What else could be wrong?

B40chick

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I had a pullet go lame twice a couple months ago. She got so bad the second time, we put her down. I did not see any issues with her feet.
I now have a 19 week old Australorp who is having walking problems. She has struggled with worms but has been treated with Corid and goat wormer. She has been doing just fine until night before last. She is at the bottom of the pecking order. When going to roost, she was the last one in. She got knocked down and I think she injured her leg. She slept in a nesting box that night. Yesterday she was walking with wings down and unstable. I put her in the tractor by herself so nobody would pick on her. He feet look fine. Nothing appears broken. I just don't want to be overlooking something.
Thoughts? Today she does not seem better, maybe a bit worse. She has limited roaming area and can't be bothered by others. She is eating and drinking.
 
Like most health problems, it could be dozens of things.
Possibilities are cage fatigue, rickets, Marek's, osteopetrosis, pseudomonas, necrotic dermatitis, algae poisoning, botulism, tapeworms, etc..
What worming medicine did you use.?

Corid won't do anything for worms and a 19 week old should already be resistant to coccidiosis.

The only way to know for sure is a necropsy.

Georgia Poultry Diagnostic Labs.

Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
The University of Georgia
501 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, Georgia 30602-5023
Phone: 706-542-5568

Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network
3235 Abit Massey Way
Gainesville, Georgia 30507-7745
Phone: 770-766-6810

University of Georgia
Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
43 Brighton Road
Tifton, Georgia 31793-3000
Phone: 229-386-3340
 

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