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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    Last update: The Massachusetts state lab is only interested in testing for HPAI and a few other specific sets of symptoms, and did not want me to send her. I can't afford a private necropsy. May this thread at least give someone else some info, my heart hurts.
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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    Thank you... I've contacted the MA state lab, waiting on a reply, keeping her body cold-not-frozen per protocol until I hear back. I'll post any results I get if there are any.
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    What’s wrong with my Girl? (Can’t walk or sit up)

    The Metzer list seems to omit any Massachusetts lab info. Here it is: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/diagnostic-testing-services
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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    Postmortem: We let her go today via the ether method. She didn't want to... she was still trying to fight to move around, but a vet visit and seven days of intensive care had made no difference; the progression of whatever neurological disorder this was advanced rapidly. She still couldn't...
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    I'm sorry Princess, we tried everything.

    I'm sorry Princess, we tried everything.
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    Chicken gasping for breath

    Hen with neurological disorder that moved from her balance to her breathing. She was humanely euthanized after this video was taken. 6 month old Brahma.
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    HELP!!! What is this??

    To my eye that looks like a severe infection, potentially gangrene or necrotizing fasciitis setting in, considering the smell. quarantine her and the one that's limping, and if you can get them to a vet, do so ASAP. I would also sanitize or replace everything the flock roosts or perches on but...
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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    When she was eating well and pooping, her crop was emptying. Today she won't eat and it's empty, she's not even interested in coconut oil, she had one bowel movement overnight, no fluid or bloating. I got her into a sling to see if that would help anything, no change. I think we've tried...
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    Hen with pale comb, gasping motion (video included)

    glad to hear she seems to be improving, keep us posted? so many reports like these right now!
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    Old hen laying blood/soft shell

    The blood clots at that rate and size don't sound good at all, but in lieu of anything else I would give her calcium citrate+vitD 600-800mg asap and daily for the soft shell issue; an occasional clot or splotch can happen and be nothing but that much blood really sounds like a lesion or tumor in...
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    What’s wrong with my Girl? (Can’t walk or sit up)

    @jkmom you said it, sure does seem to be a lot of this being reported here lately. After our vet declared Princess's issue to be neurological it's not looking great for her but I really hope for the best for both of yours!
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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    She's so beautiful. All our girls are but she's special... She's started -- I'm not sure it's gasping, but opening/closing her beak a bit with every breath, a bit like a fish does. No rales or other breath sounds. I'm not familiar with this behavior when prolonged. It's not yawning, panting or...
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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    Thank you all, you’ve been a lifeline for my poor girl. Never dealt with this before. Hoping there’s a happy update soon. She’s been propelling herself around the crate more, she’s got leg strength at least, just no balance or steadiness.
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    Today 1/2/26 - 6 month old Brahma wobbly/down

    Slow improvement for me thankfully, unsure for Princess,. . She's started to try to propel herself around with her legs (tentatively good?) which ends up in her landing forward or sideways which she can't get up from. Forward isn't good at all so I'm thinking a sling would be safer for her...
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    Prolapsed with intact egg.

    I'm so sorry your girl's going through this - one of mine did. My thread with pics may help - Magnolia's Prolapse First thing you can do is give her bottom a warm epsom salt soak, (wear gloves) get everything clean, gently try to ease the prolapsed duct back into her with a finger. Hairdryer...
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