Warriorgal
Songster
Oh no. I'm sorry about your silkies I'm not sure about mareks. It's not something I have had to deal with. I think Newcastle disease is similar or is a precursor to mareks. Newcastle disease can be bought in from wild birds especially pigeons @Eggcessive or @Wyorp Rock may be able to give better advice.
Thank you so much for the links I shall check them out soon. Its daunting when we are not sure whats going on.
Thank you so much for all your help I saw the sling and thouught ohhh. So i put a tea shirt tightly over a cat litter tray and put some straw just underneath to make it conformtable. So far she seens fine (pics to follow) I have some poultry vitamins which I have added to her normal food which I had moistened, and she is eating chopped up grapes no problem. I have a hunch I am only easing things until her time comes, but deep down I pray she will recover.I'm sorry to hear about your Silkie
The one that is exhibiting symptoms now - are her eyes odd too?
If you can post some photos of her and the eyes that may be helpful.
Sadly, it does sound like she has Marek's, but the only way to know for sure would be to send the body for necropsy if you lose her.
Marek's can be spread by wild birds, in dust/dander, on clothes/shoes, etc.
Here's a very good article about Marek's, you may want to read all of it.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq
If she is struggling, you can try placing her in a sling to see if that will keep her more upright. Encourage her to eat/drink. See that she is eating her normal feed for the majority of the time, adding some fresh greens to her diet may be beneficial. See if you can find some poultry vitamins that contain the B's, if not use human B-Complex - 1/4 tablet a day for a week.