She cant walk, acts like shes drunk

[foodthatpoops]

I would use either B complex, Poultry NutriDrench, or fet some frozen beef liver, and give her 1/2 ounce each day. Injuries are always a consideration when chickens are limping. Hopefully @Rebascora will chime in, since she has a flock affected by Mareks. I have never seen it in my flock, and it can present with differing symptoms in each chicken.
I would have her rest her leg in a small area, close to food and water. If her hip is injured, that would be a serious injury that may not heal.

If you have a vet who would see chickens, you could have xrays done to look for bone abnormalities, but that is an expensive option. You could always try some aspirin in her water or give a baby aspirin twice a day by mouth.

I didn't know they can have baby aspirin. I'l try that. I looked for poultry drench at the feed store and didn't see any, we have 4 in this area, I'll habe to check the others. I have frozen liver but its probably going to be deer, ram, boar or elk, depending on what was processed this year.
Right now she's in the house in a laundry basket. Food and water right in front of her. She's been eating on and off all night

 

[Nksg75]

A month does seem like a long time. Usually(from my past experience with it) Mereks is not that long and drawn out.

I agree, it does indeed seem to be Mereks, however the timeframe you mentioned is lengthy.
Have you checked her reactions to simple touching of her feet?
Does she still have all feeling in her feet/leg/hip etc?

Also you mentioned you have horses and other animals.
Do your girls free range?
If so, what if anything do the horses(food/fly spray/bute(meds etc..) get that the chickens could have gotten into that they weren't supposed to?
I wanted to run that by you, to see if you cross referenced anything you use for the other animals could cause a reaction to the chickens.

 

[foodthatpoops]

A month does seem like a long time. Usually(from my past experience with it) Mereks is not that long and drawn out.

I agree, it does indeed seem to be Mereks, however the timeframe you mentioned is lengthy.
Have you checked her reactions to simple touching of her feet?
Does she still have all feeling in her feet/leg/hip etc?

Also you mentioned you have horses and other animals.
Do your girls free range?
If so, what if anything do the horses(food/fly spray/bute(meds etc..) get that the chickens could have gotten into that they weren't supposed to?
I wanted to run that by you, to see if you cross referenced anything you use for the other animals could cause a reaction to the chickens.

They were all wormed at the end of Feb with zimectrin gold. Yes, hens are free range but meds are always locked up in case of an accidental free ranging horse

 

[foodthatpoops]

A month does seem like a long time. Usually(from my past experience with it) Mereks is not that long and drawn out.

I agree, it does indeed seem to be Mereks, however the timeframe you mentioned is lengthy.
Have you checked her reactions to simple touching of her feet?
Does she still have all feeling in her feet/leg/hip etc?

Also you mentioned you have horses and other animals.
Do your girls free range?
If so, what if anything do the horses(food/fly spray/bute(meds etc..) get that the chickens could have gotten into that they weren't supposed to?
I wanted to run that by you, to see if you cross referenced anything you use for the other animals could cause a reaction to the chickens.

When yoh mess with her legs and feet she has full use. The left leg seems almost "loose". When she could walk straight she would almost swing it up and around. Like there was a weakness in her hip. She can still stand straight up and uses both legs to balance on. She is alert, curious and fought me when I have her an aspirin. She's sitting on my lap right now chirping at the dogs

 

[Nksg75]

Hmm, any weight loss?
I am going to look up some things. I am crossing my fingers we can figure out that it's not Mereks!!
It always has to happen to our favorite ones doesn't it?

 

[foodthatpoops]

Hmm, any weight loss?
I am going to look up some things. I am crossing my fingers we can figure out that it's not Mereks!!
It always has to happen to our favorite ones doesn't it?

A little, not drastic but I figure part of that was struggling to get to the food. She's more active and alert today. Hoping that's because there is no need to fight to get to the food, it right in her reach

 

[Nksg75]

Oh, one more thing, was there anything that happened right before she started showing signs?
Like new chickens arriving, new horses, anything.
If she started showing signs about a month ago, that would be about mid Feb correct?

 

[foodthatpoops]

She is sitting here taking selfies wth me and chattering

 

[foodthatpoops]

Oh, one more thing, was there anything that happened right before she started showing signs?
Like new chickens arriving, new horses, anything.
If she started showing signs about a month ago, that would be about mid Feb correct?

Hmm, we had a new horse come in mid-jan. Pullets came in from rural king around the first Feb. I had one chicken break her leg. She was in the coop for a week before the pullets came in. This girl wasn't limping until maybe end of Feb. Im trying to remember the timeline...

 

[rebrascora]

Unfortunately that looks like Marek's to me too. I've had some birds with it battle for several months with supportive care and eventually recover enough to go back to ranging with the flock. Others deteriorate and die. Some have quite severe symptoms for a few days and then miraculously recover so that you can't tell they had ever been stricken. Some die suddenly with no obvious symptoms. There are no hard and fast rules with Marek's.
How old were the pullets you got from Rural King? The incubation period with Marek's is about 3 weeks, so that might tie in with them being the carrier or it could have already been in your flock and this bird has become stressed for some reason and had an outbreak as a result. It can lie dormant for a long time in a flock as long as they are happy and stress free, just like people with cold sores. You don't know who has it and who hasn't until they have an outbreak. It is the same family of virus.
I have to say, your poorly bird looks like a young cockerel to me.