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    Treatment advice? Leg paralysis, 5 days.

    Sorry about your hen. I'm starting to just accept that chickens just die. Weird.
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    Treatment advice? Leg paralysis, 5 days.

    She eventually died. I nursed her for about 2 weeks. Then one morning she was dead. If you get a necropsy I'd be curious to hear the results.
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    Treatment advice? Leg paralysis, 5 days.

    She is now in a sling, eating & drinking.
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    Treatment advice? Leg paralysis, 5 days.

    Tjank you for responding! I had never heard of Mareks disease until now. She's never had any vaccination. Our chickens are all 100% free range & are given layer pellets & scratch. Since being separated she's had pellets & water with vitamins added. I have given her water with an eye dropper &...
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    Treatment advice? Leg paralysis, 5 days.

    We have a young hen, about 9 months old who seemed slow & lethargic about 5 days ago so we separated her from the flock. At first she was able to stand on her own, now she is off balance & seems unable to use her legs, especially her right leg. She is alert, eating & drinking on her own. Her...
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