Not super urgent: this baby hatched yesterday afternoon and her feet are still twisted and she can’t walk, should I give her little shoes to fix them?

[Sierra67]

 

[Anime2lover]

Can she straighten them out herself or not?

 

[Eggcessive]

Get some human vitamin b complex, and give 1/4 tablet crushed and added to a spoonful of water with a dropper. Any vitamin with riboflavin (B2) is okay. Polyvisol without iron, Poultry Cell vitamins can also be given orally. You can make a simple shoe by applying tape to the bottom of her foot, with the toes in a normal position, and one piece on top. Here is a good picture:
https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...-toes-are-all-curled-up-whats-wrong-H293.aspx

 

[Sierra67]

Can she straighten them out herself or not?

No

 

[Sierra67]

Get some human vitamin b complex, and give 1/4 tablet crushed and added to a spoonful of water with a dropper. Any vitamin with riboflavin (B2) is okay. Polyvisol without iron, Poultry Cell vitamins can also be given orally. You can make a simple shoe by applying tape to the bottom of her foot, with the toes in a normal position, and one piece on top.

Yes, I’ve made shoes for a couple ducklings now

 

[Anime2lover]

No

Then yes, she needs shoes. Like mentioned above, their easy to make. I've made them with cardboard and tape a few times before myself.

 

[Sierra67]

Then yes, she needs shoes. Like mentioned above, their easy to make. I've made them with cardboard and tape a few times before myself.

Ya so have I, I tried to make them earlier for her but she hated it and then it got super stuck to her

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Yes, I’ve made shoes for a couple ducklings now

The vitamins suggested are key to fixing the root of the problem (in addition to the shoes which are a physical aid).. the curled feet are a symptom of deficiency in the hatching egg.

Yes, I’ve made shoes for a couple ducklings now

Consider supplementing the "breeder" diet a few weeks before starting to collect eggs for hatching.

 

[Sierra67]

The vitamins suggested are key to fixing the root of the problem (in addition to the shoes which are a physical aid).. the curled feet are a symptom of deficiency in the hatching egg.


Consider supplementing the "breeder" diet a few weeks before starting to collect eggs for hatching.

Thanks for the info, this was the last batch we were planning to do

 

[Anime2lover]

Ya so have I, I tried to make them earlier for her but she hated it and then it got super stuck to her

Yea, they usually don't like it.