Yes unfortunately, all my chickens were vaccinated, and all bought at the same time in March 2013
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Did u get a reply to this? I have a chicken with the same problem and don’t know what to do for her.Hi folks. There are NO vets in my area that treat chickens. I've got a little hen who has been limping badly for the past two weeks. DH and I checked her out. It is not bumblefoot, and there are no obvious external injuries to leg or foot or thigh. I know it isn't Marek's or curly-toe paralysis (seen those). She holds her leg stiffly and kind of hops to avoid putting weight on that leg, which makes me think an injury to a joint (?) She is not in so much pain she cannot walk at all (which I would think would indicate a broken bone) but she clearly hurts. We tried gently maniuplating the leg, foot and joints to see which produced the most reaction but really, everything we did ticked her off the same amount, so we are still clueless. I'd really rather not put her down if I can avoid it.
This stinks. I wish I had a poultry vet. I might call one vet in my area who doesn't treat birds but will still look at any animal if it is in severe pain (she's got a big heart).
Any suggestions on how to attempt a diagnosis, or what I should do, would be appreciated. Like if you've splinted a chicken leg before and you have time to respond, let me know how you did it and if it worked.
Hope you all, and your chickens, are well.
: )
What happened with this bird?Hi I have a Plymouth Rock hen she is only young and she too is limping on one leg. It improved really well for about a week and a half and now she is reluctantly walking rather to sit. No obvious injuries? Any input would be really appreciated thank you. Would in breeding do this we got her from a place where that may have been the case
Thanks for this post. It seems to be such a horrible disease. I lost a Plymouth Pullet no symptoms just withdrawn for a few days and another last week stumbling sometimes. Had postmortem done probable Mareks I have 40 chickens,I have lost 5 bantam hens, 2 bantam cockerels and 3 chickens to Marek's.
I am sharing what I have learnt as information is very sparse.
Marek's can effect poultry at ANY age.
Vaccinated birds are not safe. It doesn't always work and on top of that new strains are resilient to the vaccination
My last bantam died 5 months ago- the deaths in the Bantams started in May last year.
No new birds were added to the flock and I have no idea where it came from or how.
Hypercium, vitamins, anti-biotics, baby ibuprofen, hand feeding and watering does not work.
My leg horn did recover from paralysed neck with the above treatment, only to die 6 weeks later from internal tumours
Two of my chickens were struck down when in full molt, as they were obviously weakened and Marek's is opportunistic. My other chicken that died was a big strong healthy bird.
Symptoms:
None- just go quiet and drop dead within 24-48 hours
Huddled, head under wing and lethargic
Limp, lame and then paralysis
Gaping and struggling to swallow
Green poo
Eyes closed or half closed
Dirty, sore , featherless vent
Soft, thin or rubbery eggs
Stumbling, and using wings to balance
Towards the end they always have classic Marek's sign of curled foot / claw
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq
Hi I have a Plymouth Rock hen she is only young and she too is limping on one leg. It improved really well for about a week and a half and now she is reluctantly walking rather to sit. No obvious injuries? Any input would be really appreciated thank you. Would in breeding do this we got her from a place where that may have been the case[/