Deformed or weak and spread legs issues

[Kiki]

Week olds about. I dont keep perfect records but about a week.View attachment 2014922

What do you feed them?
Are they warm?
Notice any reddish poop?

 

[Xzryual]

What do you feed them?
Are they warm?
Notice any reddish poop?

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What do you feed them?
Are they warm?
Notice any reddish poop?

Organic feed. Yes warm. No red poop. Had couple poopy buts and yes I use sand. 1 poopy died after no cure and rest ok.

 

[Xzryual]

What do you feed your flock? Do you feed them a commercially made feed?
Any treats?


Here are directions on how to do a salt test.

It's easy peasy.
Next time you set eggs try to keep your humidity down closer to 30%.

https://www.thesprucepets.com/how-to-calibrate-a-hygrometer-1239116

Organic feed my landord supplies.

 

[Kiki]

Organic feed my landord supplies.

Can you take a picture of the bag of feed?

 

[Xzryual]

Can you take a picture of the bag of feed?

Yes I will in a few bc I'm so stessed over how forums function. I'm missing posts posting in wrong place and a cold rain iisbstarting to blow. My phone is buggy and junk and its my only camera. We usually get barrels from our feed place in Lynden which always no problem he had a feed they wouldnt eat and I pestered him every other day to get something better. Some jerk needed money and he shoulda won but didn't so our budget got cut. That jerk doesnt care what they do they just wanted money when they didnt catch fish. I made 100 dollars all year fishing. Well that feed is gone. They get some good feed again for week now and all organic.

 

[Lizzy733]

Here's a list of deformities and their likely causes:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...tions-and-deformities-in-chick-embryos.67021/

Is it possible the parents are from a heavily inbred line? If you aren't able to find out this information, it'd be worth bringing in a replacement roo from a very different source than you used originally to ensure there is enough genetic diversity in your flock. I believe inbreeding for one generation is considered ok, but any more than that and you may start to run into issues.

With your feed, is it pelleted or loose grain? The latter allows the birds to be selective when eating and can cause diet imbalances or deficiencies. Just like people, they don't always make healthy choices.

 

[Xzryual]

Here's a list of deformities and their likely causes:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...tions-and-deformities-in-chick-embryos.67021/

Is it possible the parents are from a heavily inbred line? If you aren't able to find out this information, it'd be worth bringing in a replacement roo from a very different source than you used originally to ensure there is enough genetic diversity in your flock. I believe inbreeding for one generation is considered ok, but any more than that and you may start to run into issues.

With your feed, is it pelleted or loose grain? The latter allows the birds to be selective when eating and can cause diet imbalances or deficiencies. Just like people, they don't always make healthy choices.

This is all the sudden and I had 100% success till several weeks ago. Ive put down 12. Forums been frustrating though y'all are kind. Several pics I've posted. I HOPE they are not inbred and have 25 chicks from the line doing great at 2months old. Yes the lose grain they pick through buy the pellets they wouldbt eat.

 

[Kiki]

This is all the sudden and I had 100% success till several weeks ago. Ive put down 12. Forums been frustrating though y'all are kind. Several pics I've posted. I HOPE they are not inbred and have 25 chicks from the line doing great at 2months old. Yes the lose grain they pick through buy the pellets they wouldbt eat.

The feed might be the problem.
With them being able to pick and choose which seed/grain they want it could be causing vitamin deficiencies.

I highly recommend you stop using that feed and switch immediately to a crumble or pellet type feed.
They will learn to eat it.

If you are feeding the chicks this grain mixture...it could be why they are not thriving and dying off.

 

[Xzryual]

I thought I talk about chicks. The flock gets pellets. The chicks dont eat the pellets. All of them and tried 3 kinds. The chicks get mixed again and they eat it all. Again this is all the sudden happening since the snow storm and my main concern is should I put down the deformed? What else can I do? I drown them in cold water and try not to think about it. About 50% have had this problem for 3 weeks now and 12 is about how many drown. 2 more for today if I have to but its hard on me. Thats what I need help with.

 

[Lizzy733]

The chicks should be on some form of crumble unless you are also offering grit on the side - grit that does not contain calcium. But really, they struggle to get anything big down when they are very small. - generally, the hen would crumble the food for them.
If you do have pullets that have just come into lay in your flock, you should refrain from hatching their eggs until they've reached a decent size, which will likely take a few months - this can also lead to deformities and death in the egg.