The top leg that is bent, has she pulled it up or is it just the way you put her?
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What I would say, from personal experience is that most Mareks birds that I have had become paralyzed or show neurological issues usually start losing weight pretty quickly. I don't think its diagostic but it seems pretty consistent with Mareks birds so I would be curious if she is maintaing her normal weight.
I got 6 chicks from a friend when they were 2 weeks old. They were bought from a breeder as day old chicks and had shown no problems while at my friend`s house.
After a few days at my place 1 of them could not stand.
After a lot of reading from the forums here I gave her B vitamin complex and she was fine again the second day.
After a few days another one had a crocked neck and could not walk and again got better with B vitamin.
After a week I saw blood in their brooder and started them all with Corid for 5 days. I was going to give corid for 3 more days but blood was seen again after 1 week and they got 5 more days. After 2 weeks I gave them 3 more days.
As soon as the corid treatment ended I saw one of them not standing, it was the chick that first had the leg issues. The second chick is still fine and so are the other 4.
She has been inside since 3 days.
I gave her B vitamin confident this happened because corid drained away that, but no improvements at all.
I have been reading a lot from the posts regarding similar cases and have given her, garlic and yogurt as well.
Today she is not eating very well.
Her poop has been mostly watery and green looking.
Just now I gave her some corid with a syringe so maybe I can rule out coccidiosis. She didnt have any blood this time but I am running out of options and hope that it was a vitamin deficiency like I believed it was the first time this happened to her 7 weeks ago.
Now she is 9.5 weeks and this time is looking serious.
1. Could this be Mareks? They were not vaccinated against it.
2. Can Mareks come and go like this?
She was on chick starter and some times little grass or greens from the garden.
Any advises of what this can be and what to do at this point will be very appreciated
Please tell me what you think
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Just got this in an email from UC Davis:
In it is this:
Poultry and Other Avian
Nutrional encephalomalacia due to Vitamin E deficiency was diagnosed in 3‐week‐old turkey poults with increase in mortality (1.5% per day) in a flock of 10,000 birds. The birds were ataxic, lying in lateral recumbency and paddling. Necropsy revealed severe petechial hemorrhages on the cerebellum associated with microscopic multifocal necrosis and thrombosis. Vitamin E levels
in the liver ranged between 0.53 and 2.2 ppm (normal range: 3‐15 or greater).
-Kathy