paralysis

  1. ellenscoop

    Acupuncture and Laser Therapy Works on Chickens too!

    Matilda is an adult barred rock hen who was hit by a car and left to die in the middle of a busy road. A Good Samaritan found her and rushed her to a small animal veterinary hospital nearby----for she was still alive. Matilda was alive and stable, however the doctors and staff at the hospital...
  2. 3FandWB

    Left leg won't work!

    Last Tuesday, (1 week ago), I noticed one of my girls walking funny. Like she was drunk. Wobbly front to back and then she'd just sit back on her bum. Then Wednesday eve, I found her lying on her left side when I went to lock the girls up. (I have 9 backyard hens). Over the last week - her left...
  3. M

    New Member with concern of botulism

    Hello All. I have a Americana pullet who is coming into egg bearing age. She started showing (current) problems at least 2 weeks ago. I noticed she walked around with her wings hanging down and a change in her voice (raspy). This chicken has a history of coryza which she appeared to have...
  4. M

    New Member with concern of botulism

    Hello All. I have a Americana pullet who is coming into egg bearing age. She started showing (current) problems at least 2 weeks ago. I noticed she walked around with her wings hanging down and a change in her voice (raspy). This chicken has a history of coryza which she appeared to have...
  5. KatyBishop

    Hen - leg paralysis? Please help

    3 days ago my 2.5 year old hen was found laying on the ground unable to move her legs. This was very sudden and showed no symptoms of any disease or physical injury, and will not respond to touching or moving of her legs. She would try to move by pulling herself with her wings, she also will...
  6. Bree Tree

    Testing for Marek's in CA

    Hello Chicken loving folks! I've been dealing with what seems to be Marek's disease spreading through my flock. I've spoken with a few vet's in the area and called UC Davis. One of my poor chickens has been paralyzed for over a week now, won't eat unless I syringe feed her, I feel euthanizing...
  7. Kirsten Corrin Walshe

    Paralysis, green/white diarrhea, loss of appetite, sleepy

    We have what we believe to be a leghorn hen. Roughly 6 months old. It's been about a week now. She has no use in her legs. Is drinking water, but doesn't seem to have any interest in her food, seems alert, but is super clumsy, wobbly. She's currently in the house, without any chip bedding...
  8. acidghost

    URGENT: one quail dead, the other is paralyzed!

    Well, i've been infatuated with chickens/quails for quite some time after visiting a family friend's house who owns chickens and quails. Anyways this person was giving his quails away, because he's been busy with his other pets, so we decided to take them in. There's five jumbo cortnix...
  9. suntonova

    Chicken with weak/paralyzed leg

    I have a Japanese bantam hen, around 6 months old. Koko suddenly started limping on one leg about a week ago. She was totally fine one day, then apparently paralyzed in her left leg the next. She's not walking on the leg at all and the foot is curled under. I'm not totally sure it's paralyzed...
  10. S

    Chicken Paralysis, Help Please with this Mystery!

    Hello All, Hoping for some wisdom on a strange occurrence in our flock. We have 3 adult hens and 4 ~6month old hens. They have a coop but free range on our farm during the day. Last night we returned home after dark and found one of the 6month old hens in the yard, laying on her stomach...
  11. K

    Chicks leg paralysed

    Hello I just joined this website, we recently got a shipment of lavender orpingtons on May 1st. They have been vaccinated for Mareks disease. No other signs other then leg paralysis have been happening. This has happened happened again to one other chick but we had to let it go because it was...
  12. tackycowgirl

    6 month old Dominique not walking

    1) I have a 6 month old Dominique hen. She was a good weight and is now underweight. I had not noticed that she was under weight until she was not moving around the pen and I went to check on her. 2) She will waddle very low to the ground with her wings kind of hanging down. She is very alert...
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