Please help! My chicken is having trouble walking

[lunybird]

Please help first timer with chickens!!! My chicken is about four months old she's having trouble walking she keeps falling when walking and shaking she's been eating and drinking very good she looks healthy otherwiseI gave her an Epsom salt bath today and inspected her feet I don't see any signs of splinter or bumble foot or swelling. Is there anything else I can do for her? I feel so bad seeing her like this! I separated her from the flock so she has access to as much food and water as she needs since she can't walk good.

 

[1muttsfan]

Welcome to BYC, so sorry to hear your hen is having problems. Does she fall or lay on one side or both? When you sayshe shakes do you mean she has uncontrolled tremors? What is her eye color? Was she vaccinated for Mareks as a chick?

 

[lunybird]

She has not been vaccinated for mareks. The shaking is more like stress or she's scared not so much tremors I am new to this i will try to upload a video so u can see its like she keeps tripping. I put some ACV in her water.

 

[1muttsfan]

I'm sorry I could not get back with you sooner. I think, unfortunately, that your bird looks like it might have mareks disease. Here is an article for you to look look at. It is possible that you're bird may have another issue, maybe an injury or some other problem.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq

 

[lunybird]

Thank you so much for the information the link you sent was very helpful! I will try to give it some b vitamines and keep educating myself on this virus poor little chicken.

 

[1muttsfan]

Best of luck