Marek's again . . .

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Sometimes a large or stuck egg can press on the nerves that run to the legs and cause temporary paralysis or uncoordinated walking. Calcium is necessary for muscles to move correctly, which they need to push out eggs. Since your hen was slightly prolapse, I wondered about the available calcium. It still could be the issue, or something similar like them being a bit too fat which can also cause problems with laying.

 

[chickengr]

Update: Today when I went out to check on my two sick girls, I saw at once that I was wrong about Dottie--it wasn't Marek's, it was a pretty nasty case of vent gleet! Fortunately, I knew what to do, so I brought her in, gave her an Epsom salts bath, and clipped the yucky stuff from her tail feathers. She was a little prolapsed, so I pushed her vent back in and applied Preparation H, then put an anti-fungal cream over her vent area. Then I gave her ACV in her water and put her in her nice quiet hospital coop.

Summer, on the other hand, still looks like possible Marek's, but I ordered a dewormer just to cover that base. Pretty sure it's not coccidiosis, because her stools are normal. But Dottie is now on the treatment plan for vent gleet, and Summer--I'm still watching her. Thanks for your input! View attachment 1617010

glad at least one of them is better.

I had a case of cocci with normal stools. you will not harm her if you treat her for cocci.