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joydix said:
i found this on our local chicken chat grp; it lists what certain vitamin def. can cause. b12 is one that looks likely...the infant vitamins have it all:
Nutritional Deficiencies:​
Depending on the degree of malnutrition, either death or physical symptoms will occur. Please refer to the below:
[TR] Nutrient Deficiency Signs: [/TR] [TR] Vitamin A Death at about 48 hours of incubation from failure to develop the circulatory system; abnormalities of kidneys, eyes and skeleton [/TR] [TR] Vitamin D Death at about 18 or 19 days of incubation, with malpositions, soft bones, and with a defective upper beak prominent. Please click on this link for info. [/TR] [TR] Vitamin E Early death at about 84 to 96 hours of incubation, with hemorrhaging and circulatory failure (implicated with selenium). [/TR] [TR] Thiamin High embryonic mortality during emergence but no obvious symptoms other than polyneuritis in those that survive. [/TR] [TR] Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Mortality peaks at 60 hours, 14 days, and 20 days of incubation, with peaks prominent early as deficiency becomes severe. Altered limb and beak development, dwarfism and clubbing of down are defects expressed by embryo. [/TR] [TR] Niacin Embryo readily synthesizes sufficient niacin from tryptophan. Various bone and beak malformations occur when certain antagonists are administered during incubation. [/TR] [TR] Biotin High death rate at 19 days to 21 days of incubation, parrot beak, chondrodystrophy, several skeletal deformities and webbing between the toes. Perosis. [/TR] [TR] Pantothenic acid Deaths appear around 14 days of incubation, although marginal levels may delay problems until emergence. Variable subcutaneous hemorrhaging and edema; wirey down in poults. [/TR] [TR] Pyridoxine Early embryonic mortality based on antivitamin use. [/TR] [TR] Folic acid Mortality at about 20 days of incubation. The dead generally appear normal, but many have bent tibiotarsus (long leg bone), syndactyly (fused toes) and beak malformations. In poults, mortality at 26 days to 28 days of incubation with abnormalities of extremities and circulatory system. [/TR] [TR] Vitamin B12 Mortality at about 20 days of incubation, with atrophy of legs, edema, hemorrhaging, fatty organs, and head between thighs malposition. [/TR] [TR] Manganese Deaths peak prior to emergence. Chondrodystrophy, dwarfism, long bone shortening, head malformations, edema, and abnormal feathering are prominent. Perosis. [/TR] [TR] Zinc Deaths prior to emergence, and the appearance of rumplessness, depletion of vertebral column, eyes underdeveloped and limbs missing. [/TR] [TR] Iodine Prolongation of hatching time, reduced thyroid size, and incomplete abdominal closure. [/TR] [TR] Iron Low hematocrit; low blood hemoglobin; poor extra-embryonic circulation in candled eggs. [/TR] [TR] Source / Reference: http://gallus.tamu.edu/Extension publications/b6092.pdf [/TR]
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Hi, sorry to hear that chick is in trouble. Wryneck is often the result of a thiamine deficency , but the same symptoms can be seen in the case of a head injury. I would recommend a good poultry multi vitamin to be added to the feed on daily basis. Also take a look at your feeding program and remember that any added vitamins and minerals that are in commercial feeds begin to deteriorate after just a few weeks of storage. Silkies don't absorb selenium as well as other breeds so be sure that your supplement also contains selenium. It's also not a good idea to feed silkies food high in corn. Infant drops are ok in case of emergency and often recommended as they are more readily available after hours, but personally I'd prefer to keep a reliable poultry /stock multi vitamin in my first aid as I've found that the birds don't particularly like the infant drops. Hope everyone has had a great Xmas and is looking forward to the new year.
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Forgot to say, the chart above is a list of possible deficiencies and causes of mortality during incubation.
 
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I recently sold my entire flock of 50 chickens due to surgery. I will be starting a new flock this spring with new chicks. My intent is pretty feathered egg layers. While eggs are great, eye candy is important. I am not too enamored with bantams as beautiful as some are, but I just love silkies. Since most of the chicks I am ordering will max out in the 5# range, I would like to add a few silkies that are larger than bantams. I know I asked this a while back, somewhere, but is there a LF silkie?
Purely poultry is selling broiler silkies that can grow to 5#. They are not the prettiest birds and are grown strictly for meat. I would love to try a few, but their minimum is 25 chicks. ...Way too many for me to buy. Has anybody got information on larger silkies?
 
Hinotori said:
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Beautiful pics! I did some more research about Canon since my last post and found an extensive website giving the history on Canon with more beginner info than I needed! Apparently the body of the cameras is not so important as the lenses which Canon claims have not changed in decades. The old adage that it's the lens and not the camera body that makes a good photo! I feel a little better not worrying about which model I get now -- the photo outcome seems to be in the lens. TY for all your input!
http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/cameras.html
 

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