some of the vitamins.


There are now 7 affected chicks.
 
I got vitamin b complex and it has riboflavin in it so thats good. Its capsules that have liquid in them I think. How do I give it to them and how much?
 
If she will eat, you can give it in a small amount of feed or egg. If not give it orally. Give about 1/4 to 1/2 of the capsule. It would be hard to give too much.
 
My dad and I put about 4 capsules in a suringe (the are full of yellow paste so we just suck it out) and then we gave each affected chick 1/4 to 1/2 of a capsule. There are now 11 affected. 1 died this morning, I am not positive that it was caused by the vitamin deficiency because it's neck apeared broken (head was floppy)and it had blood coming from its nose and spit from it's mouth. Sorry for the gruesome description.

The first one to be affected can't really move from one place to another now and it's legs slide out from underneath it.
We have the affected ones in their own space.

I am hoping that all they have is a deficiency and now that their on vitamins they will recover.

How often should we give it to them?

I put about 1/2 a capsule in the other chicks water, so if this is something they all have those won't get it as bad.

Sorry this is so long.
 
Sorry for your continuing loss and more becoming ill. Give the B complex once a day. Are any having runny poops or poops with blood? Would it be possible to get a necropsy on a chick’s body, or getting some droppings checked by a vet for coccidiosis?
 
Eggcessive said:
Sorry for your continuing loss and more becoming ill. Give the B complex once a day. Are any having runny poops or poops with blood? Would it be possible to get a necropsy on a chick’s body, or getting some droppings checked by a vet for coccidiosis?
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I don't think I can get a necropsy done on the chick. As far as I know their poops are normal. I could do a cocidiosis preventing treatment.
 

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