Help! My chicken was flopped on her back today

[Gooselover567]

My lavender ameraucana was on her back today. She couldn't get up. I had to turn her over and she sat there and then got up. Yesterday, I noticed that it looked like one of her legs was weak, and she was sitting a lot. What should I do?

 

[chickenlittle21]

Picture please

 

[Gooselover567]

She is up and walking right now but the other chicens attacked her so we sperated her. She flopped over once again but then i rolled her back over and she stood up and started eating. I will take a picture next time she does it. Sometimes she also trips when walking too fast.

 

[Eggcessive]

How old is she? Was she vaccinated for Mareks disease? While an injury or a riboflavin vitamin deficiency might be possible, I would be concerned about her showing signs of possible Mareks disease. Other chickens may attack a flock member if they are showing signs of weakness or illness. Keep her in a dog crate near the others with her own food and water, so that she feels like part of the flock, but is protected. Make sure that she is near her food and water and can reach it. Are her toes curled under on either foot? What type of feed do you give your chickens? Could you try to get some vitamin B complex tablets at your pharmacy, and crush 1/2 tablet daily into some food or a little water for her? Here is B complex which is different than B 12:
https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/nature-made-super-b-complex,-tablets/ID=prod6149174-product

Here is some info about Mareks disease:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

 

[Gooselover567]

She is 8-10 weeks old. I don't know if she was vaccinated for Mareks disease. She stands and walks around and east normally. I gave her some nutri drench earlier. The other older chickens chased her earlier and I put her and her 2 friends in our potting shed because she was stressed out being separated from them. Her toes are not curled under except when she sits down. I put a bowl of feed, water, and greens with them. I usually give them a mix of layer pellets and starter/grower because I have a mixed flock, but right now just starter grower since these three are younger. I also throw birdseed out in the yard for all of the chickens to pick at during the day.

 

[Gooselover567]

What would the B complex tablets do?

 

[Eggcessive]

Riboflavin or B2 can help with curled toes and other leg problems in chickens. It can help rule out a vitamin deficiency. Pictures of her as she lays or stands might be helpful. Having weakness in one leg or ending up on her back, are sometimes symptoms that chickens with Mareks can have.

 

[Gooselover567]

I heard that in Mareks disease the chickens can't move their legs, but she walks around. Should I be worried that she has this disease? Also this is a flock with crd by the way.

 

[Eggcessive]

Mareks can start with a limp in one leg and progress to lameness and paralysis. It may not be Mareks, but that is just one possibility. Hopefully, this is not Mareks. The only way to know is with testing, or a necropsy byt the state poultry lab if she dies someday.

 

[Gooselover567]

Can a flock with crd also have mareks at the same time?