Hello all:
I have a small flock of chickens (10). Two days ago one of my isa browns suddenly went paralyzed. She was about 4 years old and still one of our best layers. The ONLY slightly off thing I noticed about her was in the morning she had some
Diarrhea. Otherwise, She was still running around and eating. I saw her several times throughout the day and she seemed completely fine. In the evening my husband went out to make sure everyone was in their coop and noticed her laying in the middle of the yard. He thought she was dead but she wasn’t, her legs were just completely paralyzed. She passed away within 24 hours. Everything I Google suggests Mareks but this was very sudden and everyone else seems completely fine. We haven’t added any new chickens in over a year and she has been with us since we got her from a hatchery 4 years ago. I have no idea if she was vaccinated but it was a reputable place. We examined her for cuts and bumps and other injuries and weren’t able to find anything. Do you think this was Mareks?
I have a small flock of chickens (10). Two days ago one of my isa browns suddenly went paralyzed. She was about 4 years old and still one of our best layers. The ONLY slightly off thing I noticed about her was in the morning she had some
Diarrhea. Otherwise, She was still running around and eating. I saw her several times throughout the day and she seemed completely fine. In the evening my husband went out to make sure everyone was in their coop and noticed her laying in the middle of the yard. He thought she was dead but she wasn’t, her legs were just completely paralyzed. She passed away within 24 hours. Everything I Google suggests Mareks but this was very sudden and everyone else seems completely fine. We haven’t added any new chickens in over a year and she has been with us since we got her from a hatchery 4 years ago. I have no idea if she was vaccinated but it was a reputable place. We examined her for cuts and bumps and other injuries and weren’t able to find anything. Do you think this was Mareks?