Hi - I have two hens that suddenly came up limp. The first is a 5-6 month old orp pullet of good size. I have just brought her home from Chickenstock. I assumed she had banged it in transit. She has not been running free with the others yet. The second is a five-year-old hen. She may have injured her leg jumping from the top of the nest box - about 2 feet, but I can't think of any other reason. She was fine as of Tuesday, although I may have missed the pullet because she was in a cage with her sisters. Both seem able to put a tiny bit of weight on the leg - enough to balance, but they each stumble when they walk. The hen is eating - slightly less, but acceptable. She is in the coop still, as she would rather die than be removed from it. It's the pullet that has not been eating at all. I have given her Nutri-drench directly, and she nibbled at a scrambled egg. I have her in a cage in the house. Her two sisters show no signs of illness, not any of the other established birds, so I am reluctant to think this is Marek's. I have read several posts and sites about treatment, but I'd like some opinions. There are no other symptoms of anything. Thank you, Mary Hussey, NJ
