Hen cant stand/walk at all

Ritz144

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Hello, 1 week ago one of our hens lost its ability to walk at all, she just falls over. She moves herself with her wings by like kinda pushing herself around. She can kick her legs, grab with her feet and flap her wings, but other than that she just lays there. I have isolated her and have been giving her Poultry Cell and water with vitamins in it, but there has been no sign of her getting better or worse. She closes her eyes a lot and sometimes can only open 1, she shivers/shakes sometimes too. I have attached two videos showing her inability to stand and her shivers. anything helps.

shivering

cant stand
 
Hello, 1 week ago one of our hens lost its ability to walk at all, she just falls over. She moves herself with her wings by like kinda pushing herself around. She can kick her legs, grab with her feet and flap her wings, but other than that she just lays there. I have isolated her and have been giving her Poultry Cell and water with vitamins in it, but there has been no sign of her getting better or worse. She closes her eyes a lot and sometimes can only open 1, she shivers/shakes sometimes too. I have attached two videos showing her inability to stand and her shivers. anything helps.

shivering

cant stand
Welcome To BYC

How old is she?
What do you feed, including treats?

Any lice/mites on her?

She's young, but Marek's disease comes to mind.

I'd try vitamin therapy to see if that makes a difference. Consider getting fecal float to see if she needs deworming.

If she's getting heavily soiled by laying down a lot, then you can place her in a sling for monitored periods of time to help keep her upright and hopefully work her legs too.
 

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