Friday morning I heard a THUD in the coop, I thought it may be my rooster, but it may have neen her trying to roost. She hasnt slept on tje roost since last week. Her chest looks swollen on the left side.
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she can't even stand that good. She sleeps constantly. Falls asleep while eating too.Check out my Welsummer acting funny video is she doing that....if it were not for leadwolf1 and seminolewind and speckledhen I would be at a total loss too..they have been an excellent asset to BYC
I've had a few with the odd eyes. One cloudy. A few with a non dilated pupils, and the last one had misshapen pupil. Like Leadwolf, I don't think it's as frequent as other signs.I would suggest that you make a mash with crumbles, water and yogurt. She will greedily gobble it up. She will obtain all the moisture she needs from the mash and you won't have to worry about getting water into her. One thing I have noticed repeatedly with Marek's is that the chicken stops drinking. The mash really helps them.
I would also start with this vitamin protocol:
.5mls poly vi sol, without iron, daily
400 ius vitamin E twice daily.
This will help boost your pullet and it will also rule out any vitamin deficiency she might have. Keep her in a quiet place where she can rest. Is there any posibility that she was injured? Dilated pupils is not necessarily a symptom of Marek's...it can be a sign of pain and injury. As a matter of fact, out of the 40+ chickens lost to Marek's, only one had strange looking pupils.