Varicella Chicken--help!

[Ryan A]

In the video, she looks like she is lame, but her neck does not appear flaccid or paralyzed. Does she normally lay eggs? I would insert a clean finger inside her vent 1-2 inches to see if she is egg bound. It looks like her tail position is down as well, and egg bound hens can sometimes suffer a temporary lameness if the leg is pushing on the leg nerves. Was she vaccinated for Mareks disease?

Thanks for all the help! Unfortunately, she is pretty old Idk if she was vaccinated or not because I only got these chickens a little over a year ago from a neighbor, so I don't think she was vaccinated Thanks for all your help!

 

[Ryan A]

Thanks for all the help! Unfortunately, she is pretty old Idk if she was vaccinated or not because I only got these chickens a little over a year ago from a neighbor, so I don't think she was vaccinated Thanks for all your help!

yak! I just found out she wasn't--that is exactly what she has occording to Google when I searched Marek's Disease and that is the exact discription

 

[Ryan A]

I think it is important to know that she is now isolated from all other 15!

 

[Ryan A]

Can you answer if the chicken is paralayzed and if it is floopy or flaccid?

she seems to be paralysed

 

[Ryan A]

Ok quick update May 1, 2021. The hen passed away a few days after this post

 

[Dr Evy]

Ok quick update May 1, 2021. The hen passed away a few days after this post

So sorry for your loss

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. It would have been good to have had your state vet to perform a necropsy to look for a cause of death. Botulism, Mareks disease, or mold feed poisoning could have caused the death.