cityeggs
Songster
My 1 yr old Wyandotte has been acting oddly. I noticed her weaving a little as she walked last night, but it wasn't significant and I thought she might have just lost her footing. This morning, though, it's obvious that she's having trouble keeping her balance - she's definitely weaving, and stumbles annd puts out her wing to steady herself. She's also moving her neck back and forth periodically. Everyone else seems fine *so far*. I did a quick search but no similar threads came up, though I know I've seen similar threads posted in the past - I must just not have the right search terms.
I know strange neurological things can happen when molting or broody, but she is neither. She's eating and drinking, though having a little trouble with the balance part of eating (I put out mash and she kept stumbling and looked like she was having trouble getting her neck/head to do what it needed too, though she clearly was getting food.) She's even mustering up enough energy to half-heartedly chase the chicks, though I know that doesn't mean much.
It's warmer in the last 2 days than it has been - up to 80, and she is usually the first one to pant (she's by far my least heat tolerant hen), but she's not panting so far, and she's never acted like this in the heat, so while it could be related, it's still unusual. She does have some shade and I put up more just in case.
So far as I know, there's no dangerous plants or spoiled/fermented food that she could've gotten into, unless she dug something moldy up under the wood chips.
What can I do for her? What do I check?
I know strange neurological things can happen when molting or broody, but she is neither. She's eating and drinking, though having a little trouble with the balance part of eating (I put out mash and she kept stumbling and looked like she was having trouble getting her neck/head to do what it needed too, though she clearly was getting food.) She's even mustering up enough energy to half-heartedly chase the chicks, though I know that doesn't mean much.
It's warmer in the last 2 days than it has been - up to 80, and she is usually the first one to pant (she's by far my least heat tolerant hen), but she's not panting so far, and she's never acted like this in the heat, so while it could be related, it's still unusual. She does have some shade and I put up more just in case.
So far as I know, there's no dangerous plants or spoiled/fermented food that she could've gotten into, unless she dug something moldy up under the wood chips.
What can I do for her? What do I check?