Paralyzed hens

[leadwolf1]

I had a polish cockeral that did the same thing to me. I couldn't believe how skinny he was. I swore that I wasn't gonna lose him. So, I treated him for coccidia with Corid and then followed it with Sulmet. Then, I treated him with Duramycin...just in case. I fed him yogurt and flock raiser, dried cat food every night. Vitamins and electrolytes plus the probiotics. Fresh meal worms...as many as he would eat. I was one determined lady. I won He is fat,happy and healthy Here is Poliacus today...



Don't give up just yet!!! Oh, I fed him alot of scrambled egg also. I figured, it can't hurt and it just might help

Leadwolf, it's possible. I have some good vitamins here. I'll have to go out and buy some yogurt.

I went out to the coop tonight, and he has a normal full crop, but he has no meat on him at all. He looks so fat with all that feather on him, but there is nothing underneath. He should weigh about 8 pounds, I think he weighs about 4. And he's active, crows, and does his duty, like, not a care in the world.

 

[seminolewind]

Okay, Leadwolf, I'll start stuffing him today. And do you think injections of penicillin will help? Or LS-50 PO ? I have vits and elytes. He's been hanging out by me , something he's never done. And he used to drop his treats for the girls and he doesn't do that anymore either.

 

[leadwolf1]

One thing I forgot...I used also used Molassas in water first. That's where I would start. Then, I would start with all the special food, vitamins, etc. In conjunction with that, I would use the penicillin....

If no improvement, I would then use the LS -50 after about 10 days. In the meantime, use the yogurt to help support healthy bacteria growth plus the probiotics.

I refuse to give in to this disease. I truly believe that the wasting can be reversed. The tiny OEGB pullet was down to skin and bones. I have handfed her the same vitamin enriched diet and she is gaining weight!!!! Poops are back to perfectly normal and she is showing great amounts of muscle regrowth.

Give your boy alot of love and nutrients and keep the faith!!!!

 

[MarletteLadies]

I am new to chickens, and have one that is breaking my heart as, yesterday she couldn't stand and today one of her wings is now paralyzed. I have removed her from the flock, and am sure it's Mareks. I now want to know what measures I need to take to keep the remainder of the flock from getting sick. Are you able to point me in the right direction.

Thanks for any help.

 

[seminolewind]

Go to this thread and you'll get all the information you'll ever need about Marek's. And a few shoulders.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741957/not-an-emergency-mareks-in-the-flock/0_50

 

[MarletteLadies]

Thank you so much, it turns out we have very few cases of Marek's in Arizona being that it's dry and hot. My hen is fine, we think it was probably a scorpion or spider bite. Had all the same symptoms as Marek's, but the eyes were always clear. Thank you again for your help.

 

[seminolewind]

I hope your chicken is doing better.
Marek's is spread in chicken dander, littler, etc. It doesn't make any difference what the weather is like.
I hope your chicken has something that can be remedied.

 

[Help My Chicken]

I have a chick That has some of the symptoms , He was fine last week, and was a happy healthy chick, and just last sunday he stopped walking, and would kinda drag himself around the yard ,And his legs aren't broken, And its like he has lost feeling in his legs, He eats and drinks, for now im giving him Malt O' Meal in chocolate flavor, and he loves it! And every now and then i add water to it. And i know my mom would feed the chickens oats, Could that have a effect like this on a chicken?