PULLET CAN'T WALK

[flwerfrmer]

I have a 2 month old Pullet that can't walk. She seems to have no control over her feet. It started with a limp then got progressively worse. She can't get to food or water but she still has a good appetite when I feed her.
She will try to walk but just flaps around and falls over. Her toes are always curled up. Any info would be great. I have one other pullet the same age and she is fine.

 

[Frizzlett98]

There is another thread with a chicken that is acting like yours. It has a heap of helpful information that would probably help your girl.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/919672/please-help-9-weeks-old-chick-not-walking
There's the link. It's a really big thread but it has a lot of info in it. Good luck!

 

[Eggcessive]

I have a 2 month old Pullet that can't walk. She seems to have no control over her feet. It started with a limp then got progressively worse. She can't get to food or water but she still has a good appetite when I feed her.
She will try to walk but just flaps around and falls over. Her toes are always curled up. Any info would be great. I have one other pullet the same age and she is fine.

She could have curled toe paralysis, which may also cause sitting on hocks or elbows, and is caused by a vitamin B2 or riboflavin deficiency. She also could be showing signs of Mareks disease. I would start her on a good poultry vitamin in her water containing riboflavin, and it would be good for the other chicks too. Don't use Poultry Nutri-Drench, as it contains no riboflavin. The kinds that are powder and added to water work well, such as Rooster Booster Vitamins with Lactobacillus which also contains probiotics. PolyVisol without iron 3 drops daily by mouth could also be used temporarily. Even a B Complex vitamin tablet dissolved in a gallon of water works temporarily.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are a few links to read on vitamin deficiency and Mareks disease:
http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/pou..._poultry/vitamin_deficiencies_in_poultry.html
http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000791_Rep813.pdf
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq

 

[flwerfrmer]

Thank you! I'll pick up some vitamins today!