Silkie Chicken Unable to Stand

[sp123]

I am extremely sorry about this, the exact thing happened to my Silkie last year. After showing these symptoms she only lived for about a day

I am no expert, so I'll tag a few:
@casportpony @theoldchick @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

That's absolutely terrible, I'm sorry for your loss. I've started to feed her a crushed multivitamin in water and this seems to be helping a little, but other than that I don't know what's wrong with her. I don't suspect Marek's because my other chickens would have gotten it too. She is the only one experiencing these symptoms and I don't know how much longer she can go on like this.

 

[sp123]

Oh poor baby. The sling above may help with her eating and drinking. Have you seen any other in the flock with these symptoms? Mareks typically effects younger birds . There could be a vitamin deficiency at play here, wryneck usually presents with ataxia in the legs . I would start her on poultry multi vitamin that contains thiamine, vitamin E and selenium. Silkies are also prone to cerebral hernia that can be caused by a head injury or swelling on the brain brought on by extreme heat ( which I think we can rule out if you are in the USA ) or even upper respiratory disease.
This is also something that typically effects younger birds, but I wouldn't rule it out.
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/CerebralHernia/CerebralHernia.html

Oh poor baby. The sling above may help with her eating and drinking. Have you seen any other in the flock with these symptoms? Mareks typically effects younger birds . There could be a vitamin deficiency at play here, wryneck usually presents with ataxia in the legs . I would start her on poultry multi vitamin that contains thiamine, vitamin E and selenium. Silkies are also prone to cerebral hernia that can be caused by a head injury or swelling on the brain brought on by extreme heat ( which I think we can rule out if you are in the USA ) or even upper respiratory disease.
This is also something that typically effects younger birds, but I wouldn't rule it out.
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/CerebralHernia/CerebralHernia.html

I started her on a multivitamin today in her water and she had no problem drinking it, which gave me a little hope. Her neck recently has been curling inward when she's on her side, which could be a sign of wry neck. None of the other chickens in my flock have shown these symptoms, she is the only one, so I don't believe she has Marek's. She is very skinny, and I have been handfeeding her and holding her up so she can drink. Without help, she is pretty much immobile. This scares me because I am going out of town in a couple of weeks, and though I will have someone checking in on the flock, I'm afraid that Pip (my silkie) won't survive while we're gone.

 

[sp123]

Thanks for all of your help, she did seem better for a while, but unfortunately my beautiful Pip did pass away this week.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry for your loss