EE pullet acting shocky

[casportpony]

Yeah, here's me suggesting Marek's to any other members ever again...

Nonononono, it DID match up really good, that was good reaserch on your part!!! I thought for sure it was mareks for a bit untill her symptoms changed!!

In your first post you said it was not egg binding, so I gotta ask, did you check for an egg? If this ever happens again, with some hens you can tell if they have an egg by gently palpating them. The fatter hens are harder to check that way, so with them I put on a glove, water based lube and very gently insert my finger into their vent. The treatment I use for this is a warm, steamy bathroom, oral fluids and calcium gluconate at 0.2ml per pound orally.

-Kathy

 

[Teila]

Hey folks

Still being very much a beginner when it comes to what ails chickens, after my initial ‘supportive’ post, I have followed this thread with much interest. I would like to thank those more experienced people who have not only helped Bubbles12345 but whose names I see over and over again on many posts, helping others as much as they can .. THANK YOU! Your knowledge not only help the OP but those of us lurking in the background and future readers also.

Bubbles12245 I am so very very pleased that your little gal pulled through .. she is beautiful!

It may or may not help, but I just wanted to share a similar experience I had with my Bantam Langshan.

During the routine, supervised free range, Dusty decided to ‘hide’ under the coop for the majority of it. She looked spooked but the rest of her flock mates were out in the garden, happily pecking away, no signs of illness, stress or fright.

As the afternoon went on, Dusty got worse, she would not come out from under the coop. It was a while ago now so I cannot remember all the symptoms but I think she had droopy wings etc but no signs of egg issues.

As we had a warm climate at the time, I popped her up on the roost with her flock mates for the evening and was very concerned for her overnight. The next morning I went out to check and she was happy as .. absolutely no signs of anything amiss.

I wondered if she had eaten something that ‘upset’ her or saw something that none of the others did. Anyways, maybe sometimes they can just eat something or feel a little ‘under the weather’ like we do.

 

[BantyChooks]

In your first post you said it was not egg binding, so I gotta ask, did you check for an egg? If this ever happens again, with some hens you can tell if they have an egg by gently palpating them. The fatter hens are harder to check that way, so with them I put on a glove, water based lube and very gently insert my finger into their vent. The treatment I use for this is a warm, steamy bathroom, oral fluids and calcium gluconate at 0.2ml per pound orally.

-Kathy

I palpated from the outside, and put my finger in about 3\4 of an inch up her vent and felt nothing, but who knows, I've never done any egg checks at all.

Hey folks

Still being very much a beginner when it comes to what ails chickens, after my initial ‘supportive’ post, I have followed this thread with much interest. I would like to thank those more experienced people who have not only helped Bubbles12345 but whose names I see over and over again on many posts, helping others as much as they can .. THANK YOU! Your knowledge not only help the OP but those of us lurking in the background and future readers also.

Bubbles12245 I am so very very pleased that your little gal pulled through .. she is beautiful!

It may or may not help, but I just wanted to share a similar experience I had with my Bantam Langshan.

During the routine, supervised free range, Dusty decided to ‘hide’ under the coop for the majority of it. She looked spooked but the rest of her flock mates were out in the garden, happily pecking away, no signs of illness, stress or fright.

As the afternoon went on, Dusty got worse, she would not come out from under the coop. It was a while ago now so I cannot remember all the symptoms but I think she had droopy wings etc but no signs of egg issues.

As we had a warm climate at the time, I popped her up on the roost with her flock mates for the evening and was very concerned for her overnight. The next morning I went out to check and she was happy as .. absolutely no signs of anything amiss.

I wondered if she had eaten something that ‘upset’ her or saw something that none of the others did. Anyways, maybe sometimes they can just eat something or feel a little ‘under the weather’ like we do.

She's happy, healthy, eating well, roosting where she used to be and laying. Couldn't be happier---thanks.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for the update!

-Kathy

 

[BantyChooks]

She's doing well still.

 

[Eggcessive]

Great to hear. I have one similar to that who seemed to be dying, couldn't stand, twisted neck, starved herself. After 3 days of being inside and warm, she got up, no twisted neck, started barely eating. Three weeks after going outside, she has a full crop and seems to be holding her own. Sometimes we never find out what the problem is unless we do a necropsy after death.