Chick with curled feet

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Anyone with an idea of what may be wrong with her feet? She hasn’t been roosting for 2 days
 

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What are you feeding? It could be riboflavin (vitamin B 2) deficiency which can cause curling under of toes and walking or sitting on hocks. I would give some human B complex vitamins or give some Poultry Cell or other vitamin with riboflavin listed on the label for 2 weeks to see if it helps. Caution—do not get Poultry NutriDrench, since it does not contain riboflavin. The sooner it is treated, the better the chances of recoveryFoods that contain riboflavin are liver, ground beef, salmon, chopped almonds, plain yogurt, and cooked egg. Here is a good article about riboflavin deficiency:
https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency
 
What are you feeding? It could be riboflavin (vitamin B 2) deficiency which can cause curling under of toes and walking or sitting on hocks. I would give some human B complex vitamins or give some Poultry Cell or other vitamin with riboflavin listed on the label for 2 weeks to see if it helps. Caution—do not get Poultry NutriDrench, since it does not contain riboflavin. The sooner it is treated, the better the chances of recoveryFoods that contain riboflavin are liver, ground beef, salmon, chopped almonds, plain yogurt, and cooked egg. Here is a good article about riboflavin deficiency:
https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency


Thank you for the advice. They’re on Purina flock feeder (there’s ducks) and free range. I feel like this just happened over night.:/
 
Can you stretch out her feet. What does she do when you do that!! Check her under her feet!! Does she have a scratch on her pad of her foot??
Bumblefoot!!!
 
It could be riboflavin (vitamin B 2) deficiency which can cause curling under of toes and walking or sitting on hocks. I would give some human B complex vitamins or give some Poultry Cell or other vitamin with riboflavin listed on the label
i agree with this from eggcessive. get some vitamin B in her fast, and watch the other chicks her age also for signs of the same.
 
There shouldn’t be a deficiency with Flock Raiser, a complete feed, but I would treat it for 2 weeks. If you see any other strange symptoms, let us know. Do you know if she was vaccinated for Mareks disease? How old is she and what breed?
 

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