Loss af leg control

[KDK1]

Last week one of my 12 week old pullets seemed to lose control of her legs. She was still eating fine, just couldn't get around real good. It got to where she couldn't even get around. Yesterday I decided to cull her and today, I noticed my roo is walking a little funny. Any ideas what's going on here?

 

[ChicKat]

Have you investigated Mareks Disease??

 

[KDK1]

Have you investigated Mareks Disease??

ChicKat, I think you nailed it. It sounds like the neural form. This is what I came up with from a search. She displayed these symptoms to a "T"

Neural form: Characterized by one, all, or none of the following symptoms -
• Progressive paralysis, usually of the leg or wing, a typical leg-paralysis victim will
have one leg extended forward and one leg extended back. A swelling of the sciatic
nerve is the cause

 

[ChicKat]

I'm so sorry, because I think that there isn't anything a chicken owner can do. It is a heart-breaker and I'm sorry you lost your chick.

There are chickens that develop resistance to it....and Mareks is everywhere---so trying to have chickens that can resist is the best solution IMO.