Hi y'all need some help could be Marek's...not so sure though!

[Jaythechickenman]

View attachment 1255254 In April I got some old English game bantams. Now it's Feb....never had any health problems besides coccidiosis. Been over a week my roo began to lay in feeder instead of roosting...3 days go by he looks like crap hunched over wings dropped barely able to walk and shaking like he's cold. I brought him in gave him electrolytes and probiotics in water plus mealworms and yogurt. He stopped shaking the next day. now he started again a week later. One leg seems to not work well but he stands and walks and eats. Poop is normal he roosts on occasion on side of his box. Most of the time he is under heatlamp. He makes improvement then regresses... The hens he is kept with have also come in...I have 55 chickens in separate coop on an acre don't want them sick...his hens are fine...I'm lost mareks vitamin deficiency I've treated whole younger part of flock for coccidiosis and was ready to do my working again but I do it quarterly. With my chickens I practice the best husbandry a man can!

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I think your doing everything right check heis feet and legs make sure they are not swollen

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I think your doing everything right check his feet and legs make sure they are not swollen

 

[Eggcessive]

It helps to know what state you live in, and the current climate. You can add location to your signature. Welcome to BYC. Coccidiosis can be chronic or happen again, and it can make them have immunity problems. So can Mareks though. If he has it, you may want to get a necropsy and testing upon his death. That way, you will know what you are dealing with. Mareks can remain in the surrounding environment for up to 7 years, it is believed, and other chickens in a flock become carriers whether they are sick or not.

I would treat him with poultry vitamins including riboflavin, which Poultry NutriDrench does not. Vitamin B complex tablets crushed into a treat are very good to use, a 1/2 tablet a day.

Problems other than Mareks are very common. I had a young cockerel who went from head of the flock to being shunned and picked on by even the smallest banty, because he had a leg injury. With put him down, so he did not suffer. Time will tell, and testing can give answers.

The body needs to be freshly refrigerated, and contact your state vet poultry lab for a necropsy if that is needed.

 

[Eggcessive]

It helps to know what state you live in, and the current climate. You can add location to your signature. Welcome to BYC. Coccidiosis can be chronic or happen again, and it can make them have immunity problems. So can Mareks though. If he has it, you may want to get a necropsy and testing upon his death. That way, you will know what you are dealing with. Mareks can remain in the surrounding environment for up to 7 years, it is believed, and other chickens in a flock become carriers whether they are sick or not.

I would treat him with poultry vitamins including riboflavin, which Poultry NutriDrench does not. Vitamin B complex tablets crushed into a treat are very good to use, a 1/2 tablet a day.

Problems other than Mareks are very common. I had a young cockerel who went from head of the flock to being shunned and picked on by even the smallest banty, because he had a leg injury. With put him down, so he did not suffer. Time will tell, and testing can give answers.

The body needs to be freshly refrigerated, and contact your state vet poultry lab for a necropsy if that is needed.

 

[Jaythechickenman]

I think your doing everything right check his feet and legs make sure they are not swollen

I've checked that and everything i can think of...he has a strong will to live and is alert...he knows his name I just try to keep him motivated!

 

[Jaythechickenman]

I think your doing everything right check his feet and legs make sure they are not swollen

Nope not swollen

 

[Jaythechickenman]

It helps to know what state you live in, and the current climate. You can add location to your signature. Welcome to BYC. Coccidiosis can be chronic or happen again, and it can make them have immunity problems. So can Mareks though. If he has it, you may want to get a necropsy and testing upon his death. That way, you will know what you are dealing with. Mareks can remain in the surrounding environment for up to 7 years, it is believed, and other chickens in a flock become carriers whether they are sick or not.

I would treat him with poultry vitamins including riboflavin, which Poultry NutriDrench does not. Vitamin B complex tablets crushed into a treat are very good to use, a 1/2 tablet a day.

Problems other than Mareks are very common. I had a young cockerel who went from head of the flock to being shunned and picked on by even the smallest banty, because he had a leg injury. With put him down, so he did not suffer. Time will tell, and testing can give answers.

The body needs to be freshly refrigerated, and contact your state vet poultry lab for a necropsy if that is needed.

Spoke to a penstate poultry educator and he thinks he is packed with coccidia and worms cause I wormed him yesterday and lots of hook worms came out...he's doubtful it's mareks...said alot can cause these symptoms and if it was mareks he'd be dead or paralyzed by now... we'll see...and yeah I've already found where I can get necropsy done if he dies. Today he was on his feet all day but trying to keep off his right leg. His body temp changes suddenly but he looks normal besides that and his foot. He's not getting proper nutrients but he's on electrolytes and chick starter...best thing for him. My whole flock is fine besides him...him and his hen have they're own little coop...very isolated. I'm an experienced chicken keeper I have 55 chickens in 6 coops on 5 acres...never encountered something like this. Idk how he was packed with worms either he was done in the fall...got new wormer now...really did the job!