Diagnosis?

[paul rustad]

I have a 5 yr old hen who can not longer stand on her feet. She flops all over the place and her head is constantly wobbling up towards her back. She’ll take water from a syringe but will not take food from my hand. Any ideas? I have video of the behavior it cannot upload it to this site. And our pictures don’t capture the behavior. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Cazook]

isolate her with supplied food and water. can you get a vet? how's her poops looking? does she still lay? does she fall to one side? any evidence of worms, mites etc?

 

[paul rustad]

She is isolated. She does lay still. Her head just keeps wobbling towards her back When she excrements I’ll see what it looks like. I see no signs of parasites, worms or mites. All the other hens in the flock show no signs of what she has.

 

[Weeg]

To post the video, you have to upload it to youtube or another video platform and post the link here. It's kinda annoying especially for those of us who don't have a youtube channel. How old is she?

 

[Cazook]

have you checked for a stuck egg? is she straining etc? if so, you can try feeding calcium tablets mixed in water.

soaked dry cat food/scrambled eggs/chick crumb could be good to feed as well. the higher protein and fat can help them recover if its an infectious disease.

 

[Weeg]

How does her crop feel? Hard, squishy, dough, "big"? What temp is it where you are?

 

[Lovem all]

is she panting or holding her arms away from her body? Check her crop and abdominal area and vent

 

[Eggcessive]

What is your location? If it is very hot, make sure that she will drink water, and electrolytes might be helpful for a day or two. Vitamin E 400 IU given orally once a day might be helpful if there is a neurologic problem. I also would recommend checking for a stuck egg by inserting a clean finger into her vent up to 2 inches. Offer wet chicken feed, scrambled egg and water from a small bowl or cup. Keep her separated until she is back to normal so that she won’t be attacked. Have you added any new birds recently?

 

[paul rustad]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K8-YfgrE_0loWaBRv8tWaCc8PoExW9qJ/view?usp=drivesdk

This should link to her video.

I’m in MN.Currently it’s 76 and humidy at 80%. She is not panting. Her Crop feels normal. She’s 5 years old. No new additions to the flock. Her vent is clean and good.

 

[paul rustad]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GetYGmw-kOIXYuQ8THT5L7jQSam54UeI/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SBUN89CyxvyO3-QJLwRc1e49sF3i_EAx/view?usp=drivesdk

Here are more videos of her behavior