Chicken walking oddly

[MysteryChicken]

Its not a sudden issue, she has always had it (whatever it is), but today it got bad. Thank you for responding and sorry about your hen!

How's her pelvis? If she's always had this issue it could be a bone deformity.

 

[CoopintheWoods]

If she's always had this issue it could be a bone deformity.

I'm no expert, but that's what I think mine had, and she limped exactly the same way and had the same kind of progression. I'll see if I have a video.

 

[Chikyboy]

How's her pelvis? If she's always had this issue it could be a bone deformity.

I just had to google what a pelvis is , and I will go check it.

 

[Chikyboy]

I just had to google what a pelvis is , and I will go check it.

I just went oudside and checked it, and it feels fine.

 

[Bryce Thomas]

Might sound odd but has she ever had heatstroke? Heatstroke literally cooks the brain and neurons in the cerebellum are the first to die off, any organism that survives heat stroke will be left with strange walking movement because the nerves in their cerebellum are impaired. This could also be a neurological condition or a chemical imbalance, or her brain could be wired wrongly (as in neurons fire to places they should not be firing too) Hope this helps!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I just went oudside and checked it, and it feels fine.

That's good.

Now those are ruled out, it's more likely neurological.

 

[Chikyboy]

Might sound odd but has she ever had heatstroke? Heatstroke literally cooks the brain and neurons in the cerebellum are the first to die off, any organism that survives heat stroke will be left with strange walking movement because the nerves in their cerebellum are impaired. This could also be a neurological condition or a chemical imbalance, or her brain could be wired wrongly (as in neurons fire to places they should not be firing too) Hope this helps!

No she has never had heatstroke.

 

[Chikyboy]

That's good.

Now those are ruled out, it's more likely neurological.

Okay.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay.

A few things that maybe going on is:

Pinched nerve(s)

Brain injury

Spinal injury

Marek's Disease