MrsKaty
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- Jun 24, 2015
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Hi everyone, I'm hoping you can help!
I'm desperate to find out what's wrong with one of my maran hens.
She appears to temporarily lose the use of her legs. It's happened 3 times now and after a day or so of TLC, she perks back up. Every time it's happened, I've walked down the garden in the morning and she's lying on the floor with her legs stretched straight out behind her. I generally move her somewhere quiet and comfy, offer her a dish of water and some tempting food. She will generally half-heartedly peck at the food, but then will often just lie with her eyes closed. After a day or so, she manages to stand again and gradually gets steadier. A few days later, she's sometimes a bit wobbly but goes back to normal until it happens again about 2 weeks later. My 5 other hens that she lives with are unaffected.
She seems to be a bit bullied by the others and has a bald neck where she is pecked. I have checked her thoroughly for mites etc, and can find nothing. She's a lovely, friendly and seemingly happy hen otherwise. Breaks my heart to see her like this.
So, any ideas?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the rambling!
Katy
I'm desperate to find out what's wrong with one of my maran hens.
She appears to temporarily lose the use of her legs. It's happened 3 times now and after a day or so of TLC, she perks back up. Every time it's happened, I've walked down the garden in the morning and she's lying on the floor with her legs stretched straight out behind her. I generally move her somewhere quiet and comfy, offer her a dish of water and some tempting food. She will generally half-heartedly peck at the food, but then will often just lie with her eyes closed. After a day or so, she manages to stand again and gradually gets steadier. A few days later, she's sometimes a bit wobbly but goes back to normal until it happens again about 2 weeks later. My 5 other hens that she lives with are unaffected.
She seems to be a bit bullied by the others and has a bald neck where she is pecked. I have checked her thoroughly for mites etc, and can find nothing. She's a lovely, friendly and seemingly happy hen otherwise. Breaks my heart to see her like this.
So, any ideas?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the rambling!
Katy