- Jan 26, 2013
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I have a four-month-old buff orpington hen who has been healthy since I got her as a chick. She came from a hatchery and received all necessary vaccines. She has never displayed any issues up until this morning when I found her sitting in the coop and she could not hold her head up properly. She appears to have no injuries and all of my other chickens are acting completely normal. I tried to get some water in her but she was difficult to handle and uncooperative so I was not very successful. I put her in a dog crate with food and water and she did seem interested in the food. Other than not being able to hold her head up she is acting completely normal, eyes bright, no sneezing. I've been researching on here and it seems like botulism could be the issue? Or possibly a vitamin E deficiency? I feel like I need to treat her with something but I don't want to treat her for the wrong thing. I've contacted my local country max and they do carry Corid which I have read on here is the proper treatment for botulism. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I would be devastated to lose this hen