I'm completely new to chickens, so maybe this is just how some chickens walk, but Van Halen, my 7-week old Lavender Orpintgon seems off balance, like she's having trouble walking.
Does this look like Marek's disease? A vitamin deficiency? An overly concerned new chicken mom?
She's able to...
Something is wrong with my sweet girl Honkers. Friday she was perfectly healthy and acting fine. Yesterday, she had what appeared to be a very crooked neck - I have pictures of that. Today, however, she seemed unable to stand or walk properly, as if very weak. She is able to hold her head up...
Hello peeps,
I have an Australorp that has been acting odd for about 6 days now. The main behaviors that I noticed is that walking seems to be difficult for her, and she sits nearly all the time. She seems to eat and drink well, preens herself as robustly as ever, but her steps seem strained...