Neurological problem??? My Polish Cockrel May Have,

CyndiD

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Hi, my polish cockrel has been acting funny the last 3-4 days. in the past 2 days he has been reduced to sitting and not moving much. it started w/him wobbly on his legs then the next day he kept falling back on his haunches, and then today he is sitting/laying in the corner and cant move w/out falling over or back on his butt. He is sleeping on the floor of the coop, since he can not climb/hop or fly up on the roosting bars. I think it is a neurological problem of some sort. i am wondering if i should just put him down. I have not seperated him, maybe i should. i just pray it is not contageous? he is only 4-5 months old. i really like this bird. i pray he makes it and gets better. i dont know what to do for him?
any suggestions as to what to do for him?

ETA: I did dust him w/pet poultry mite dusing powder 2 x's in the past month. I am praying this powder did not poision him? any ideas are appreciated.
thank you

@casportpony @Sally Sunshine
 
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Have you thought to try PoultryDVM's Chicken Symptom Checker Tool? It will help you with ruling out the possibilities...here is a link to the site - http://www.poultrydvm.com/views/symptoms.php

Good luck! :)

very cool site. thank you very much. i still do not know what my polish is suffering from, but if it is the encephalomyelitis, i need to watch the other chickens i have in the coop w/my polish.
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/avian-encephalomyelitis

thank you so much for sharing this site, this is wonderful.
 

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