Hen on deaths doorstep another close behind

[Mooocoow7]

I have a Wyandotte hen and a Americana hen who are both doing terribly. The Americana is going down hill very very quickly and the Wyandotte has been like this for a few days and has started eating and drinking a little again. But seems to have some facial paralysis or something, cant keep her left eye open, and seems to have difficulty swallowing water but that could also be because she's taking very very large sips. They both have extreme muscle atrophy. Neither move much. Very wet and yucky poops. There is also a brahma rooster and a different Wyandotte hen that both have what I believe to be sprained legs as they both eat drink and poop normally aside from the limp.
Any ideas what might be wrong with them and what I can do besides let them rest.

 

[Mooocoow7]

 

[nuthatched]

I'm sorry that your hens are sick.
Can you tell us what you feed including treats, how their crops feel, how they stand or lay. When's the last time they laid eggs. Why do you think they both have sprained legs?

 

[Mooocoow7]

I'm sorry that your hens are sick.
Can you tell us what you feed including treats, how their crops feel, how they stand or lay. When's the last time they laid eggs. Why do you think they both have sprained legs?

I feed them nutrena 20% all flock as thats genreally the freshest food at the feed store as well as scratch grain and whatever they eat foraging on the 3 acre yard and leftovers. There crops feel empty as there not eating. They stand normally but don't move and when the Wyandotte that can't keep her eye open walks she does its kinda funny but I think that's from no depth perception. They haven't laid eggs sense they've been seeming sickish. And the brahma and Wyandotte with sprained legs I think that because with both of them the spirit is willing but the body is not. The injured Wyandotte is Cooperating so I'm keeping her separate but the brahma rooster would have none of the staying separate and is still very horny an trys to get on the hens dispite not being able to walk.

 

[Mooocoow7]

The Americana hen just died

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

I would look into Mareks if ypu have not already. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Could they have eaten anything moldy, dead or rotten?
It's very odd to have a couple with similar symptoms at the same time. Botulism comes to mind.
Could be Marek's disease, but without testing, there's no way to really know.

I'm sorry that you just lost the Americana hen, it would be wise to wrap the body in several plastic bags and refrigerate it. Contact your state lab and have a necropsy performed to see what's happening. This will give you information as to whether there's treatment options or at least you will know what you are dealing with.

https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[nuthatched]

I feed them nutrena 20% all flock as thats genreally the freshest food at the feed store as well as scratch grain and whatever they eat foraging on the 3 acre yard and leftovers. There crops feel empty as there not eating. They stand normally but don't move and when the Wyandotte that can't keep her eye open walks she does its kinda funny but I think that's from no depth perception. They haven't laid eggs sense they've been seeming sickish. And the brahma and Wyandotte with sprained legs I think that because with both of them the spirit is willing but the body is not. The injured Wyandotte is Cooperating so I'm keeping her separate but the brahma rooster would have none of the staying separate and is still very horny an trys to get on the hens dispite not being able to walk.

I'm sorry your hen died! Everything sounds good. Any chance they got stung or bitten by bees, scorpions or spiders? Or got into something they shouldn't?

 

[Mooocoow7]

Could they have eaten anything moldy, dead or rotten?
It's very odd to have a couple with similar symptoms at the same time. Botulism comes to mind.
Could be Marek's disease, but without testing, there's no way to really know.

I'm sorry that you just lost the Americana hen, it would be wise to wrap the body in several plastic bags and refrigerate it. Contact your state lab and have a necropsy performed to see what's happening. This will give you information as to whether there's treatment options or at least you will know what you are dealing with.

https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

When I was looking the other day because the Wyandotte was doing poorly I noticed botulism seemed possible. From what I found chickens who get that and die of it die within 24-48 hours witch is what happened to the one that died as the other one seems to be slowly improving as she is drinking again. And its possible they've could have eaten something with it as theres no shortage of things from them to find that could be bad. If it was mereks I think more would be sick by now.

 

[Mooocoow7]

I'm sorry your hen died! Everything sounds good. Any chance they got stung or bitten by bees, scorpions or spiders? Or got into something they shouldn't?

We don't have scorpions but there's a chance for the others