hen unbalanced, standing on hocks all day. help! ** more pics added**

[Sonoran Silkies]

It does sound like it is likely Mareks. http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/203602.htm Read up on it and see how well you feel the symptoms match. If you are willing to give her the extra care that an handicapped bird requires, then she can live a good life for as long as nature allows.

 

[oliviad51]

I just realized that I said in an earlier post that the poo does get on her. I meant to say it does not. It was late and my eyes were playing tricks on me! I fixed it though.

 

[oliviad51]

This is Candace. This pic actually looks okay.

 

[oliviad51]

I have added new pics to the original post.

 

[seminolewind]

If she gets better it was probably mold spores or botulism, my guess. If not, my guess would be Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or latent Marek's, which doesn't seem to be infectious, I don't know why. I think with Leucosis has some respiratory symptoms . I went thru this last year. Sorry

 

[oliviad51]

Thanks. I will do some research on those.

 

[valsey]

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Hi
You went through Lymphoid Leukosis?

 

[oliviad51]

I have reasearched lymphoid leukosis. I just really don't think that's it. The only symptoms I saw that she had was the weight loss, which a lot of sicknesses and diseases involve weight loss. It could possibly be it though. Hmm its just so confusing!

 

[valsey]

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No - I was asking seminolewind

 

[oliviad51]

Oh ok. Sorry