Chicken can't walk

[Jen76]

Hi all, first time posting on here. I read it all the time though. Just wondering if anyone has had this happen... my 6 month old chicken suddenly couldn't stand in the morning. She eats and drinks like crazy, but couldn't stand up at all. The next day she's standing but a little shaky. But walking. I've got her locked away in a pen away from the others. I've read on other posts that it could be mareks... she doesn't have the gray eyes. Wondering if they would be able to get up a day later and walk if it was mareks?

 

[ChattyChickens4Life]

Mareks comes in 4 different forms, so not seeing gray eyes doesn't completely rule it out. Also, paralysis due to Mareks can be an on and off sort of thing. I'm no disease expert, so I will call in some masters.

Aside from that, welcome to BYC! Glad you joined! I hope your chicken feels better!

@rebrascora @Eggcessive

 

[ChickNanny13]

What are you feeding them? Are they from your hatch or hatchery?
It maybe a vitamin deficiency, Riboflavin B12....

Riboflavin Deficiency/Vitamin B2 - PolyVisol no iron 2 - 3 drops per day or Vitamin B Complex 1/2 tablet and beef liver, boiled egg yolk, spinach, mushrooms, sesame seed, tuna, plain yogurt mixed with it's feed.

@Eggcessive @rebrascora

 

[Jen76]

Yes, I read they can walk suddenly and then it gets them internally later... Hoping it isn't though... as I've had them together in a coop until this point. I took out the hen and put her away by herself and sprayed bleach water all over the coop just in case... I was told they were vaccinated but who knows for sure. They were from a feed store. As for food, I'm giving them free choice lay crumble and throwing out scratch daily. They free range until the evening when I lock them up.

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. She can go back with her flock as long as she is not being picked on. To keep her near food and her own water, you can place her in a crate inside her coop. Vitamins for poultry are good to use, and make sure riboflavin is listed. Make sure she gets plenty to drink. Look her feet and legs over for scabs, swelling, bruises, or redness. Hopefully, she was injured or has a deficiency. Some rest, and she may feel better. If it is Mareks, all chickens would have been exposed at the same time. Rarely, a chicken with Mareks will become paralyzed, then suddenly recover only to later get sick with tumors. Normally, they may have trouble with balance, having weakness or paralysis of one or both legs or wings, and sometimes the neck. Let us know how she is doing tomorrow.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Thank you Eggcessive

 

[chickens really]

Has she laid an egg?...Sometimes the sciatic nerve gets pinched if a Hen is laying a Big egg or egg Bound?...Slow down on the scratch grains.I would put on a Grower feed no less than 18% with oyster shell in a separate dish...