I would not give extra heat if she's in a warm house.
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The bump is the size of small pea. It may be false hope but I feel like it is a bit smaller than last night. But it is hard like her skull.
She is still eating and drinking the turmeric tea and water. She bellied up to the food dish still laying down and was just eating while laying down. It seriously made me chuckle. She looked at me like, "What are you looking at." Also her comb (as small as it is) is red as well as her tiny waddles.
I have her in my living room...should I give her added heat source?
If a lame chicken is lying around, sometimes they can get a peck from the other chickens when they are not acting normally. Hopefully, it is not Mareks, but the best way to find out is testing if they die, and the state vet does a necropsy.
If a lame chicken is lying around, sometimes they can get a peck from the other chickens when they are not acting normally. Hopefully, it is not Mareks, but the best way to find out is testing if they die, and the state vet does a necropsy
Since it is unknown exactly what is wrong, hard to know if she will get better. If you are interested in getting her tested for Mareks with a PCR Mareks test on her blood, RAL lab will send you materials to trim a toenails and get a blood sample, to mail back into them for around $40-50. Or if you cull or lose her, your state vet can do a necropsy and testing for Mareks. I would give her some time though, to see if she gets better with resting her leg.She is still eating, drinking and cooing. She finally ate the eggs in the night. Still no standing though.
HARD question, Will she get better? Will she walk again?
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiencySince it is unknown exactly what is wrong, hard to know if she will get better. If you are interested in getting her tested for Mareks with a PCR Mareks test on her blood, RAL lab will send you materials to trim a toenails and get a blood sample, to mail back into them for around $40-50. Or if you cull or lose her, your state vet can do a necropsy and testing for Mareks. I would give her some time though, to see if she gets better with resting her leg.
If you haven’t given some B complex yet, I would give 1/4 tablet daily crushed into a small amount of food or water for a bit to see if it helps. It can be frustrating to know what the future holds, but time will tell.