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Old Dec 21, 2013, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by costello View Post
Thanks, cyber. It looks to be riboflavin deficiency. There are only a couple of things that seem to cause the curled/bent toe thing in chicks. The one that matches most with the other main symptom (they're resting on their hocks and not moving around much) is the B2 deficiency. I'm going to supplement with B2 and see if things improve.
How much B2 would you have to give them? I'm thinking you would have to start out high then taper back when they show improvement.

Is there something like an RDA for chicks/chickens?