Eight days ago, while letting my birds out of the coop, one of them made a particularly high jump from her roost that I thought was concerning; she did not seem at all bothered and showed no signs or injury, walked just fine the rest of the day and even roosted again that night.
Seven days ago I found her laying on her side in the coop floor, I helped her up, she was unable to walk and barely able to stand, I am unsure if this is a coincidence or related to the previous day but I felt I should mention it.
Since finding her fallen, I have kept her isolated and kept in a much smaller coop with a closed nesting box, I have absolutely coddled her by providing her with food and water hand fed and not leaving her outside unattended whatsoever. She has not learned to stand on one leg, which is making me very worried.
Symptoms:
One leg does not work below the hock, she can move it from the joint up it seems.
I cannot feel any breaks or notice any swelling, there is no external damage,
She does not react to me touching her leg.
She used to try to stand on one leg but now seems more content to just sit on her hocks
Seems to be progressively having a harder time balancing and sitting herself up(Might be my imagination)
Toes sometimes curl akin to curly toe syndrome but not stiff.
Appetite and thirst are normal, eats and drinks whenever presented with food
Personality is completely normal, exhibits no fear.
No noticeable breathing problems.
Eyes are correctly colored.
Comb is correctly colored.
I was worried that it might be Marek's disease, however no other birds from it's original flock nor my flock are showing any symptoms, unsure how exactly old she is, not a chick but I don't believe she has laid an egg either. I apologize for such a lengthy post but I really love my birds, this one especially, and don't know what else to do. I've began giving her vitamin B complex, incase she has a vitamin deficiency, but I dont know how long it takes to start showing progress.
Any advice will help, thanks.
Heres a picture of her in her sleeping area i put her in at night now, incase it helps with figuring out age/breed if its relevant
Seven days ago I found her laying on her side in the coop floor, I helped her up, she was unable to walk and barely able to stand, I am unsure if this is a coincidence or related to the previous day but I felt I should mention it.
Since finding her fallen, I have kept her isolated and kept in a much smaller coop with a closed nesting box, I have absolutely coddled her by providing her with food and water hand fed and not leaving her outside unattended whatsoever. She has not learned to stand on one leg, which is making me very worried.
Symptoms:
One leg does not work below the hock, she can move it from the joint up it seems.
I cannot feel any breaks or notice any swelling, there is no external damage,
She does not react to me touching her leg.
She used to try to stand on one leg but now seems more content to just sit on her hocks
Seems to be progressively having a harder time balancing and sitting herself up(Might be my imagination)
Toes sometimes curl akin to curly toe syndrome but not stiff.
Appetite and thirst are normal, eats and drinks whenever presented with food
Personality is completely normal, exhibits no fear.
No noticeable breathing problems.
Eyes are correctly colored.
Comb is correctly colored.
I was worried that it might be Marek's disease, however no other birds from it's original flock nor my flock are showing any symptoms, unsure how exactly old she is, not a chick but I don't believe she has laid an egg either. I apologize for such a lengthy post but I really love my birds, this one especially, and don't know what else to do. I've began giving her vitamin B complex, incase she has a vitamin deficiency, but I dont know how long it takes to start showing progress.
Any advice will help, thanks.
Heres a picture of her in her sleeping area i put her in at night now, incase it helps with figuring out age/breed if its relevant
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