"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[DwayneNLiz]

That's why ya feed it to chickens I think most children's medicines and vitamins taste nasty...........unless it's bubblegum or grape flavor.

my daughter will only do grape flavor lol she is not allowed to have gum therefore she gets a horrified look on her face when you offer bubble gum flavor

 

[Chaos18]

Morning Chaos!!!!! Thank you so very much!!!

Morning Sunshine

You're more than welcome.

 

[Chaos18]

my daughter will only do grape flavor lol she is not allowed to have gum therefore she gets a horrified look on her face when you offer bubble gum flavor

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So, I have a chick that hatched yesterday and it has been standing on it's hocks, hobbeling around. It doesn't appear to have have splayed leg( I don't think)

, it just stands on it's hocks and doesn't use it's feet. I have vitamin and electrolyte water available to them and make sure I dip it's beak frequently. I read it could have vitamin deficiency and it may right itself. Does this sound plausible? Any suggestions or advice?

vitamins electrolytes not sure what else to try.... you check ortho site? on our notes page 2nd post incubation with friends thread?

 

[billiejw89]

TIMELINES PIPS ZIPS!!! & MARKING AIR CELLS DAY 18, DRAW DOWN, INTERNAL PIP, EXTERNAL PIP, and ZIPPING post #35770

sorry about the turkey duds

So this chick is 3 days old you can see she, being the chipmunker, already has frizzle tips

GOOD LUCK!!!

they are fine!

I think we have at least 1 frizzle. Is the white chick a silkie or smooth because we have 2 that look like that.

 

[bbgranch]

Three more days until guinea egg lockdown. I have been good and haven't candled since day 14. So, its killing me! Hatch day should be Sunday.

And, one of my cuckoo marans decided she wanted to be a mother, so I've put 10 guinea eggs under her today. I don't need to hatch any chickens right now, but I can always give away guineas around here. We've had a biblical amount of grasshoppers the last couple of years (central Texas) and the guineas are great for that. I guess I'll have to get in the May HAL. I haven't done the broody hen hatch before, so I hope she can be successful.

 

[kimalulu]

Thanks @Chaos18 and @Sally Sunshine.
I have the save a chick stuff in water. I will go get some vitamins for her. I did look on 2nd page and did an internet search. The only thing I can find is possible b2 and riboflavin (?) deficiency.
Thanks!

 

[Chaos18]

Thanks @Chaos18 and @Sally Sunshine .
I have the save a chick stuff in water. I will go get some vitamins for her. I did look on 2nd page and did an internet search. The only thing I can find is possible b2 and riboflavin (?) deficiency.
Thanks!

For the poly-vi-vol just give 1-2 drops a couple times a day.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I am so glad our TSC has no breeds I want (well, Silkies but I hear TSC silkies are dinosaurs lol) and a minimum of 6, which we don't need, or else I'd probably be picking up some chicks lol

However, there are other local feed stores around, one of which only has a minimum of 3, and all of which ARE getting some of the exact breeds I wanted to try and add soooo..... going to be very difficult to walk away or to not drive specifically to the stores and pick them up

 

[feedman77]

If it's a vitamin deficiency than give it Poly-vi-sol without iron. It's a baby multi-vitamin.

If it's not a vitamin deficiency.
Try putting the chick in a coffee cup. If you have the room. It will make the chick keep its legs under him. Give him some support. And make him use his legs to straighten up to look around.

It has worked a couple of time on some baby turkeys I hatched that did the Same thing.