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She is !!!Very pretty girl Kathy!
Hi Adalida,Does he do it for an extended period of time or just for a minute? One of my Rouens and one of my Runners do this weird thing where they put their head down low by their feet, at this crooked angle, and have some kind of spasms where their head jerks back and forth. It's really hard to explain but they only do it for a minute and then go back to normal. While it's happening, they kind of walk sideways and act just odd. I've never figured out what it is, but they've done it for six months now and are otherwise fat and healthy.
Tevyes Dad,I know nothing on this, but it sounds a little like wry neck or something nervous, I can't get you a good answer, but I would start giving vitamins and electrolytes immediately since many of these kinds of problems are from a deficiency of some kind. In the meantime, I will try to page some better answers:
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Geez this sounds like the little one may have metal toxicity - or he was short on B vitamins growing up.Hi Adalida,
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, as of this morning it's constant. They were preening a moment ago and he'd start to clean his back and accidentally roll over on his side. He can right himself, but he jerks around quite a bit. It's crazy how he's going about his normal business but is unsteady walking and with his head cocked to one side.
My husband is trying to get a video so I can post it.
Thanks again,
IE
True... coccidiosis can also cause ataxia. Saw one or both in two of my peafowl last year. don't know what cured them, 'cause both were treated with Corid, Baytril and metronidazole.Geez this sounds like the little one may have metal toxicity - or he was short on B vitamins growing up.
If this is new, it really feels like he should be tested for lead, possibly other metals. There is also a bit of a chance it's something viral or even bacterial - I think there's something called bacterial ataxia. Ataxia sounds like what he's doing.