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12/5 update: Last night I put Miracle in with her flockmates and she did just fine! Today she is almost back to her old self. She still stumbles over her feet sometimes, but otherwise she looks and acts like a normal chicken!! I couldn't even get her to eat her vitamins today, and she was...

12/2/ update: Miracle's progress continues to astound! This morning she was standing and "moving" around in her indoor hospital cage. It was a slow wobble saunter. She could scratch behind her wings on both sides without falling over. She only need to balance herself once with her wing...

12/1 Update: I cannot believe that Miracle made it through the night! This morning she was "squat/wobbling" in her dog crate!!! Last night she was on her side gasping for air!!! I took her out of the dog crate and she is in a separate enclosure in the house now. This morning she was barely...

Thanks for thinking of me. She's taken a turn for the worse😢. I am trying to decide if I should let her go. She can barely stand or hold her head up. I believe she will be leaving us soon anyway, but I still hold out so much hope..............

Back from Vet. He really didnt think this presented as Mareks but is stumped. He gave her a vitamin B shot. I have her in a separate cage in the run. All we can do now is wait.

Yes, her name is Miracle. She is a Miracle because she was the first chicken I ever had hatch from my Rooster, Cal, and my broody hen, Buff :). Watching her hatch was a miracle:love This morning she was hard to catch! Maybe night time rest helps? Anyway, I did finally put her in the crate...

Thank you so much for the additional information. I am so sorry for your lose. Every one of my chickens is "my baby" and a lose is always hard. Miracles condition has not changed much since Friday. Sometimes i think i see great improvement, only for her to lapse back into the wobble/limp...

Hey @applethechicken , Can you provide an update? I have a chicken showing similar symptoms. Thinking it may be Marek's disease, but hoping its a leg injury. My 24 week old pullet started limping about a day after a hawk attack on the another chicken. I did not witness the attack so believes...