Landerb
Chirping
Hello— I’ve had three Silkie hens— two roughly 8 months old (sisters) and one nearly two years old (mother) that have developed balance issues over the last 2-3 months. They’ve all been isolated & brought inside for monitoring. The first presented sort of like wry neck, but eventually she got to where she wasn’t eating or moving much at all & finally had a seizure and died.
The second lost her balance early (but not use of her legs or anything else) and we finally culled her this morning. So I’m left with the mama now. She first presented stumbling & weak on her feet right before thanksgiving. We began supplementing her along with the one we culled this morning with vitamins B & E based on some posts I found here. We’ve continued to supplement but she is slowly getting worse. When we first brought her inside, she could still walk some, but not anymore. I don’t know if that’s from whatever is ailing her or her muscles have atrophied. Occasionally she tries to hop? I can’t tell if it’s voluntary or involuntary movement at this point. I took a video in the hopes that it would better explain than I am.
Originally, I thought it was mareks (although I don’t know how she would’ve gotten it bc we haven’t brought any new birds in in a long time) but their ages, plus the movement in their legs and wings made me question that diagnosis. But vitamin supplements don’t seem to be working, so I don’t think it’s that…. I don’t know what else to do
has anyone dealt with anything like this before? Any advice is very appreciated! 
The second lost her balance early (but not use of her legs or anything else) and we finally culled her this morning. So I’m left with the mama now. She first presented stumbling & weak on her feet right before thanksgiving. We began supplementing her along with the one we culled this morning with vitamins B & E based on some posts I found here. We’ve continued to supplement but she is slowly getting worse. When we first brought her inside, she could still walk some, but not anymore. I don’t know if that’s from whatever is ailing her or her muscles have atrophied. Occasionally she tries to hop? I can’t tell if it’s voluntary or involuntary movement at this point. I took a video in the hopes that it would better explain than I am.Originally, I thought it was mareks (although I don’t know how she would’ve gotten it bc we haven’t brought any new birds in in a long time) but their ages, plus the movement in their legs and wings made me question that diagnosis. But vitamin supplements don’t seem to be working, so I don’t think it’s that…. I don’t know what else to do
has anyone dealt with anything like this before? Any advice is very appreciated! 
I take comfort in that. Now she’s with her daughters.
