Anna_b
In the Brooder
- May 16, 2021
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4 year old hen developed a bad limp a couple days ago. She’s still eating, drinking, moving around, and going onto the roost at night. I don’t see any physical signs of injury. She’s been very healthy her whole life.
We’ve had two cases like this before and both hens passed away. Both hens were a couple years old when their limp developed. I’ve heard Mareks disease brought up before but her leg doesn’t seem to be paralyzed, and in both prior cases it didn’t spread to any other hens. I don’t think our hens are vaccinated, so if it was Mareks i think it would be spreading.
Any advice on possible causes and how to help her would be very appreciated.
If anyone has any links to info on how to examine a chicken for injury that would also be appreciated.
We’ve had two cases like this before and both hens passed away. Both hens were a couple years old when their limp developed. I’ve heard Mareks disease brought up before but her leg doesn’t seem to be paralyzed, and in both prior cases it didn’t spread to any other hens. I don’t think our hens are vaccinated, so if it was Mareks i think it would be spreading.
Any advice on possible causes and how to help her would be very appreciated.
If anyone has any links to info on how to examine a chicken for injury that would also be appreciated.