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well the other chicks in the brooder weren't affected. I assumed because this breed has been so isolated that it wasn't used to the highly concentrated diet that other birds have evolved with... Icelandics did survive on dung heaps...... So i figured either it was the medication in the feed or they were either getting too much or were come how deficient in something. because i haven't heard of a disease that causes bones to soften.... i mean i could bend the chicks wings UPWARDS. it freaked me out. I also haven't heard of anyone else who has birds from the line i have had this happen. It could have been a disease of some sort.... they also didn't have the advantage of evolving with all the other avian diseases.... so yeah.. I have been looking in my spare time in the few poultry texts in the vet. library here at WSU but nothing has fit quite right. I keep thinking excess of deficiency...
Mine are doing great, had a bout of what I saw & thought was wry tail at 4 months of age, but looks like it is just a growth spurt in the large tail feathers they grow, and still have juvenile musculature.
In chick fed, what do you include?
I raised mine on 20% with Corrid added to the water.
Now they have been on free range (which they prefer) and 16%, no corrid.
I have had no issues of weak bones.
Where did you get yours??????????????
I also wanted to talk to you about the white cheddar WSU is making out there, I want a bunch!!!
I can arrange something about cheese.
I was using Purina medicated chow.
Once then i was desperate and switched to just scratch mixed with layena and they reversed. yes i know i risked their kidneys... but what other choice did i have? it worked.
now at 4 months they are now smaller than my 8 week olds... i know they grow slow but i feel that they had a stunted growth. the smallest hen is now the size of my milli fleur rooster.
well the other chicks in the brooder weren't affected. I assumed because this breed has been so isolated that it wasn't used to the highly concentrated diet that other birds have evolved with... Icelandics did survive on dung heaps...... So i figured either it was the medication in the feed or they were either getting too much or were come how deficient in something. because i haven't heard of a disease that causes bones to soften.... i mean i could bend the chicks wings UPWARDS. it freaked me out. I also haven't heard of anyone else who has birds from the line i have had this happen. It could have been a disease of some sort.... they also didn't have the advantage of evolving with all the other avian diseases.... so yeah.. I have been looking in my spare time in the few poultry texts in the vet. library here at WSU but nothing has fit quite right. I keep thinking excess of deficiency...
Mine are doing great, had a bout of what I saw & thought was wry tail at 4 months of age, but looks like it is just a growth spurt in the large tail feathers they grow, and still have juvenile musculature.
In chick fed, what do you include?
I raised mine on 20% with Corrid added to the water.
Now they have been on free range (which they prefer) and 16%, no corrid.
I have had no issues of weak bones.
Where did you get yours??????????????
I also wanted to talk to you about the white cheddar WSU is making out there, I want a bunch!!!
I can arrange something about cheese.
I was using Purina medicated chow.
Once then i was desperate and switched to just scratch mixed with layena and they reversed. yes i know i risked their kidneys... but what other choice did i have? it worked.
now at 4 months they are now smaller than my 8 week olds... i know they grow slow but i feel that they had a stunted growth. the smallest hen is now the size of my milli fleur rooster.
