- Jan 10, 2014
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Hello,
I'm in need of urgent advice, we are first time chicken owners and have only had them for 3 week.
We have got two sablepoot bantams one around 14 weeks and one around 12 week.
A couple of days ago I went to let them out the house and the younger one was struggling to stand. She semt to be picking one leg up higher than the other and then putting it back down awkwardly. After speaking to the breeder she said it sounded like mareks and to isolate her on her own which I have done.
She has been standing up in her box still picking one leg up but she has been stretching both legs out one at a time as normal along with her wings also scratching her head with both feet individually so she seems to still have full use of her legs etc.
The issue I have got is that when I get her out of her box so she can have a walk round she falls forward with both her legs out behind her and she pants very heavily. She struggles about on the floor and cannot get up. When i have picked her up to put her back in the box she seems very hot. I really don't know what is wrong with her or what to do.
Can anyone give me any advice???
Many thanks
I'm in need of urgent advice, we are first time chicken owners and have only had them for 3 week.
We have got two sablepoot bantams one around 14 weeks and one around 12 week.
A couple of days ago I went to let them out the house and the younger one was struggling to stand. She semt to be picking one leg up higher than the other and then putting it back down awkwardly. After speaking to the breeder she said it sounded like mareks and to isolate her on her own which I have done.
She has been standing up in her box still picking one leg up but she has been stretching both legs out one at a time as normal along with her wings also scratching her head with both feet individually so she seems to still have full use of her legs etc.
The issue I have got is that when I get her out of her box so she can have a walk round she falls forward with both her legs out behind her and she pants very heavily. She struggles about on the floor and cannot get up. When i have picked her up to put her back in the box she seems very hot. I really don't know what is wrong with her or what to do.
Can anyone give me any advice???
Many thanks