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Two days ago I went out to my coop and found my one pullet laying on the floor on her back. I thought she was dead but then she started kicking her feet in the air and was trying to roll over bit could not. I gently rolled/picked her up and her one wing kind of wrapped itself down and around her one leg . I brought her in the house and tried my best to figure out what's going on. She cannot stand at all and keeps flailing onto her said and back and almost gets her wing stuck around her one foot. I wrapped her gently and sat her up and besides the inability to sit up or move on her own she is acting normal. She is still eating and drinking and is very alert. I have been giving electrolytes in her water as well as poulvite. I cannot figure this out I have no idea what is wrong with her and I have called all the vets in my area and no one deals with poultry. Also her head when she is laying down kind of goes on a strange angle so them I was wondering if it was maybe a neck injury or something Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Two days ago I went out to my coop and found my one pullet laying on the floor on her back. I thought she was dead but then she started kicking her feet in the air and was trying to roll over bit could not. I gently rolled/picked her up and her one wing kind of wrapped itself down and around her one leg . I brought her in the house and tried my best to figure out what's going on. She cannot stand at all and keeps flailing onto her said and back and almost gets her wing stuck around her one foot. I wrapped her gently and sat her up and besides the inability to sit up or move on her own she is acting normal. She is still eating and drinking and is very alert. I have been giving electrolytes in her water as well as poulvite. I cannot figure this out I have no idea what is wrong with her and I have called all the vets in my area and no one deals with poultry. Also her head when she is laying down kind of goes on a strange angle so them I was wondering if it was maybe a neck injury or something Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. View attachment 3065090
you did the right thing in bringing her in and keeping her upright!
Im no chicken expert, but my intial thought is that this could be some kind of vertigo. How is her leg/wing on that side? Any obvious injuries? Could she have been attacked by something?
The other possibilities are vitamin deficiencies, or an illness.
It probably wouldn't hurt to put some poultry vitamins in her water
 
Two days ago I went out to my coop and found my one pullet laying on the floor on her back. I thought she was dead but then she started kicking her feet in the air and was trying to roll over bit could not. I gently rolled/picked her up and her one wing kind of wrapped itself down and around her one leg . I brought her in the house and tried my best to figure out what's going on. She cannot stand at all and keeps flailing onto her said and back and almost gets her wing stuck around her one foot. I wrapped her gently and sat her up and besides the inability to sit up or move on her own she is acting normal. She is still eating and drinking and is very alert. I have been giving electrolytes in her water as well as poulvite. I cannot figure this out I have no idea what is wrong with her and I have called all the vets in my area and no one deals with poultry. Also her head when she is laying down kind of goes on a strange angle so them I was wondering if it was maybe a neck injury or something Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. View attachment 3065090
I don't think it is wry neck, since when she is sat up her neck looks okay to me. Eating and drinking is a good sign- I know you said no vets take poultry, have you tried searching for any avian vets? They would usually help poultry, or could at least offer advice
 
There could be several reasons why your hen is acting like this: viral, bacterial, diet or trauma. Supportive care like you are doing is very important. Keep her upright, well hydrated and on a good diet. Here is a link that may help you find an avian vet:

https://www.aav.org/page/finding_a_veterinarian
 

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