Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

That's Mera, my Speckled Suspect HEN!

Also holy cow she’s gone white!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Time Petra started roosting in the Hen House. I sure hope she doesn’t tip that box over, tomorrow night she will go in the Hen House to roost, I’ll settle her in a nest box for the night. She cannot stay in the feedroom forever.

 

[Ponypoor]

Nope. We can't explain it other than it wasn't infectious in origin.
Likely neurological. She could have been having strokes. She was having trouble eating without choking towards the end. Maybe she was having neurological issues affecting the use of her tongue as well.

She would not try to stand one legged. She was laying on her left side with her right leg sticking out the last week. Likely, it was not just the right leg that was involved.

She did not eat much yesterday and stopped drinking. I was holding her this morning and in a couple of minutes, she was gone.

I wonder if she damaged her neck or back. One sees those long bodied dogs with back issues that end up having nerve damage and limb issues like her.

A neck issue could cause this sort of symptoms.

 

[notabitail]

Nope not happening! Do you know what snow does to feet?! Even my
Chickens won’t walk on snow! Mud good snow bad!

Snow is a different story. Less than 40F I have slippers for only outside.