Pullet is stumbling backwards! Help!

[Creede]

Have you considered Kalmbach?

https://www.chewy.com/kalmbach-feeds-all-natural-non-gmo-20/dp/244681

https://www.chewy.com/kalmbach-feeds-all-natural-non-gmo-16/dp/244683

Yes I have. This is what I’m currently leaning towards as I’m switching out of the chick phase. All of my girls are about 7-9 weeks old. Do you use this?

 

[Creede]

Go to Walmart, CVS, Dollar General, etc. and pick up a bottle of Vitamin B-Complex and Vitamin E.

Give the chick 1/4 tablet B-Complex and 1 400IU Vitamin E gel cap daily for a few weeks. See if she improves!

You want B2 (Riboflavin) to help with leg support. Vitamin E will help with neurological issues. The remaining B vitamins in the B-Complex also offer key support as well.

• The Durvet B-Complex you purchased only contains B1(Thiamine) and B12 (Cobalamin).
• Rooster Booster B12+K is just Cobalamin and K.
• Poultry Nutri-Drench does not contain B2 (Riboflavin).

See that she's eating a nutritionally balanced chick starter and drinking well. Ditch the Hydro Hen, provide fresh clean water.

Possible she may have something neurological going on, she may also have some type of genetic issue, hard to know.

Please provide photos of her poop when possible.

Corid is a Coccidiostat, it has no antibiotic properties. It's a Thiamine blocker that starves out Coccidia to reduce numbers if you have Coccidiosis in your flock.

Examples of what you are looking for.
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That is extremely helpful. They have regular fresh water each day and chick starter. I’ve been giving her duravet vitamin b complex daily for about 5? Days now. She has improved tremendously already. She’s capable of keeping with the flock, eating, drinking, pooping, dust bathing and reaching taller heights (top roost in coop). Her posture isn’t 100% and I would say she’s not 100% athletically either. She’s not really stumbling anymore, but maybe double clutches a step here and there. She is noticeably smaller than the others. I will look into providing vitamin E and B you shared for her.

I snagged a pic of her poop the other day. See picture

 

[Creede]

@Wyorp Rock this maybe a dumb question. How do you give the 1/4 tablet and gel cap to the chicken?

 

[StinkyAcres]

Yes I have. This is what I’m currently leaning towards as I’m switching out of the chick phase. All of my girls are about 7-9 weeks old. Do you use this?

Not currently, but I have used Kalmbach in the past. I didn't use it long enough to say if it is good or bad, but I know a lot of people here use it. I will say that Chewy.com has been fantastic. I get my duck and dog food from there occasionally and they always send fresh bags and delivery is SUPER fast.

@Wyorp Rock this maybe a dumb question. How do you give the 1/4 tablet and gel cap to the chicken?

Hold the chicken on your knee with one arm, open her beak with that hand, place the pill on the back of her tongue with your other hand, close her beak, and she should swallow it no problem.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@Wyorp Rock this maybe a dumb question. How do you give the 1/4 tablet and gel cap to the chicken?

You can either just open the beak and pop the pills directly into the beak, one at a time, let her swallow between pills.

Or you can add the vitamins to a bit of a treat like scrambled egg, just make sure she consumes it all.

Or...you can dissolve the vitamins in just a small amount of water and syringe them into her.

The main goal is to get the vitamins into her daily.

I'm glad you're seeing improvement.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[StinkyAcres]

@Wyorp Rock this maybe a dumb question. How do you give the 1/4 tablet and gel cap to the chicken?

Hold the chicken on your knee with one arm, open her beak with that hand, place the pill on the back of her tongue with your other hand, close her beak, and she should swallow it no problem.

It's best to do this in the evening after they have gone to roost. I go in with the coop lights off and my headlamp on, take the chickens off the roost, give the medication, then put them back on the roost. Easy peasy.

 

[Creede]

Not currently, but I have used Kalmbach in the past. I didn't use it long enough to say if it is good or bad, but I know a lot of people here use it. I will say that Chewy.com has been fantastic. I get my duck and dog food from there occasionally and they always send fresh bags and delivery is SUPER fast.


Hold the chicken on your knee with one arm, open her beak with that hand, place the pill on the back of her tongue with your other hand, close her beak, and she should swallow it no problem.

I think I’m going to give it a try. We use chewy for our dog food and it makes life super easy. Thank you for the tips!

 

[Creede]

You can either just open the beak and pop the pills directly into the beak, one at a time, let her swallow between pills.

Or you can add the vitamins to a bit of a treat like scrambled egg, just make sure she consumes it all.

Or...you can dissolve the vitamins in just a small amount of water and syringe them into her.

The main goal is to get the vitamins into her daily.

I'm glad you're seeing improvement.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Awesome! So many things to pin for future issues. I appreciate all of your help.

 

[Creede]

It's best to do this in the evening after they have gone to roost. I go in with the coop lights off and my headlamp on, take the chickens off the roost, give the medication, then put them back on the roost. Easy peasy.

That makes sense. I’ve been doing this in the mornings like the rookie I am

 

[DLA]

It's also possible she may have gotten a mild case of AEV. https://poultrydvm.com/condition/avian-encephalomyelitis . It's fairly common and can cause lack of coordination and sitting back on the hocks like she seems to be doing in the pictures. Care is supportive, the b vitamins should help.