bamachick86
In the Brooder
Hi horseshoe13,
Im sorry but i have no experience with that. There is a list of possible causes here though: https://poultrykeeper.com/respiratory-problems/respiratory-disease-in-chickens/.
Fingers crossed for your new babies.
Gloria died last week, i didnt do a post mortem as the kids were too upset but it was quite sudden and a surprise as she had been improving.
I lost a duck this week to being egg bound with lash eggs. That was nasty poor baby. Not a great week, all round.
Hi KirstieJG, did you or your friend ever have any other similar issues in other birds? I was sad to read Gloria didn't make it but it sounds like you did a great job trying to save her. I had to put another one down today after she lost the ability to walk properly and was losing balance. This is the 7th one that died (or had to be put down) after showing neurological symptoms after seeming completely healthy. I kept her separated for nearly a month boosting her with vitamins and nutrient dense foods, but she never bounced back and only deteriorated. We had a wicked and stubborn bout of coccidiosis this past spring that I feared left many of them weak and unable to assimilate nutrients, but the paralysis left me fearing Marek's. They started showing these signs between 3-6 months but I keep hoping each one that has died will be the last one. And typically each time the symptoms start differently. Some will just look lethargic and die a day or so later; some I've found have just dropped dead without any warning, and others start to walk funny until they can't move much at all. It's really frustrating but we haven't had the time to get a necropsy as the closest lab to us is over an hour away.