paolatinorum
Hatching
- Sep 29, 2023
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Hi everyone,
One of my hen is not walking for a couple days. She’s alert, she’s eating and drinking and still bullies the younger chicks who come close to her. She stopped to walk overnight, without a limping phase or whatnot, I don’t know if she was hiding some symptoms so not to look weak. My first thought was Bumblefoot, and actually she has a swollen foot pad that looks a lot like a bumblefoot which I’m treating with Epsom Salt, bandage and drawing salve, but reading some stuff online now I have some doubt and I thought I'd ask the forum in order to rule out or confirm some option:
My hope is to rule out Marek’s Disease, for obvious reasons.
Unfortunately I haven’t a poultry vet near me so I ask to this forum. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Sorry for my English, I’m Italian and I’m sure I’ve done some grammar error writing this]
One of my hen is not walking for a couple days. She’s alert, she’s eating and drinking and still bullies the younger chicks who come close to her. She stopped to walk overnight, without a limping phase or whatnot, I don’t know if she was hiding some symptoms so not to look weak. My first thought was Bumblefoot, and actually she has a swollen foot pad that looks a lot like a bumblefoot which I’m treating with Epsom Salt, bandage and drawing salve, but reading some stuff online now I have some doubt and I thought I'd ask the forum in order to rule out or confirm some option:
- Could it be (God forbid) Marek’s Disease? She is an adult hen and from what I read Marek is rare on adult hens, besides I bought her from an animal farm so I think they gave her all the necessary vaccinations (but I’m not sure).
- Could it be Curled Toe Paralysis? Actually her toes are slightly curled.
- Or could it be a simple injury: the fact that she’s stopped walking overnight and not presenting any other alarming symtoms encourages me to think so.
My hope is to rule out Marek’s Disease, for obvious reasons.
Unfortunately I haven’t a poultry vet near me so I ask to this forum. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Sorry for my English, I’m Italian and I’m sure I’ve done some grammar error writing this]