when is the TILTON, NH swap?

[vnsseed]

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neither of you carry a purse??

Geez what century are you all from ? You need to get a "man bag", come on get with it! Tee Hee

The 18th ... see www.noquartergiven.com

 

[chickn]

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Geez what century are you all from ? You need to get a "man bag", come on get with it! Tee Hee

The 18th ... see www.noquartergiven.com

copy and stick in your belly cartridge box then!!

 

[chickn]

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i think gregs should be pink to match his umbrella

Gregg has a pink umbrella?? This I gotta see... he'll never live this one down.

you havent seen it!! it is awesome!! wait til you see

 

[HenPen]

Shay,Love the pictures but I do have to say.... the pic of "way" to much of me.....reminds me of the diet I swore I would start but ahhhh Oh look a chicken....

 

[chickn]

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love that

 

[shay20]

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[shay20]

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great pics, thanks for not getting ALL of me

You guys are so bad. LOL

 

[darbella]

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eeeks, do you have any experience?

i'm scared

Yes, do not worry! Stay away from the light! And yes, may trade chickens for tats!

 

[gypsy2621]

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she is up and around, so thats good, thought she would have been dead this morning, but she is looking better.


I found this, hope it helps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine
[edit] Thiamine deficiency in poultry
As most feedstuffs used in poultry diets contain enough quantities of vitamins to meet the requirements in this species, deficiencies in this vitamin does not occur with commercial diets. This was, at least, the opinion in the 1960s.[42]

Mature chickens show signs 3 weeks after being fed a deficient diet. In young chicks, it can appear before 2 weeks of age.

Onset is sudden in young chicks. There is anorexia and an unsteady gait. Later on, there are locomotor signs, beginning with an apparent paralysis of the flexor ot the toes. The characteristic position is called "stargazing", meaning a chick "sitting on its hocks and the head in opisthotonos.

Response to administration of the vitamin is rather quick, occurring a few hours later.[43][44]

Differential diagnosis include riboflavin deficiency and avian encephalomyelitis. In riboflavin deficiency, the "curled toes" is a characteristic symptom. Muscle tremor is typical of avian encephalomyelitis. A therapeutic diagnosis can be tried by supplementing Vitamin B1 only in the affected bird. If the animals do not respond in a few hours, Vitamin B1 deficiency can be excluded.

i always thought they get what they need from the feed

that is true of commercial diets but there are many people that mix their own chicken food so without asking if this person does, it can't be ruled out. there are also things in the diet that can cause thiamine to bound up chemically and not be able to be used by the body.
that's part of the reason I attached a link to the entire article.
it discusses all this including how it relates to people and chickens.
you can't give too much vit B, you just pee out what you don't need.

Concidering I KNOW this person, as you put it , I would be fairly certain that she isnt using a hand mixed feed , but rather one from a mill, much like the rest of us.

 

[gypsy2621]

Wendy try some banana and yogurt with her, it has everything in one little package including potassium, which could also be another cause of the weakened leg muscles.
I would also let her get as much excercise as she wants or can handle, this is what I did for that Roo that fell out of bed one night.

I found keeping them confined only made the problem worse, once he got up and motivated he was fine.