We have a 6 month old Australorp pullet (6 months at the MOST). Yesterday I went into the pen and nothing was out of the ordinary. Everybody walking around and happy!
Today I go up and this pullet is walking kind of strange. She will walk straight and then kind of veer off to the left. She'll go so far left that she'll eventually use the fencing as a "crutch." I would have thought Marek's but it just doesn't fit the classic symptoms of it. Then again..each case with Marek's isn't "classic."
Anyway, this hen is FAR from laying as she still has the black face, black comb and not wattle development. I've put her into a cage by herself so she won't hurt herself or not be able to get to shelter in case of rain.
Any ideas on what might be happening?? We switched feed about 3 weeks ago but this is the first sign we've had that one of the birds is sick...
Today I go up and this pullet is walking kind of strange. She will walk straight and then kind of veer off to the left. She'll go so far left that she'll eventually use the fencing as a "crutch." I would have thought Marek's but it just doesn't fit the classic symptoms of it. Then again..each case with Marek's isn't "classic."
Anyway, this hen is FAR from laying as she still has the black face, black comb and not wattle development. I've put her into a cage by herself so she won't hurt herself or not be able to get to shelter in case of rain.
Any ideas on what might be happening?? We switched feed about 3 weeks ago but this is the first sign we've had that one of the birds is sick...