Silkie roo can't walk - necropsy results

[suburbanchx]

I'm so sorry i just love silkies. by the way I was wondering: what is a vaulted skull?

 

[seminolewind]

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A vaulted skull means something like the brain makes the head taller, and a silkie's brain is not protected on top.

 

[seminolewind]

Here's an article I just found, I live in Hernando County in Florida

http://www.tampabay.com/news/briefs...itive-for-eastern-equine-encephalitis/1048324

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

eee/ewe doesn't usually affect chickens but it sure does a number on them when they get it. if they survive they can be blind the rest of their life and be paralyzed. i was afraid this happened to one of my young roos earlier this year and just after his symptoms started in him we had a local pheasant farm diagnosed with it in half their flock. they destroyed the remainder of the flock as a precaution.

i don't think you should destroy any of your birds unless told by a professional first since it seems to be rare in chickens but more prone to pheasants.

 

[seminolewind]

You're right, Moma. Chickens don't need to be culled as a precaution. Down here in Florida I think EEE or WEE is not that unusual. You can even vaccinate the chickens for EEE and WEE.

 

[JayDe]

This makes me nervous. I have head shaking chicks (Orpingtons and Silkies) with no known cause and I'm in Hillsborough County. I'm sorry for your loss. I hope it's only the one.

 

[seminolewind]

Jayde, don't worry too much. EEE and WEE might effect more chickens down here, but it's still uncommon.

 

[seminolewind]

Chickie'sMoma :

eee/ewe doesn't usually affect chickens but it sure does a number on them when they get it. if they survive they can be blind the rest of their life and be paralyzed. i was afraid this happened to one of my young roos earlier this year and just after his symptoms started in him we had a local pheasant farm diagnosed with it in half their flock. they destroyed the remainder of the flock as a precaution.

i don't think you should destroy any of your birds unless told by a professional first since it seems to be rare in chickens but more prone to pheasants.

And Moma, I think my silkie roo had a weak immune system. In the summer, he was the only one who got coccidiosis.​

 

[Mahonri]

Sorry you lost him.

I hope that can be contracted here in AZ.

 

[seminolewind]

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I don't think Arizona has a mosquito problem. Not much standing water.