Curled toes advice

[megeretta]

I need any ideas - I now have a second hen get curled toes and trouble walking. I had one get this about a month ago and I supplemented with max dose poultry cell for a couple weeks and she got better.

Now I have another hen with curled toes starting a couple days ago on her one foot - lameness seems worse tonight - and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong with nutrition. They are out on grass in their very large run. They get free choice chick feed that I am transitioning over to an adult feed this week as they all started laying recently (23 weeks). They have free choice calcium and grit. Fresh water that I sometimes add some drench too if we have a hot spell.

Any advice is appreciated!

 

[Eggcessive]

What feed are you using, and what other things are they eating? A balanced layer or all flock feed is best for her. Can you get some B complex tablets and crush 1/2 tablet daily into some egg or give the 1/2 tablet directly into her beak daily? Was she vaccinated for Mareks?

 

[Barnette]

She might need a little longer on the nutrients, or maybe her nails are too long? Could also be something with the tendons in her legs, maybe.

 

[megeretta]

She is on Purina feed. I'll get the all flock feed they make tomorrow and start transitioning them asap. I have B complex capsules that I can open and add to some scrambled eggs is there a dose for the b-complex or is it a standard dose per capsule/tablet? Thank you! And yes all chicks were vaccinated by Meyers.

 

[Eggcessive]

1/4 to 1/2 tablet or capsule of b complex is good, but any excess will be excreted by the kidneys. The chick feed is pretty much equal to an all flock feed, just smaller.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I've had success with adding calcium gluconate to drinking water, or since it is hot here now I wouldn't add it to entire water jug but rather give some directly to hen, mixed with water in oral syringe, & giving vitamin B & selenium tablets, usually cut in half or quarter. Sometimes, the curled toes or lameness is just a deficiency, or it could be something else going on. Giving vitamins is not going to hurt though, so that's usually what I try.

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