I have a 10 week old speckled sussex who has always been a bit of a runt. Smaller than the others and very friendly and docile. I picked her up this past Friday, and she did not want to be held. She squirmed out of my hands, and must have landed wrong. She squawked and ran into a corner of the coop. She doesn’t have any noticeable signs of physical injury, and saw her standing the very next day, but she didn’t seem to want to stand... she would just lay in the coop.
Yesterday, I noticed that she seemed to be losing her balance a lot. Today, she is much worse. She cannot stand up without staggering the falling backwards. I did a search and it sounds like this can be a symptom of maerks disease, which terrifies me. But the symptoms have only started since she flew out of my hands the other day. Other than being a little bit small, she was perfectly fine before that day.
She is eating and drinking a little bit but not much and we do not know if she is pooping or not. it seems like she may not be.
She is my favorite and I am devastated. Please help!
Yesterday, I noticed that she seemed to be losing her balance a lot. Today, she is much worse. She cannot stand up without staggering the falling backwards. I did a search and it sounds like this can be a symptom of maerks disease, which terrifies me. But the symptoms have only started since she flew out of my hands the other day. Other than being a little bit small, she was perfectly fine before that day.
She is eating and drinking a little bit but not much and we do not know if she is pooping or not. it seems like she may not be.
She is my favorite and I am devastated. Please help!