Head shaking/falling over

[leeleebird]

Hey everyone, looking for some insight!

My 11 week old olive egger was acting nice and normal today when suddenly she shook her head so violently (almost like a convulsion) that she lost balance and was making distressed noises. She did this twice in the span of a few minutes, but then not again. When I held her she seemed to be almost trying to work something up, mouth open- but nothing was stuck that I could see and her crop was normal. No respirator issues other than mouth open (which was only as I massaged her crop by the way, then returned to beak closed), tail feathers up, waddle nice and rosey.

Directly afterwards she went back to eating and drinking normally, pooped a totally standard poop, pecking around, all the most standard chicken behaviors.

I had fed all the girls some earthworms I found while leveling out some ground to expand the run. I know the risk of gapeworm is low (so I read) but should I treat for worms just in case? I had gotten vermX but never used it before - Totally shooting in the dark here, I’m actually just curious for any insight at all!

Thank you!!!!

 

[Tookie]

@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[azygous]

It does sound like a seizure. I had a rooster long ago who had such a seizure just as I was getting the chickens settled into the coop for the night. I figured he had a heart defect. Some months later, I found him dead under his perch one morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Maybe a crop adjustment, if she exhibited the behavior while eating?