Polish Rooster Can't walk after being shipped

[cornishman]

i had a hen one time that all of a sudden she couldn't walk...a man told me it was range paralysis...i took the hen and put her in a small pen by herself...no roostpole...new water and new waterjug{i use milk jugs} sitting on the ground where she can easily drink...clean feed...and alot of hope...and in 2 to 3 days she started slowly getting around and getting better...if it is range paralysis...it is not fatal thank goodness but it does scare you. maybe that is what is wrong with your rooster...just my guess...cornishman.

 

[Wes in Tx]

It is possible he could have gotten it at your place.

 

[perfectly_polish]

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When I took him out of the shipping box, still in my house, he couldn't walk or stand up then so I'm also positive he hasn't gotten from our birds, plus our chickens got the marek's vacination.

 

[Wes in Tx]

That sounds good and since you say he couldn't walk when you got him out of the box I go back to the brain damage neurological deal.

 

[silkiechicken]

Do polish have the same problems as silkies with the knoby crest head thing? Could he have bumped his head too hard and suffered brain damage like many a silkie?

 

[dlhunicorn]

I believe the following thread will help you with your polish (yes polish like silkies have similar skull fragility...in the replies to the treatment article there is a link to a researcher at Pennstate researching the matter and she has polish skulls posted at her site in preliminary findings)
http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=casestudiesemergencies&action=display&num=1160927052

 

[perfectly_polish]

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Hi everyone! Just to let you know the SLP Rooster is doing much better. He is walking around now but hops on one leg but he seems to be using is more and more everyday

I wish I could take pics of him, but my cousin dropped my digital camera and it won't turn on

Thanks so much,
Sophia

 

[mudhen]

So glad to hear the good news! Hope he continues to improve!!

 

[TheBigWRanch]

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Have you tried taking the batteries out, and putting them back in? Sometimes that works.

 

[SpottedCrow]

Glad he doing better.