International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

Sorry for the delay, took a bit to get video figured out. Thank you to all that's commented.

Is there a chance he ate something with mold in it or that wasn't good?

 

[wrathsfarm]

Is there a chance he ate something with mold in it or that wasn't good?

It's possible but I've checked all they're feed buckets and all are good. We have ducks so feed does get wet but all the birds gobble that up pretty quick cuz I'm guessing it's like a mash.
But that's what the wife thinks also is he got into something, I just gotta find it.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Update... He's doing better today. Still a little off overall but the head bobbing has stopped. Keeping him on the vitamin water and didn't mention it earlier but we added a little charcoal to his feed if that helped any I don't know.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions and concern.
The not knowing is the hardest seems like every illness has the same symptoms.....

 

[NanaK]

Update... He's doing better today. Still a little off overall but the head bobbing has stopped. Keeping him on the vitamin water and didn't mention it earlier but we added a little charcoal to his feed if that helped any I don't know.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions and concern.
The not knowing is the hardest seems like every illness has the same symptoms.....

Glad he seems better today. Hope this continues.

 

[Chooks man]

Sorry for the delay, took a bit to get video figured out. Thank you to all that's commented.

I see what are you talking about .I have seen this symptom before some worst than other ,it is norological desorder ,chooks affectted by it will live and reproduce , some time they get stressed and they will shake they head a lot ,some time they lower they head to the ground and walk backward all sort of uncordinatted move , I have a hen she does that all ,some tie she is all good other time she is all lost . sorry to say this but nothing you can do about it ,the good thing it is not contageuse .
slowly he will get used to it and he will work away to deal with it .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Update... He's doing better today. Still a little off overall but the head bobbing has stopped. Keeping him on the vitamin water and didn't mention it earlier but we added a little charcoal to his feed if that helped any I don't know.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions and concern.
The not knowing is the hardest seems like every illness has the same symptoms.....

that great keep helping him around with vitamin and any thing good ,kep him separated till he work the thing out ,he will live for sure .
chooks man

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

Sorry for the delay, took a bit to get video figured out. Thank you to all that's commented.

I have a Wellie roo that I’ve ended up calling Captain Jack (Sparrow) because he’s constantly lowering his head and stumbling around like he’s drunk. I assume this is a similar thing to your marans, a brain condition rather than a pathogen. I’m always terrified that he messes up his lovely tail but somehow the two main sickles are still nice. I have to sit the waterer back up every day though because he manages to knock it over. But over all, he seems fine, he eats and drinks (when he hasn’t knocked it over) and he seems generally healthy, so I assume your Marans will be too because his symptoms are much less severe than my Wellie’s.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Thank you all for the suggestions, I just checked on him and he's doing it again. Going to keep him separated for another day or two just to keep him from stressing or getting excited too much....

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you all for the suggestions, I just checked on him and he's doing it again. Going to keep him separated for another day or two just to keep him from stressing or getting excited too much....

keep him separated for as long as can till he get used to get used to his new condition ,other wise he will stress too much and that will make it worst .
chooks man

 

[wrathsfarm]

I have a Wellie roo that I’ve ended up calling Captain Jack (Sparrow) because he’s constantly lowering his head and stumbling around like he’s drunk. I assume this is a similar thing to your marans, a brain condition rather than a pathogen. I’m always terrified that he messes up his lovely tail but somehow the two main sickles are still nice. I have to sit the waterer back up every day though because he manages to knock it over. But over all, he seems fine, he eats and drinks (when he hasn’t knocked it over) and he seems generally healthy, so I assume your Marans will be too because his symptoms are much less severe than my Wellie’s.

I made the mistake of letting him out for a bit last night and he went into the coop and tried jumping up to the roost and overshot it crashing onto the pb.
Looks like I'm going to have to add a ramp and hopefully he retrains himself to use it or I'm afraid he's gonna hurt himself getting up and down if this continues, feel bad for the poor guy.
Is there anything you've done to accommodate your Wellie Roo to make his life easier?