Silkie hen won't use one leg

[Eggcessive]

Sorry about your silkie. The others have given very good advice on the riboflavin (or just use a little crushed B Complex on her food,) and to make sure that she reach her food and water. Injuries are the most common problems with a leg, vitamin deficiency, although it looks more like Mareks or nerve damage because of the paralysis. Silkies seem to be more susceptible to Mareks, but I hope it isn’t that. The sling with food and water in front of her can help if she starts having trouble getting enough to eat and drink. Just let her out of it frequently to give a rest.

 

[ReneM17]

Sorry about your silkie. The others have given very good advice on the riboflavin (or just use a little crushed B Complex on her food,) and to make sure that she reach her food and water. Injuries are the most common problems with a leg, vitamin deficiency, although it looks more like Mareks or nerve damage because of the paralysis. Silkies seem to be more susceptible to Mareks, but I hope it isn’t that. The sling with food and water in front of her can help if she starts having trouble getting enough to eat and drink. Just let her out of it frequently to give a rest.

Thanks alot for the advice!!

 

[ReneM17]

If you can post a photo of the feed bag that would be great.

She's a cutie pie! How old is she?
It could be a sprain or a symptom of disease like Marek's. With chickens, there are so many things that can go wrong, it's hard sometimes to pinpoint the problem and you just have to try to give supportive care (vitamins, protein, etc.) and hope they get better.

Please keep us posted.

UPDATE!!!

so I went to the petstore and asked about the food that I usually give. The owner said that the food contained everything they'd need. I don't have the bag anymore so sorry for that . But I do have a closeup in a video I made of the hen. I also got her some extra vitamin B this was the best they had so I got that. I gave it to my hen with bread. After I got her inside I noticed that she was leaning on her leg more. She still doesn't seem to be able to use it but she does keep it under herself now which is good news pics and videos will be up soon!!

 

[ReneM17]

Pictures of her standing

 

[ReneM17]

here's a video also in case you were wondering the balcony chicken that seems to be attacking her is a rooster going through puberty ahahh he tried to mount her but I kept him off her

 

[FishMtFarm]

Hey, wondering if your eb ever made a full recovery or not?

 

[onwingandhoof]

thank you for replying. the food that i give them contains everything that a chicken needs. atleast that what ive bene told at the pet store. I cant show you right now since its dark but i'll make a photo tomorrow. its a mix of different seeds and some corn. there is also calcium in there. i will go to the petstore and ask for vitamin B2. i dont think her leg is broken because me and my dad both cant feel anything broken. she is well fed. eventhough she only uses one leg she still hops around and her crop is full . luckily some chicks also layed some eggs yesterday and i can cook that for her to eat.

Be careful with the food. She needs egg layer crumble. They shouldn't really have any seed or corn because theres no nutritional value. Vitamin B12 is sometimes what the chickens are missing when they eat only seed and corn. B12 is essential to the nervous system, production of red blood cells and maintaing mental function. Chickens with a lack of B12 will show nervous system impairments like leg weakness and poor feathering. I'd feed b12 rich foods to see if this helps. Calcium is also a concern and can cause leg weakness. You can check that by seeing if the bones are soft. We all mean well by our sweet chickens. I've made mistakes, we all have. Some we can fix and some we cant. I hope it's not bad in your case and can be fixed.

 

[InterestingChickens]

Be careful with the food. She needs egg layer crumble. They shouldn't really have any seed or corn because theres no nutritional value. Vitamin B12 is sometimes what the chickens are missing when they eat only seed and corn. B12 is essential to the nervous system, production of red blood cells and maintaing mental function. Chickens with a lack of B12 will show nervous system impairments like leg weakness and poor feathering. I'd feed b12 rich foods to see if this helps. Calcium is also a concern and can cause leg weakness. You can check that by seeing if the bones are soft. We all mean well by our sweet chickens. I've made mistakes, we all have. Some we can fix and some we cant. I hope it's not bad in your case and can be fixed.

This thread is four years old. The issue most likely has been resolved.

 

[onwingandhoof]

This thread is four years old. The issue most likely has been resolved.

I realized that after I posted... my bad.