Help! My hen is not walking: possible Marek's?

[LaFleche]

I forgot to mention my girls are not free range due to many predators in the area and I do have DE in their run and in their food so I guess actually they have been wormed from that?

While DE is nice to have in their dust baths, it does nothing to deworm them or actually kill poultry mites.

You better get some kind of chemical dewormer and insecticide and treat according to the instructions.

 

[Melissa Malone]

Here are some better pictures

 

[Melissa Malone]

While DE is nice to have in their dust baths, it does nothing to deworm them or actually kill poultry mites.

You better get some kind of chemical dewormer and insecticide and treat according to the instructions.

okay I will treat the whole group

 

[LaFleche]

Alright. The first thing that stands out: It is a cockerel, not a pullet.

The second would be to check the claws and the feather shafts on the leg and outer toe.

 

[Melissa Malone]

Alright. The first thing that stands out: It is a cockerel, not a pullet.

The second would be to check the claws and the feather shafts on the leg and outer toe.

yeah i have been watching as I suspected it may be cockeral and I posted here and many on here suggested cockeral. What am i checking for on the feather shafts and outer toe?

 

[LaFleche]

yeah i have been watching as I suspected it may be cockeral and I posted here and many on here suggested cockeral. What am i checking for on the feather shafts and outer toe?

At his age he is goiong through another juvenile molt, and the new feqather shafts on legs and toes sometimes pinch very painful when breaking through the skin.
With heavily feathered breeds this can lead to temporary lameness, as with every step they take, they will get pinched by the feather shafts and these ares can get irritated and even inflamed/infected.

 

[LaFleche]

In one of your other threads you stated that he "ruled the roost".

So at his age he might have sprained a leg at an unsuccessful mating attempt, Marans cockerels mature early and start quite young.

 

[Melissa Malone]

At his age he is goiong through another juvenile molt, and the new feqather shafts on legs and toes sometimes pinch very painful when breaking through the skin.
With heavily feathered breeds this can lead to temporary lameness, as with every step they take, they will get pinched by the feather shafts and these ares can get irritated and even inflamed/infected.

okay ive been applying antibiotic spray to his feet all this week just in case if was bumble So do you think im good to keep watching him to see if he improves?

 

[Melissa Malone]

In one of your other threads you stated that he "ruled the roost".

So at his age he might have sprained a leg at an unsuccessful mating attempt, Marans cockerels mature early and start quite young.

Yeah this one was dominate for sure but not aggressive towards the other birds. But that being said it did seem to be only a sore leg at first but moved to him bedding down within a day and a half

 

[bhaugh]

I doubt it's mereks esp since he was vaccinated. Keeping them away from the group causes them to be lethargic. If he isn't sneezing or showing other signs I'd put him back as long as the other birds don't beat him up