It's not "Spraddle Leg"... Thoughts???

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Rudy has taken a turn for the worse.

When I checked Rudy this morning, he/she was pretty lethargic. She/he was sleeping in the pile of other healthy chicks, but did not want to take more than one sip of water and a couple nibbles of foodwhen I offered it to him/her. Her/His body temperature felt cooler than normal, too. He/She is making small peeping noises, which sound soft, but in the normal range, but mostly, he/she wants to sleep. Sadly, I do not think he/she will last much longer. I have today and tomorrow off from work. So, rather than leave her/him in the pen with the others, to be stepped on or pecked at, I wrapped Rudy in a clean wash cloth and have him/her tucked into my shirt for warmth. I will continue to offer Rudy food and water through the day, but I suspect,Rudy will continue to sleep for longer and longer until the end. If Rudy seems distressed or in pain, we will help the end along to ease that pain, but right now, there are no signs that Rudy is suffering.

I really appreciate all your comments. I was hopeful that he/she might turn around, but I also understood that his/her chances were not good. The little guys sure can tug at your heart, though, can't they?

-Sonja Twombly of http://lallybrochfarms.blogspot.com/
 
LallyBrochFarm said:
Rudy has taken a turn for the worse.

When I checked Rudy this morning, he/she was pretty lethargic. She/he was sleeping in the pile of other healthy chicks, but did not want to take more than one sip of water and a couple nibbles of foodwhen I offered it to him/her. Her/His body temperature felt cooler than normal, too. He/She is making small peeping noises, which sound soft, but in the normal range, but mostly, he/she wants to sleep. Sadly, I do not think he/she will last much longer. I have today and tomorrow off from work. So, rather than leave her/him in the pen with the others, to be stepped on or pecked at, I wrapped Rudy in a clean wash cloth and have him/her tucked into my shirt for warmth. I will continue to offer Rudy food and water through the day, but I suspect,Rudy will continue to sleep for longer and longer until the end. If Rudy seems distressed or in pain, we will help the end along to ease that pain, but right now, there are no signs that Rudy is suffering.

I really appreciate all your comments. I was hopeful that he/she might turn around, but I also understood that his/her chances were not good. The little guys sure can tug at your heart, though, can't they?

-Sonja Twombly of http://lallybrochfarms.blogspot.com/
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How does his poop look like? White? Bloody?
I would suggest that you give him some antibiotics(for salmonella, such as Neomycin Sulphate or Florfenicol) as a start. Maybe it can help.
 
FlyHigher said:
How does his poop look like? White? Bloody?
I would suggest that you give him some antibiotics(for salmonella, such as Neomycin Sulphate or Florfenicol) as a start. Maybe it can help.
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Rudy's excrement is normal. I am dosing the water with an electrolyte solution. I will look into the antibiotics. Good thought.

Actually, he/she is doing better again. Alert, moving, chirping, eating and drinking.
-Sonja
 
I've hatched chicks and one duckling somewhat like this when I first starting incubating, they couldn't stand up and had their little feet kind of curled in, and moved by sort of flopping around. It was obviously an issue with my inexperience with incubating, probably a humidity or temp problem, as it hasn't happened since. I tried to let some of the chicks live, but as the days went on they didn't get any better and their 'knees' that they were using to hobble around on were getting raw looking and painful, so I put them down. I hope your Rudy does better, though.
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LallyBrochFarm said:
That looks really promising. I am going to get some b2 to see if that helps. I'll update with any progress.
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Here are some addtional links: I will keep trying to find that link I have in mind

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/206930.htm
http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/pou..._poultry/vitamin_deficiencies_in_poultry.html
this second link gives other deficiency information as well

"Riboflavin deficiency will cause a high incidence of curly-toe paralysis, straddle legs and chicks going down on their hocks."
from:
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1098/2902-1098.html
virginia coop. extension
 
ChickensAreSweet said:
http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html
Here it is- scroll down to find add milk products is their advice.
Personally I'd try some plain unsweeetened yogurt, as that is a nice treat for chickens anyway.


Some people buy poly vi sol without iron (baby vitamins):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search.php?search=poly+vi+sol
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Great resource article. THANKS! I am headed to the store to pick up some avian multi vitamins now. I ordered some from Dr. Foster's last night along with some broad spectrum-antibiotics (just to have on hand for my pet medicine cabinet), but they won't get here for a few days and I don't want to wait on this. If I can do something to help, I want to do it NOW. I make yogurt from my goat's milk and have some on hand. I am going to offer some this morning to see does Rudy try it. I will keep you posted to results. Again, THANKS SO MUCH for your suggestions.

-Sonja
http://lallybrochfarms.blogspot.com/
 

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