Hi guys , I took our 4 week old chick to avian vet 5 days ago because i thought that she Mia ,may have hurt her leg. She wouldn't put weight on it and seemed very sleepy. She was crawling on her belly. When I held her I found that her legs and upper body had no strength. She didn't grip at all with her claws. I was very worried! the vet said that it was a tipical case of calcium defiant. As he is very happy with there diet(fresh veg,fruit sprouted seed and pellets)and her mother has only been with us for 8 months, Dr Colin feels that Abby(the mother)had a bad diet before coming to us. All the chicks are getting liquied calcium now.

Mia has not improved the vet says it can take a week and then she should be doing all the normal things.

I cant find much info on this and would love some help. I am very sad and wonder if the vet missed some thing

She can fly beautifully and is now cracking seed. Look forward to any suggestions

Do you have a cuttlefish bone and calcium and iodine block in their cage? If not you should go buy some as they are a good source of calcium, which is especially needed during breeding.

you can also shave the cuttlebone into the seed so they pick at it.

brocollii is a good source of calcium too

 

Keep us updated.

thanks guys , I have cuttlefish in the cage. I will try shaving it-thanks lovey. All my birds enjoy a wide range of veg including broccoli . I'll keep you updated and a keen eye on my posts.

Edited November 26, 200618 yr by ridley

Hi Ridley you can get calcivet at the pet store. Give the required dose 3 days a week for the next month. The other 4 days give plain water with 1 part to 100 of Apple cider vinagur.

 

Do as the others have said and have a Calcium Iodine Bell in the cage. Australian seed can be defecient in Iodine.

Edited November 26, 200618 yr by daz

Thanks Daz,I do have some calcivite plus from the vet and I will get an iodine bell.Good tip thanks to all of you.

Today mia is sitting better and seems to be stronger,FEW thats a relief.