Ok, about a month ago I thought a chicken got hurt and was limping...

[missnu01]

Oh, and the chickens already get ACV in their waterer, although I see them drinking more from the large metal bowl of water I leave them than they drink from the waterer. Anyway I'll just keep documenting everything I see and notice as this goes on.

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Ok...good news I think...all the chickens have pretty full crops, So I will check again in the morning and see if they are any smaller..I took them a nice bucket of dirt up to the coop again just in case they need more grit. We have a huge pile of ground up rocks...some tiny bits, some large chunks...so on and so forth. So...going back to riboflavin lacking...
And I know marmite is only in Australia, but I also know that you can order anything from anywhere with the internet.

I think her suggestion for vitamins/supplement specifically designed for poultry might be best for your over-all plan, and some of the other cheaper sources of niacin and thiamin should be fine. Take the money you save (from not payin' for the marmite) and pick up some grit ... just scatter it.

 

[missnu01]

Ok...back on with my original plan..to get some chicken vitamins. Lol.

 

[PoultryPedia]

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[cowcreekgeek]

Cowcreekgeek & Seminolewind--
Thank you so very much for your kind comments on my PoultryPedia.com website. I try to pass along things that may be useful to others.

It's good/useful information, and mighty kind of you to provide it ...
SoOo ... you're welcome, but thank you ~'-)

 

[missnu01]

Well I got some vitamins at the feed store and so far so good, or rather no change so far. All the chickens are doing well. No lethargy, no diarrhea, no anything...The chicken that quit limping is still not limping, and the chicken that just started is still limping, so I guess things are as they should be.

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Well I got some vitamins at the feed store and so far so good, or rather no change so far. All the chickens are doing well. No lethargy, no diarrhea, no anything...The chicken that quit limping is still not limping, and the chicken that just started is still limping, so I guess things are as they should be.

No further decline in health is good, but improvement over time is best ... be sure 'n keep 'em all on the ACV for now, and you can later increase/decrease the rate (from four, to three, to two, then one, and reverse ~'-) as a good way to be certain they're protected somewhat from toxins 'n such.

Over time, assuming no permanent damage to the nerves, the affected chick should recover full mobility, but all deficiencies leave some damage w/in that can make birds more susceptible to illness/disease. Hopefully, it won't be any major problem ...

 

[missnu01]

Well the one that was limping first still walks a little funny since the affected foot is shaped like a duck's foot now. I feel pretty confident that they hurt themselves somehow.

 

[missnu01]

I'll be happy with 2 duckfooted chickens and the rest not limping really. Lol. That is fixed enough for me. It seems to make the chickens somewhat off balance having no back toe, but nothing too awful.

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Well the one that was limping first still walks a little funny since the affected foot is shaped like a duck's foot now. I feel pretty confident that they hurt themselves somehow.

I'll be happy with 2 duckfooted chickens and the rest not limping really. Lol. That is fixed enough for me. It seems to make the chickens somewhat off balance having no back toe, but nothing too awful.

Could still be the result of injury, although deficiency is most commonly the cause ... one long-term adjustment might be to add a lower covered roost, so they can get up more easily, but not be rained upon from above. In fact? the covering might serve as a way of preventing injury, by reducing that opportunity to gain any real momentum comin' of the roosts above.