Weak chick... any tips?

[MoodyChicken]

So no iron? I have this really fabulous "poultry juice" made by rooster booster called Poultry Cell, but it's high in iron.

 

[MoodyChicken]

So today I noticed his legs were severely splayed. So I splinted them and isolated him so he could rest. But I've never seen splayed legs make a bird so weak. Does weakness come hand and hand with splayled legs? He won't eat cause he's so concerned with his splints, so I've been hand feeding him.

 

[ChooksChick]

I had the same thing happen with my polish, who is doing fantastically now and being a bully.

Here is the thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=149517 and regarding her lack of appetite, https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=153042

I used baby parrot formula (Called 'Exact' at Petco and the other local pet store) that was about $5 for a bag, and got a plastic feeder syringe ($2) to feed the baby by hand. I left her in with her pals, where she lay in the corner and slept most of a whole week...I was not very optimistic.

She perked up and started eating when the others did, so I let her, and she's great now, but it wasn't as quick as all that. I fed her 4 or 5 times a day by hand, as she wouldn't fill her crop- just snacks.

I added vitamins to the feed the first few days, plus honey I nuked in case of contamination. I also tried to feed her scrambled eggs, but she didn't eat a lot of that, either.

I did put her on fake fur in her brooder so the other leg didn't get all sore, as it was initially. I had her separate for a few days in case of other causes.

Best of luck and keep us updated!

 

[ChooksChick]

Sorry, double post.

 

[MoodyChicken]

Quote:
Good to know! Hopefully my little guy will pull through too. I've been feeding mine with Exact, and I've also been give him bird vitamins. He seemed a bit more perky today, but we'll see how he does in a few days. Thanks!

 

[kycklingmamma]

just an insight,
i actually found store brand polyvisol and they were significantly cheaper. At Walmart, CVS, Wahlgreens and the like. I compared ingredients and they were the same so why not, right?

Kycklingmamma

 

[MoodyChicken]

Cool! I'll definitely do that if I can find the cheaper stuff. What were your brand names called? I've never used poly-vi-sol so I don't know what to compare it with.

 

[ChooksChick]

I'm hoping you have good luck, too- I'm keeping a bag of exact on hand whenever I have chicks from here on out! Perhaps just in general- it would be good nutrition for a sick chicken, too, and they think it's great once they get a good taste of it!

 

[phishinchicken]

very easy to overlook this.

i only fornd the iron version with the baby stuff.
i had to ask the pharmacy for the non-iron version and they pointed me to the main vitamin area. there it was.