My hen suddenly can’t seem to use her legs

[Birdsong 82]

We got some baby chicks about mid March and added them to the run sometime near the end of April. We had them fenced off so they couldn’t get to each other but we took away the fence to let them all become one a few weeks ago. When I touch her feet or toes it’s like she doesn’t even notice when we picked her up she didn’t move them either Is there anything I can give her in case it is botulism? I have a feeling it wasn’t jumping off of the roost. I’ve had ones injure their legs from that but this just seems different

 

[Wyorp Rock]

When is the last time she laid an egg?

 

[Birdsong 82]

And I’m not sure how long she’s been like that. She wasn’t near where she normally roosts and she was running last night before dark in this morning she couldn’t move her legs

 

[Birdsong 82]

I think yesterday. It’s hard to tell. I have 14 hens that lay and get 9 - 11 a day. Hard to tell from who. Hasn’t laid today

 

[Birdsong 82]

Gave her nutidrench about 15 minutes ago. Trying to post a pic off the poop she just left
I don’t see signs of lice or mites. But never dealt with it before. She started panting pretty hard about 5-10 minutes ago. It’s 77 in the house

 

[Henriettamom919]

I think she's panting because she's warm and stressed. Her poop looks good although, of course, anything bacterial or microbial won't be obviously visible.

Try getting her cooler and keep her hydrated and add the vitamins to her water, as well.

Check around her vent and under her wings for mites and lice; look for a white powdery substance at the base of quills.

 

[Eggcessive]

Just in case she is egg bound, I would insert a gloved finger into her vent an inch or two, and feel, if there is an obstruction. A soft or shell-less egg can be hard to pass, and it could cause a temporary paralysis. Usually an eggbound hen won’t be able to pass droppings. Mareks can cause paralysis of one or both legs, but it seems that one is more common.

 

[Birdsong 82]

I brought her inside and set her front of the portable AC. Our AC unit broke and the portable AC is all we’ve got so 77 is about the coolest I can get her. I didn’t want to leave her outside because it’s in the 90s and extremely humid. But 77 is pretty warm for a chicken I guess. And probably like you said stressed from being away from The rest of the flock

I think she's panting because she's warm and stressed. Her poop looks good although, of course, anything bacterial or microbial won't be obviously visible.

Try getting her cooler and keep her hydrated and add the vitamins to her water, as well.

Check around her vent and under her wings for mites and lice; look for a white powdery substance at the base of quills.

The rest of the flock

 

[Birdsong 82]

I will check if she’s egg bound when I get home in the morning. I got a call that my grandfather is in a coma and doesn’t have very long left. I left my husband in charge of her and her care till then

 

[Birdsong 82]

She’s eating and drinking like a champ though