Crooked toes came back

[Silkie Princess]

Can you get chick starter year round? If so, I would use that for the chickens. Provide oyster shell free choice for the laying hens.

Chick starter is probably ok for the ducks too, but they will likely need supplemental Niacin. I'm not a duck person, so ask about this on the ducks forum.

No they only sell chick feed in summer but I could get more so it would last me throughout winter

 

[Silkie Princess]

Thanks. But it seems like it's getting a bit worse every day (but maybe it's just me being paranoid) ... He won't die right?

He's definitely getting worse. Came home and now his legs aren't supporting his body weight...the best he can do is walking on his hocks

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

He's definitely getting worse. Came home and now his aren't supporting his body weight...the best he can do is walking on his hocks

Are you keeping him inside through this?

 

[Silkie Princess]

Are you keeping him inside through this?

I might. For now he's outside in a broody pen/hut (alone) with food, water, shade (it's quite warm) and straw on the bottom

 

[Silkie Princess]

Is there anything I can give him?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Are his joints swollen?
Were you able to get any B vitamins as suggested on the first page?

Photo of the bottom of that foot?

I would keep him eating/drinking. If you can give him some scrambled egg along with normal feed that would be something good for him to eat.

He may benefit from being placed in a sling to get him more upright and take some of the weight off his joints, but I fear that his legs may never be able to fully support him.

 

[Silkie Princess]

Are his joints swollen?
Were you able to get any B vitamins as suggested on the first page?

Photo of the bottom of that foot?

I would keep him eating/drinking. If you can give him some scrambled egg along with normal feed that would be something good for him to eat.

He may benefit from being placed in a sling to get him more upright and take some of the weight off his joints, but I fear that his legs may never be able to fully support him.

I'm going to take a couple of pics/take him inside

 

[Silkie Princess]

Are his joints swollen?
Were you able to get any B vitamins as suggested on the first page?

Photo of the bottom of that foot?

I would keep him eating/drinking. If you can give him some scrambled egg along with normal feed that would be something good for him to eat.

He may benefit from being placed in a sling to get him more upright and take some of the weight off his joints, but I fear that his legs may never be able to fully support him.

Are B vitamins for people (used for my dog too) okay?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Are B vitamins for people (used for my dog too) okay?

Show us a photo of what you have.

 

[Silkie Princess]

He sometimes lands on his toes like this