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[Chaneys Ranch]

Jchny~ I have had a couple of guys drive up, get out of their car, go around the house to look at the garden before.... they left pretty fast when I went to the door. Makes you wonder how they think it's ok to wander onto peoples land.

agreed crafty, we have had kids on bicycles, (being kids) and several people dump pets, (its a farm, so we like extras

NOT!) One man just started walking around my barn because the door was open? I ran him off! I love to have friends visit, but I want to be the one offering the invitations

 

[animallover2202]

Look at the adorable sight that greeted us this morning! I'm loving this new incubator!!

there so cute

 

[Leahs Mom]

Sorry...I'm behind again! This kiddo looks like it's walking on it's hock.....

If it is "walking" on the hocks rather than the foot it is often a sign of riboflavin deficiency. If you are feeding medicated feed, the med has the effect of blocking riboflavin from being utilized by the body. Even if you aren't feeding med. feed, the need for riboflavin from a "meat" source (bugs, mice, etc...items that they can catch on their own if they were with a broody on range) are usually lacking.

IF it's a riboflavin deficiency, you can add the "b" vitamins "naturally" by purchasing some clean beef liver and chop it into tiny pieces and feed RAW. Sometimes you will see improvement almost overnight but you have to catch it early!

Even if it isn't riboflavin deficiency, feeding chopped RAW liver, ground meat, etc., it a good way to ensure that they get "b" vitamins from a natural source. Vegetable sources of the "b" vitamins are not as bio-available and much of it is lost. One way to increase the absorption of the b vitamins from raw grains is to soak at least overnight to begin to break down the phytates that inhibit b vitamin absorption. Fermenting the "grain source" feed is even better at breaking down the pytates.

There is a lot of info out there but here's one quote:


Quote: From
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/dnpna/anh_poul_vit_b2_def.htm

 

[Leahs Mom]

PS: For a "less natural approach", you can get children's poly-vi-sol (liquid - NOT WITH IRON) and put it in their water.

 

[bradselig]

Wow thanks for the information! Ill try the liver to see if it helps. I also have another Marans with straddle leg. Not sure if its just ironic or heredity but all the leg issues seem to be from the same source. Interested to see how they all develop.

Sadly I had an araucana die this morning. It was the smaller of the two and it constantly peeped. It was eating and drinking, but found it lifeless, laying away from the heat. I strayed to syringe a little bit of electrolytes in it and separate from the others. It died about an hour later.

Besides the couple leg issues and death of the araucana, they all seem to be doing well.

 

[bradselig]

Congrats Simz on the hatch!

 

[CluckAcres]

Look at the adorable sight that greeted us this morning! I'm loving this new incubator!!

Congrats on the chics!

 

[bradselig]

PS:  For a "less natural approach", you can get children's poly-vi-sol (liquid - NOT WITH IRON) and put it in their water. 

What would be the dosage doing it this way? I'm going to see if Dollar General sells this (only store we have lol). If so, ill use it till I make it to the grocery store for liver (about 20 miles away and was just in town).

 

[SassyChix]

Thank you everyone who replied to my post looking for a Frizzle Roo! I found one! Now we need a name! Lol Any suggestions?

Our new Frizzle Ameraucana roo. Hes just finishing up his moult. Cant wait til he feathers back out! We will be hatching out Frizzle babies!

 

[Leahs Mom]

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Brad - let me check on that...be right back!