Vbell
Hatching
- Feb 4, 2015
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Hi, I have 15 hens of all varieties in my back garden. Before Christmas the youngest hen approx 3 to 4 months (the other hens are all 6 mths plus) lost weight and began to loose balance falling forward all the time until she basically went off her feet, she still was a good feeder and took water and her comb was nice and red. I thought she had worms so treated the full flock with de wormer and also give the flock a few days dose of Tylenol 200 as one hen had a slight cough.
The hen has now got some strength can walk slowly and balance although not great is a lot better than it was.
My problem is I went to the coop this morning and another hen who was the largest in the coop a big copper Maran is starting to display the same symptoms? Neither of the birds can fly up onto the roost bar approx 24 inches from ground. Like the first hen the maran seems front heavy and keep toppling forward? Poos and everything seem fine. I will try to video it so you can see.
Would anyone have ideas on what could be the issue as I'm at a loss.
Would I have a disease in the coop?
Thanks
The hen has now got some strength can walk slowly and balance although not great is a lot better than it was.
My problem is I went to the coop this morning and another hen who was the largest in the coop a big copper Maran is starting to display the same symptoms? Neither of the birds can fly up onto the roost bar approx 24 inches from ground. Like the first hen the maran seems front heavy and keep toppling forward? Poos and everything seem fine. I will try to video it so you can see.
Would anyone have ideas on what could be the issue as I'm at a loss.
Would I have a disease in the coop?
Thanks