Recent content by Pat Mcaffee

So the first female died and I Facebook messaged her the breeder again to find a long list of people complaining about their chicks on Facebook. It’s seems this is a widespread issue in her flock.

I’m doubting she makes it through the night. She had been given yogurt with vitamin b for dinner with the option of chick crumbles

Below is a a picture of her with her legs out.

I’ve noticed their legs are very weak and lack much muscle at all.

Yes, I meant vitamin b complex

Update: With vitamin d all week the chick has seen very little improvement and has stopped eating much. Her sister is starting to walk with the same problems and oddly the male is fine.

Bresses are sometime meat birds so fast growth occurred in all of my chicks, yet she’s the only one struggling to walk. I don’t discount your theory, however. It’s very typical for excessively fast growth to occur in Bresses and for there to be repercussions. For anyone who’s wondering too, I am...

I am going to attach pictures of her eyes versus her sister’s below. The first picture is her eye and the second is hers.

So she’s eating decent (not the best but she’s still eating) and she got her first round of tuna tonight. I gave her a couple bites forcefully and then left the rest for her to peck st in addition to some layer crumbles. She also got vitamin b complex with riboflavin and vitamin c in her water...

Her feces has been inconsistent with some solid and some more liquid with a lighter brown color. I will try and upload a photo tonight!

I will try tuna tonight!

Update: I have been giving her vitamin b complex pill dust w/ riboflavin and vitamin c for the past two days with yogurt at night and in her water all day. She is standing often now but still falls very frequently. I’m really hoping this is the problem and that I can get it fixed! She is...

I hatched her from home and don’t usually vaccinate for Mareks unless it’s a weaker breed. She did not get vaccinated. Her feet do curl around my finger and have function. She was being raised in a circular brooder with no roosts so she wouldn’t have gotten hurt in that way, however, she did...

Thank you for your help! She is sitting on her hocks (like she is in the picture) and yes sometimes I notice her toes curl but I think that is just an attempt to regain balance. Since I’ve isolated her, I think she’s been getting better but still tumbles often. I bought her from an egg so I...