I never imagined I would be a Chicken Tender!

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The "bad" leg seems to be arthritic and limp. It also looks like one of her toes is bent funny. She doesn't seem to experience any pain when I press and feel around on her. Her left side seems to be higher than the right, but I am really grabbing at straws.
 
Are you sure they are not just winding you up? My cat limps when he wants attention :D
Its very strange maybe a vitamin deficiency?
 
Did you see the pics? I don't think he is faking it...is that likely?
 
Sorry about the problems you are having with the chicks. Do you know if they were vaccinated for Mareks? You might want to post a new thread in the Emergencies forum about them, you might get more responses than as a continuation of an old thread.
 
Frankies Mom said:
Did you see the pics? I don't think he is faking it...is that likely?
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No only joking, you seem like you really spoil them though, bad as me they are such a worry,
I know watching and waiting is good advice but if I were you I'd start doing things now
Giving a tonic of vitamins etc can't harm
Maybe some egg?
 
Thank you Kelsie! I will do that now!

Pinkaboo - what kind of tonic and vitamins?

And can anyone tell me if that is a boy or girl?
 
Tsc carries pro biotic for chicks ad well as vitamins for all birds you mix in water. also many feed elevators will carry them.
 
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Not so great today ;(
The baby seems to have lost even more control of his left side. It is starting to seem more like paralysis than a physical injury. I don't even want to look at the characteristics of Marek's because what little I do know about the death sentence is all lining up with these symptoms(signs).
He showed some signs of labored breathing today, but it was super hot. I gave him a 12 minute soak in warm water and Epsom salt and checked him thoroughly for mites, lice, tics, physical injury, bumble foot, swelling, cuts, etc.
I crushed a baby aspirin into some yogurt and he didn't seem to want that, so a few hours later, I gave him aspirin dissolved in water via syringe.
The aspirin and Epsom soak seemed to make him feel better, but from what I "understand" (kinda), chickens don't show signs of pain in manners in which we are accustomed to identifying.
Not knowing if he is suffering is killing me. I will keep him on aspirin and continue to monitor his food/water intake and poop which are all strangely very healthy. The antibiotic I ordered should be in early AM. I am in an area where people view birds as food and incubators of food, so this is hard for me.

Although I have him separately caged, he is still in close (very close) proximity to the others, I am wondering if I should bring him inside for the night?
Thank you all again for your support!
 

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