EMERGENCY!!! HELP!!!!!

[Certified Chicken Lover]

So I went out to make sure my girls all went to bed and I found one of my EEs laying on the coop floor, I thought at first she had just fallen but then after she would not stand. She just keeps falling to the ground like legs are paralyzed, but then if I give her a push she will run across to a bin and jump up. Also her whole body shaking terribly like she if cold but body feels warm! Her diet is layer crumble, I’m pretty sure she hasn’t gotten into anything toxic, she is one year old, she has been eating and drinking normally, and her crop is full. I don’t think it’s marks because her eyes are normal and I don’t think it’s coccidioses either because she hasn’t had any bloody diarrhea. I don’t know what to do HELP!!!

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Okay so good news and bad, I went to check on her today and found an egg in her box so does that mean she just could have been egg bound?? Her legs are doing worse then yesterday though she can't stand at all but she insant shaking at all anymore. But bad bad news is that I think she has sour crop too because her crop is still full and squishy. So now I really don't know what to do, do i feed her or not?? What is wrong with her please help!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Get Vitamin B2, supplements. Sounds like she maybe at early stages of Curled Toe Paralysis, AKA: Riboflavin Deficiency.
It'll effect one, or both feet. It takes anywhere between several weeks, to a couple months to fully cure.

I treated 2 chickens successfully with this deficiency earlier this year.

 

[Cheeper Keeper]

I wish I could offer some advice but all i have is just virtual hugs and best wishes that she recovered fully and quickly. I'm just a newbie to chickens and so sorry to hear you are going through this.

 

[Debbie292d]

Awe, she's beautiful and so sorry she's sick. Have you checked her over for mites or lice? Has she been laying okay?

Until we figure out what's wrong, you need to keep her hydrated and I'd give her some vitamin water in case it's a vitamin deficiency, ie. Nutra Drench or Poultry Cell. Mareks is classic for paralyzed legs but hopefully, there's another reason someone will come up with.

 

[Debbie292d]

Okay I gave her vitamins she is doing a little better but still acting really weird and lethargic. It’s like she has these little spells where she gets up and starts running and then all of a sudden falls down. she doesn’t have lice and I treated her for mites a little while back so she doesn’t have those either. Could it just be because she is cold?? It’s 46 degrees Fahrenheit where I live right now so I wouldn’t think so but she is shivering so much and seems to like it when I wrap her up in a blanket

No, it's not too cold, she's cold though as she doesn't feel right. Keep going with the vitamins and then perhaps some sugar water or a little honey water ie. electrolytes. If she'll eat, try scrambled eggs or just raw egg yolk even.

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

No, it's not too cold, she's cold though as she doesn't feel right. Keep going with the vitamins and then perhaps some sugar water or a little honey water ie. electrolytes. If she'll eat, try scrambled eggs or just raw egg yolk even.

Okay, thanks so much everyone! She is inside right now and doing a little better, hopefully she makes it through the night, I will keep yall updated

 

[orelsi]

Add a bit of Selenium to the vitamins. Just on the tip of a knife. Crush it of it's in pill form. It's sold in most pharmacies and does wonders for chicken neurological issues. Keep her warm and fed. Report any additional symptoms.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Hopefully its not Mareks! But that's what I'm thinking.
Here's a great article on Mareks.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/neoplasms/marek-s-disease-in-poultry

 

[Bkaye]

There are no chicken vets near me, and even if there were I can't afford one. Her eyes are perfectly normal so I didn't think it was marks, but I have no experience with it so I really don't know. Could it still be marks even though her eyes are normal?? I'm trying to think of all possibility so for those who are experienced with coccidiosis do yall think she could have this?? Would it hurt her and my flock to give them corrid if she doesn't have coccidiosis??

Just because her eyes are normal doesn’t mean she doesn’t have Marek’s. Marek’s can come in different forms. I’ve lost many birds to Marek’s and only 2 of them have had an occular form.