Help please!!! Limping silkie chick.

[Scott214]

my silkie chick that is about 2 weeks old started acting more distant from the other chicks a day ago and now is limping and it seems like her right leg is hurt. She shakes it violently and stays off of it. I don’t know what to do it doesn’t really look like spraddle leg.She’s eating and drinking.

 

[rebrascora]

It's probably too young for Marek's disease and I'm guessing there is nothing in the brooder that could cause an injury, so I would guess it might be a vitamin deficiency and give it a good poultry vitamin supplement. Here in the UK I use something called Nutri Drops by Nettex. I'm not sure what is available in your area.... you have not included your location on your profile page. Mine comes in a little bottle with a dropper and you can give them a couple of drops direct into their beak to get them started and then either continue like that or put it in their water. If it is a vitamin deficiency, it may take a couple of weeks to resolve.
If you have them on a smooth/slippery surface it could be a sprain/strain of course.

 

[Scott214]

I will for sure try vitamins thank you so much! I live in the United States and in West Virginia. I will check my local feed store. I heard you can also feed them human vitamins without iron? Is this true?

 

[rebrascora]

I believe so, although I have not done it myself. The dosage for a small chick might be critical though, so best to get a product that is marketed for chickens or better still chicks.
If you go to your profile page and add your location to it, then it will show below your avatar each time you post. Location can be relevant in many situations, so it helps if people can see that at a glance, instead of having to ask or guess.

Good luck with your chick

Barbara