Laurda1842
In the Brooder
Good morning! We have a 3 month buff orpington pullet who has just been struggling. We got her about 9 weeks ago, and she always just seemed off. She slept a lot compared to the other chickens, and her body just didn't seem to match our other buff oprington. She also didn't seem to really grow despite eating a lot - she looks nothing like our other hens who are about the same age, maybe a tad early. This past week, she has gotten worse. She has one eye closed a lot (it is not swollen nor does the iris look like Marek's Disease). Her right side seems puffed out, but when we go to feel the crop, it is okay. She is a little wobbly when she walks, and her neck does have some symptoms of wry neck. We have been treating her with the recommended vitamins for wry neck. We also found lice or mites (not sure which one) and we treated the whole flock and her for that. We are, however, just at the first stages of this treatment. She has no respiratory issues, and we don't feel any tumors. I have googled everything, and I just can't really find anything that matched her symptoms. Could a vitamin deficiency be the root cause? Has anyone had a bird that was born with a neurological issue? We are not sure what to do. She doesn't seem in pain.
Also, she has never started laying in case that is relevant, and she also has almost no waddles or combs are developed.
Also, she has never started laying in case that is relevant, and she also has almost no waddles or combs are developed.