My chicken is paralyze

Nepenthes

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Dec 27, 2020
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Hi,
Yesterday I noticed one of my Ayam laid on her side. I didn't think twice because I've seen her laid on her side like this a few days ago. But after 6 hours and rain, I saw her in the same position, all wet. I discovered that she couldn't move.

I moved her to a quarantine cage and gave her some liquid. I tried to put water and food in front of her but she ignored them. She seems like she's still alert and not sleepy or tired, just couldn't move and wont eat.

I saw a large healing up wound close to her leg, not sure if it has anything to do with it.
Can this be from infected wound?

She is about 1 year old.

I looked up Marek's (she's vaccinated for Marek's) and not sure that it is. I don't have any prior lost and last chickens brought in from other people was December. Got chicks from NIPIP certified place a few weeks ago though.

I believed a few days ago when I saw her on her side, she might already has the symptom, but not as bad, then yesterday it got worse.

Any thought and advise?
 
@azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @casportpony

I know that sometimes egg binding can cause paralysis if it puts lots of pressure on a certain nerve. Or something like that. When was the last time she laid on egg? Will she move her legs at all? Does it seem like she has feeling her her legs/feet?
I don't have a diagnosis for any of these questions, but I'm hoping that when some of the members I tagged pipe in, they'll find your answers helpful. I'm sorry about your hen, the most important thing to get her her drinking.
Maybe try dripping some water on her beak for starters, that may get some water in her.
 
@azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @casportpony

I know that sometimes egg binding can cause paralysis if it puts lots of pressure on a certain nerve. Or something like that. When was the last time she laid on egg? Will she move her legs at all? Does it seem like she has feeling her her legs/feet?
I don't have a diagnosis for any of these questions, but I'm hoping that when some of the members I tagged pipe in, they'll find your answers helpful. I'm sorry about your hen, the most important thing to get her her drinking.
Maybe try dripping some water on her beak for starters, that may get some water in her.
Thanks. She’s a mama for 4-5 weeks now so I don’t think she is going to lay. She’s still taking care of her chicks up to yesterday. I’ll try to feel her belly though.
 

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Can she move at all, either foot or wing or toes? Are they flaccid, or is she just not able to get up? Is she lying down or sitting, and is her neck normal? Pictures of her and the wound could be helpful. Where exactly is the wound?
 
Can she move at all, either foot or wing or toes? Are they flaccid, or is she just not able to get up? Is she lying down or sitting, and is her neck normal? Pictures of her and the wound could be helpful. Where exactly is the wound?
She can move a little. I can move her legs but it felt a little hard. If I move her legs she can moved her toes. She flapped her wings once or twice when trying to get away from me but mostly just very stiff. She lays on her side with her legs out. Imagine flipping a potatoe, that’s her when I flipped her to the other side. She would come to a stop on the flattest side.
Her neck is normal.
The would is on her body, behind one leg.
Picture of the would is in the above reply.
 

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