Dizzy chicken

[cluckin in memphis]

Okay, in addition to the one that was injured in a fight, I have another that is acting strangely. She walks in circles backwards, stops, then looks like she's having a seizure, then runs frantically in circles forward, then sits down, and looks like she's trying to recover. Is there such a thing as chicken epilepsy?

 

[Guitartists]

I think so. I know they can have siezures, so I'll say yes. Hopefully someone will have more info for you... though you could Google also while waiting

 

[dlhunicorn]

What is the breed of this bird?
How old?
What are you feeding?
caged or free range?
Have you checked her head to see if she has been pecked?

 

[cluckin in memphis]

She is a Buff Orpington, they have a run and house in the back yard. I feed them purena layena and scratch and some kitchen scrap, mostly tomatoes and strawberry stems. She is a little more than a year, along with most of the rest of the flock, all are buff orpingons other than my 2 chicks, they are americanas, I got them just before easter. She is sitting on eggs now, acting as normal as can be. But who knows what the day will bring.

 

[dlhunicorn]

There are several things that can cause the neurological symptoms you are seeing...
I see you say she is sitting eggs...be sure she does not become dehydrated (which will also cause what you are seeing)... they often will go far too long without drinking/eating. I had a bird that darn near killed herself...my solution was to set a piece of watermelon beside her in the nest with an indentation scopped out and filled that with some feed...the watermelon hydrated and she got a bit of feed as she picked at it.