Vitamin deficiency? w/ video

ckeene1990

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Jan 17, 2024
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I have a Wyandotte chicken named Anastasia that is 22 weeks old, and she recently started laying. A week or so ago she started a limp, then it went to both legs, then she could barely walk. I have been giving her poultry cell and nutritional yeast. She is getting a little better but is still not walking great, here legs seem to go inward.
Is this a vitamin deficiency, or something else. There are no poultry vets in my area. I have also attached a pic of her feet as well as a link to a vid of her walking. I don’t believe her nails are too long. First time chicken owner, thank you for the help.

 

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Calcium deficiency? She may be taking the calcium from her legs to lay her eggs.
 
Her left leg looks weaker and seems to turn inward. Some things to try and rule out would be an injury, valgus leg bone deformity, a tender injury, or Mareks (hopefully not.) I would go ahead and start some human B complex 1/4 tablet daily crushed in a small bit of food. You can give her a human calcium tablet with vitamin D for a few days to see if that helps too. Make sure that she is able to reach food and water.
 
Her left leg looks weaker and seems to turn inward. Some things to try and rule out would be an injury, valgus leg bone deformity, a tender injury, or Mareks (hopefully not.) I would go ahead and start some human B complex 1/4 tablet daily crushed in a small bit of food. You can give her a human calcium tablet with vitamin D for a few days to see if that helps too. Make sure that she is able to reach food and water.
Is the poultry cell and nutritional yeast not enough. She gets two ml of poultry cell by syringe and 1 teaspoon of nutritional yeast a day? I originally thought it was an injury because she was only limping on her right leg, and holding it up, but then it moved to both legs after a couple days.
 

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