HELP! My chicken had a seizure and I do not know why!

[Chuckkeeper]

Thank you! She is on an organic chick starter/grower and at night it is supplemented with a brewers yeast.

Thanks. Was this definitely beyond behaviours associated with dominance etc? Ie:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/529454499915067170/

 

[Rachaels Zoo]

Thanks. Was this definitely beyond behaviours associated with dominance etc? Ie:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/529454499915067170/

Yes! Nothing like that at all!

 

[Chuckkeeper]

Yes! Nothing like that at all!

If you can grab a video it'd be really helpful. I can only presume that in the absence of environmental contributors it is physiological.

 

[Rachaels Zoo]

If you can grab a video it'd be really helpful. I can only presume that in the absence of environmental contributors it is physiological.

I can video her but she is acting/looking like a normal chicken...eating drinking just laying in some hay...she’s not experiencing the previous behavior I described

 

[Chuckkeeper]

I can video her but she is acting/looking like a normal chicken...eating drinking just laying in some hay...she’s not experiencing the previous behavior I described

That's both good and bad, I think. Good in that the behaviour isn't regular enough to film (and hopefully a one off). Bad (or concering) in that you will wonder whether there is a deeper physiological concern.

In both cases I would encourage you to think about your chicken's health given it's current state rather than previous events (if not seen again). In the past my own chickens have certainly worried me with one-off and still unexplained behaviours.

 

[Rachaels Zoo]

That's both good and bad, I think. Good in that the behaviour isn't regular enough to film (and hopefully a one off). Bad (or concering) in that you will wonder whether there is a deeper physiological concern.

In both cases I would encourage you to think about your chicken's health given it's current state rather than previous events (if not seen again). In the past my own chickens have certainly worried me with one-off and still unexplained behaviours.

thank you! I certainly hope this was a one time thing..I’ve read up on mareks and she is not exhibiting the signs/symptoms even during the incident..I’m wondering if she possibly bumped her head? I don’t see any visible signs...She is still wobbly when she tries to move around but she can stand just fine.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

thank you! I certainly hope this was a one time thing..I’ve read up on mareks and she is not exhibiting the signs/symptoms even during the incident..I’m wondering if she possibly bumped her head? I don’t see any visible signs...She is still wobbly when she tries to move around but she can stand just fine.

Hmm. Perhaps try electrolytes (especially if you've had warm weather)