HELP! Unbalenced Chick!!

[CowTheChicken]

I have a three week old amerucana who is very wobbly. She can walk properly and does 'somersaults'. I've done some researched and heard about 'stargazing' and about lack of vitamins. But I have two other chicks(one amerucana) who are totally fine. She just lies there, and when she tries to walk she fall and sometimes can't get back up. How will she get food and water? How will she get up if I'm not here? It happened quite suddenly! PLEASE HELP ME!

 

[Eggcessive]

This is wry neck, stargazing, crook neck, and many other names, but it is a symptom of vitamin deficiency, head injury, or disease. Start her on poultry vitamins in her water that contain B1 thiamine, Vitamin E, and selenium would be good to add to the mix or food--25 mcg daily. PolyVisol without iron infant vitamins may also be used with selenium--give 3 drops daily by mouth. In some cases, prednisone may be used. Here are some links for you:
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Crookneck/Crookneck.html
http://oureggbasket.blogspot.com/2013/04/wry-neck-or-crook-neck-understanding-it.html

 

[WooingWyandotte]

Is she weak, or has been weak?

 

[CowTheChicken]

Is she weak, or has been weak?

No, she's only 3 weeks old and it happened suddenly.

 

[CowTheChicken]

I have a three week old amerucana who is very wobbly. She can walk properly and does 'somersaults'. I've done some researched and heard about 'stargazing' and about lack of vitamins. But I have two other chicks(one amerucana) who are totally fine. She just lies there, and when she tries to walk she fall and sometimes can't get back up. How will she get food and water? How will she get up if I'm not here? It happened quite suddenly!

PLEASE HELP ME!

I'm really worried about her!

 

[WooingWyandotte]

No, she's only 3 weeks old and it happened suddenly.

Ok, give me minute. How about we both google and in a few minutes come back and compare notes?

 

[WooingWyandotte]

Avian Encephalomyelitis
Synonyms: epidemic tremor, AE

Species affected: The disease is most prevalent in chickens less than 6 weeks of age. Pheasants, corturnix quail, and turkeys are natural hosts as well, but less susceptible than chickens. Ducklings, young pigeons, and guinea fowl can be experimentally infected.

Clinical signs: Signs commonly appear during the first week of life and between the second and third weeks. Affected chicks may first show a dull expression of the eyes, followed by progressive incoordination, sitting on hocks, tremors of the head and neck, and finally paralysis or prostration. Affected chicks are inactive. Some may refuse to walk or will walk on their hocks. In advanced cases, many chicks will lie with both feet out to one side (prostrate) and die. All stages (dullness, tremors, prostration) can usually be seen in an affected flock. Feed and water consumption decreases and the birds lose weight. In adult birds, a transitory drop (5-20 percent) in egg production may be the only clinical sign present. However, in breeding flocks, a corresponding decrease in hatchability is also noted as the virus is egg- transmitted until hens develop immunity. Chickens which survive the clinical disease may develop cataracts later in life (see Table 2 ).

Transmission: The virus can be transmitted through the egg from infected hen to chick, accounting for disease during the first week of life. The disease can also be spread through a flock by direct contact of susceptible hatchlings with infected birds, accounting for the disease at 2-3 weeks of age. Indirect spread can occur through fecal contamination of feed and water. Recovered birds are immune and do not spread the virus.

Treatment: There is no treatment for outbreaks. Infected birds should be removed, killed and incinerated. Recovered chicks are unthrifty.

Prevention: A vaccine is available.

 

[CowTheChicken]

We have her separated her from the others with her own food and water. She is just sitting/lying there.

 

[WooingWyandotte]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/461941/baby-chick-paralysis-please/10

 

[CowTheChicken]

Avian Encephalomyelitis
Synonyms: epidemic tremor, AE

Species affected: The disease is most prevalent in chickens less than 6 weeks of age. Pheasants, corturnix quail, and turkeys are natural hosts as well, but less susceptible than chickens. Ducklings, young pigeons, and guinea fowl can be experimentally infected.

Clinical signs: Signs commonly appear during the first week of life and between the second and third weeks. Affected chicks may first show a dull expression of the eyes, followed by progressive incoordination, sitting on hocks, tremors of the head and neck, and finally paralysis or prostration. Affected chicks are inactive. Some may refuse to walk or will walk on their hocks. In advanced cases, many chicks will lie with both feet out to one side (prostrate) and die. All stages (dullness, tremors, prostration) can usually be seen in an affected flock. Feed and water consumption decreases and the birds lose weight. In adult birds, a transitory drop (5-20 percent) in egg production may be the only clinical sign present. However, in breeding flocks, a corresponding decrease in hatchability is also noted as the virus is egg- transmitted until hens develop immunity. Chickens which survive the clinical disease may develop cataracts later in life (see Table 2 ).

Transmission: The virus can be transmitted through the egg from infected hen to chick, accounting for disease during the first week of life. The disease can also be spread through a flock by direct contact of susceptible hatchlings with infected birds, accounting for the disease at 2-3 weeks of age. Indirect spread can occur through fecal contamination of feed and water. Recovered birds are immune and do not spread the virus.

Treatment: There is no treatment for outbreaks. Infected birds should be removed, killed and incinerated. Recovered chicks are unthrifty.

Prevention: A vaccine is available.

That doesn't really seem to fit what's going on with her. She is the only one that it's happing to.