Chicken has a Hard Time Standing

[JayTayStu]

We have a Blue Laced Red Wyandott hen, named Penny, that has had some trouble standing and walking. She doesn't seem to have glossy eyes or anything else visibly wrong with her. There are no visable signs of parasites or injury, but she just won't stand. She is making churping noises, but i think she is missing her friends. We have her inside in a box with bedding, food and water. Could the cause possibly be because we have 2 bigger roosters in the pen with them, that and a little Silkie rooster who won't leave her alone, but none of our other hens are acting like this. PLEASE HELP! Will post pictures if askes.
NOTE: She was attacked by an Eagle a month back, but we have no clue if she was dropped or not, all we know is she was missing a lot of feathers from her neck that have now grown back.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How old is she? Could be Mareks.

 

[JayTayStu]

About 5 months old.

 

[JayTayStu]

She doesn't seem to have any symptoms though.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Not being able to stand can be the first and most prominent symptoms of Mareks. She is of the right age when it can show up.

 

[JayTayStu]

I don't think so. We have had Mareks in the past and she is acting completely different.
This is Penny.

 

[JayTayStu]

I think it is worth mentioning that when I had here perched on my hand she put all the pressure on her right foot.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

She doesn't look well. I'm sorry I have no other advice.

 

[rebrascora]

I too would suggest Marek's especially if you have had it before, as it doesn't just go away, it lies dormant until a stressor triggers another outbreak. In this case, it could be the unwanted attentions of too many cockerels..... I have found that to be one of the commonest triggers of a Marek's outbreak in my flock.

How many females do you have for the three males and how many of them are young pullets? Older hens will usually run off an adolescent male that is trying it on but pullets are vulnerable and get victimised. Did you see the hawk attack or are you just assuming it was a hawk because she was missing a mass of feathers, because I would put the blame for missing neck feathers on too many cockerels before I considered hawks. Pullets even occasionally get scalped to the point of the skull being exposed by rampant young males.
Creating a bachelor pad for the boys until they learn some manners or get invited to dinner, is the solution although sadly it will not help to fix this young lady. All you can do is give supportive care, good nutrition including poultry vitamins/electrolyte like Nutri drench or Save a Chick to support the immune system, probiotics or fermented feed to support the digestive tract and perhaps a chicken sling/hammock to support her physically in an upright position.

I wish you luck with her.

Barbara

 

[JayTayStu]

We have 6 pullets 2 older hens. But thw last time we had Mareks waa years ago in a different flock, none of these chickens are from that flock. Also we didn't see the eagle attack her, but the neighbor did. The scene did look the same as the ones from previous attacks where the chickens didn't make it.