paralysis

  1. Sophia12003

    Leg paralysis / head / falling over / balance

    Hey, Help needed please! Pamsa is a polish white type cockerel 25 weeks old. I’m thinking he’s either been hit in the head by a brother or sister OR could it be mereks??! Panicking majorly. He falls to the side and flops out flat. Tips forwards / backwards. Eating, crowing, good poos. Flaps his...
  2. ChickStavie

    Is this developing botulism?

    She recently got very sick and stopped eating and as she recovered from that she seems to have energy back but now is paralyzed it seems maybe a niacin deficiency could also be the culprit but id like a second opinion
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    • botulism diffiency muscvoy niacian paralysis
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. FathertoFeathers

    My parakeets leg suddenly went limp. What’s going on?

    I woke up this morning and noticed that my parakeet Tiki was sitting funny on his leg. I thought maybe he’s just being weird or something and didn’t think anything of it until I let him fly around my room and noticed his leg wasn’t working at all. He was dragging himself along the top of his...
  4. Meetkatt

    Help! Chicken can’t get up/walk 😞

    Last night I discovered my Easter Egg hen (approximately 6 months old) on the floor of the coop lying on her side. My rooster was standing beside her. When I came into the coop she didn’t get up - just moved her head to look at me - I thought this was odd so I went over to check on her and she...
  5. W

    Marek’s and Healthy Appetite

    Hello Fellow Chicken Lovers, Twyla, my 4 month old scissor beak chicken, is possibly exhibiting signs of Marek’s Disease. A few days ago, I had noticed she was limping a bit. I assumed one of us may have accidentally stepped on her foot, since she enthusiastically comes running out to us every...
  6. Cara_loves_chooks

    Chicken with leg paralysis - could it be something other than Marek's?

    I have a 3 year old pekin bantam (Bonnie) who recently started hobbling a bit and has slowly (over 2-3 weeks) got worse to the point where she can't stand at all. She otherwise seems very healthy and is eating and drinking as normal. One foot is cool (not completely cold) the other is warm and...
  7. 3bird

    Need Help with Duck

    I will update with more symptoms and video as we go, but we have a three-year old silver Appleyard who does not appear to be well. She is the girl who is bonded to our drake, and during the day, we often leave her (by her insistence) with him. Tonight when I went to let her out, she was...
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    • obturator paralysis paralysis
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. SweetLilDuckies

    ***HELP*** Neck Wound!!!

    I had four 6 week old Indian Runners this morning. I let them out and they went swimming in the creek that runs across the front of our yard. like usual. An hour or so later one of them was in the front yard. They usually are together, so that was the first red flag. I went outside to look for...
  9. B

    4 week old Leg Issues help!

    My 4 week old chick is a beautiful blue leghorn. Used to be the fastest of the flock. She started laying down all of a sudden with her leg in front of her. She was supposedly vaccinated for Mareks at birth. Her right claw she won’t use she will only support on elbow. I built her a chicken sling...
  10. M

    URGENT - progressive paralysis in 9-month-old hen

    I have a 9-month-old silver laced Wyandotte hen. For the past two weeks she's been slowing down, limping more and more, and finally two days ago she sat down and can't stand up. If she tries to walk, she stumbles and tumbles head over heels until she's laying on her side. Her appetite hasn't...
  11. FathertoFeathers

    Help! Baby chick is paralyzed!!

    I got some polish chicks from Cackle hatchery 3 days ago and all of them made it alive and well. But today when I went to change their food and water I noticed one wasn’t acting right. He was laying on the ground both of his legs sticking straight out behind him like he was dead! I quickly...
  12. Awooten

    Chicken Wheelchair Needed for Paralyzed Hen

    I have a 4 year old paralyzed hen and am looking for a chicken wheelchair. Her legs have been partially paralyzed for about 4 months but she is eating, drinking, and pooping normally...and otherwise in good spirits. She cannot sit or stand. Does anyone have a used chair to sell? Any advice...
  13. S

    Help, my quail is paralyzed??

    My female king quail’s back legs seem to be paralysed. She cant seem to move them, and if I flip her onto her back she is unable to roll back over, so i think her hips/lower spine are affected as well. She also doesnt seem to be using her wings much to escape, but she can use them. I noticed...
  14. E

    Vitamin deficiency or something more serious? Pullet can’t stand up!

    I have a 21 week opal Legbar that I’ve noticed over the past several days was not moving around like usual, more lethargic. I noticed yesterday that she was unbalanced and not standing/walking normally so I separated her and started giving vitamins. This morning she’s even worse and can’t stand...
  15. nhc920

    Limping & swelling near eye - 12 week old Ameraucana

    Hey there, I would really appreciate some input on this! I have a 12 week old Black Ameraucana cockerel, bought (as a chick) from a local breeder, who's never had any issues before this weekend. (Named Godzilla, since he's been so hefty and active lol) His symptoms right now are: 1)...
  16. elvisjj

    Please help my 22 days old RIR chick

    It started before 4 days, I don't know it's Marek's or Crazy chick disease. I am giving 2 drops of enroflaxin from day one. Liver tonic & Paediatric multivitamin drop for 2 days but still no improvement. Please help me to save my chick.
  17. B

    Help:16 week old rooster, paralysis that comes and goes, constipation

    Hello all, My 16 week old ayam cemani rooster has paralysis in one leg and cannot put weight on it. The extent of the paralysis varies. He was immobile early in the day yesterday, but able to walk, get himself around and put weight on the leg by late afternoon. This morning, he is back to not...
  18. Coleridge Ranch

    Hen death mystery?

    We are losing a hen every few months to the same pattern. Upon falling ill they've all died in less than 12 hours. I've seen many questions about similar symptoms, but we haven't found the resolution. Hope someone can help. We have 12 hens of various ages and breeds, no roosters, in a backyard...
  19. Squeak61

    EMERGENCY sudden lethargy

    One of my new birds was completely fine last night, completely normal, and this morning she is limp, unable to walk or stand, and pooping slightly bloody watery poop. This morning, she was laying face first, twitching, and couldn’t even lift her head. She can still move her legs and wings. All...
  20. DarkWater1929

    Q Mereks symptoms, and Polish Chickens. NOT urgent but relevant to my pullets all the same...

    Hi! I bought six pullets from TSC (our feed/equipment, greedy corporate, but convenient and seductive, store) about eight weeks ago. Two Wyandottes, two Marans, one Americauna and one Polish. They have lived alone, together, since. They were mostly in a brooder area inside, as our winter...
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