Hen cannot walk or stand without falling over!

Skywolfe10

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I have a 6 month old belgian duccle bantam. Recently ive noticed she has been falling over on one side. She will be standing or walking and all of a sudden she tips over and falls. She walks without a limp so I dont believe its an injury. When I pick her up she is shaking like crazy even on a 70° sunny day. She will walk around and stay with the group but doesnt interact. Shes also started to eat and drink less but is still interested in treats. She is top hen and has not laid an egg yet, she isnt bullied at all. Please help!
 

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2tsp of corid, my rooster had bad blood diarrhea and was treating the whole flock and he is just now having normal poops but now shes acting funky.
I was thinking along the lines of vitamin deficiency. Shes eating and drinking just less than she usually does. Ive just given her some selenium and vitamin E gel.
Vitamin E and Selenium are used to treat symptoms of Wry Neck (neurological symptoms).
I would take care not to give too much Selenium, it can be toxic if overdone. Feed contains Selenium. A bit of egg daily would provide sufficient Selenium as well. Vitamin E should be at least 400IU daily.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) is usually given as therapy for legs.

Corid is given for 5-7 days. Blood in the poop can be caused by Coccidiosis, but enteritis could be a contributor as well. Getting a fecal float to see if there is an overload of Coccidia still would be a good idea. Could be the rooster (cockerel?) isn't drinking enough of the mixed water. If the blood continues I would give him a direct oral dose of liquid Corid at a rate of 0.10ml per pound of weight once a day for 3 days - this is in addition to him drinking his fill of Corid water daily too.
Highly unlikely 2 weeks of Corid is causing the leg issues (vitamin deficiency), it's mild and acts as a B1 (Thiamine) mimicker to help reduce the number of oocysts so the bird can build resistance.

I'm sorry you're having trouble, hopefully you will see improvement.
 
I have a 6 month old belgian duccle bantam. Recently ive noticed she has been falling over on one side. She will be standing or walking and all of a sudden she tips over and falls. She walks without a limp so I dont believe its an injury. When I pick her up she is shaking like crazy even on a 70° sunny day. She will walk around and stay with the group but doesnt interact. Shes also started to eat and drink less but is still interested in treats. She is top hen and has not laid an egg yet, she isnt bullied at all. Please help!
I'm sorry that your pullet is not well.
Was she vaccinated for Marek's?
What do you feed?
Is she pooping? What's that like?
How long has she had these symptoms?

It could be a number of things. With her age Marek's disease comes to mind.
I would try vitamin therapy to see if that makes a difference. 1/4 tablet B-Complex and 400IU Vitamin E once a day for a week.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/
 
She has not been vaccinated for mareks she came from tsc. My other chicken had coccidia and have been treating the whole flock with corid for 2 weeks and he is finally getting better now. Wondering if the corid for 2 weeks has anything to do with it.
What dose of Corid are you giving?
Likely the Corid has nothing to do with her not feeling well.
 
I'm sorry that your pullet is not well.
Was she vaccinated for Marek's?
What do you feed?
Is she pooping? What's that like?
How long has she had these symptoms?

It could be a number of things. With her age Marek's disease comes to mind.
I would try vitamin therapy to see if that makes a difference. 1/4 tablet B-Complex and 400IU Vitamin E once a day for a week.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/
She has not been vaccinated for mareks she came from tsc. My other chicken had coccidia and have been treating the whole flock with corid for 2 weeks and he is finally getting better now. Wondering if the corid for 2 weeks has anything to do with it.
 
What dose of Corid are you giving?
Likely the Corid has nothing to do with her not feeling well.
2tsp of corid, my rooster had bad blood diarrhea and was treating the whole flock and he is just now having normal poops but now shes acting funky.
 

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