HELP!!! 4 year old Hen Walking strange.

[xxIsabellaxx]

Hi I have 13 chickens and My 4 year old Rhode Island Red is walking wobbly and taking High steps, i seperated her from my other chikens. I'm not sure if it's Mareks. I had to put my Dark Cornish to sleep back in 09' for Mareks.

Any Advice?
Is their any Cure?
Should I take her to a vet?
Should I have her Euthanized?


Isabella.

 

[xxIsabellaxx]

Help I really need some advice!!! ASAP

 

[Miss Lydia]

does Mareks hit older chickens?

 

[jaimslee4u]

Seperate her for sure!! Atleast that will keep her from spreading whatever she has. When you say wobbly do you mean off balance type thing or is she not wanting to walk at all?

If she is high stepping she could possible have the scaly leg mites which is treatable.

Any other symptoms, eyes, notrils, poop, eating & drinking? Could she have been injured? When is the last time she layed an egg?

I am not an expert on Merek's and I am not sure if it can continue to carry in the flock without showing symptoms previously. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will come along.

 

[Miss Lydia]

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044 this might help you figure out what may be going on ..

 

[xxIsabellaxx]

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She is off Ballance and High stepping. I'm in MA and i'm not sure if it is just because the ground is cold.
I put her in a big dog crate in my garage.

 

[jaimslee4u]

Have you done a bug check? Tis the season.

Check the vent area really well they like to hang out there. Scaly leg mites can cause issues & pain with walking usually causing them to lift there feet higher than usually when she walks. Also I think if they have issues with there ears - Mites can get in there too (yuck) it can cause them to be off balance.

Keep her warm and give her treats to keep her eating and hydrated.

 

[Miss Lydia]

have you looked at the bottom of her feet for bumble foot?

 

[crj]

I would feed her some scrambled eggs for a couple of days. One a day should be ok. You can even cook the shell with it. Just crunch it up. She may need protien. When I find a chicken acting odd I also give them vitamins. They work very well. For some reason everyone fears the worst. I have a chicken living in my kitchen that should have been dead more then 3 times. She keeps on keepin on. I don't do antibiotics all the time if at all. I just give them what they may be lacking. Try those two things and see if it helps.

Yes, like the other metioned. Check her feet and legs.

 

[jaimslee4u]

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Oh yeah that too!