What is wrong with my chicken? Leg issues

[Eggcessive]

Mareks cannot be treated with Mareks, but B complex can help if there is a riboflavin (B2) deficiency. It also may be helpful with leg injuries. Do you put your oyster shell in a separate container than the feed?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I can take a video and pictures of her tonight when I get home. My husband found her in the yard on Saturday, she was laying to one side. She let him walk right up to her so he knew something was off. I separated her and gave her poultry cell. I noticed she could not put any weight on her right leg and would not grasp with her toes. I did find out she had worms and treated her that day with wazine. She has been eating and drinking very well, and laying an egg everyday. She is about a year and 4 months old.

We feed Purina Layena Crumble with Oyster Shell. We also give some scratch from time to time, but not daily. Sometimes we give scrambled eggs, yogurt, and fruit as treats also.

I looked her over good but did not see any injuries. The bottoms of her feet looked ok and she didn't seem to be in pain when I did some range of motion on her leg and felt around.

I have read that some people give Vitamin B for Mareks...is that right?

You can give her some B-Complex, it won't hurt her, but there is no cure if she is suffering from Marek's.
With her age, I would be inclined to think she's got some reproductive problems going on. Cancer, tumors or even egg matter/mass in the abdomen can press upon the nerves causing temporary lameness/paralysis.
You saw worms? Were they round worms?

 

[LulaBell]

Mareks cannot be treated with Mareks, but B complex can help if there is a riboflavin (B2) deficiency. It also may be helpful with leg injuries. Do you put your oyster shell in a separate container than the feed?

This is what she is fed, because it has oyster shell in it I do not give supplemental. Also is the nutritional content...I do not see VitaminB...

 

[Wyorp Rock]

This is what she is fed, because it has oyster shell in it I do not give supplemental. Also is the nutritional content...I do not see VitaminB...



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If you have the paper tag that is attached to the bag, that will give you all the ingredients. Most feeds do contain some vitamin B.

 

[LulaBell]

You can give her some B-Complex, it won't hurt her, but there is no cure if she is suffering from Marek's.
With her age, I would be inclined to think she's got some reproductive problems going on. Cancer, tumors or even egg matter/mass in the abdomen can press upon the nerves causing temporary lameness/paralysis.
You saw worms? Were they round worms?

She has been laying an egg everyday, everything there seems normal.

Yes I saw worms, they were roundworms. I treated her with Wazine, 1 oz/gallon of water for 24 hours only. Then switched her back to fresh water.

She is only a little over a year old. Is that "old" in chicken terms?

 

[LulaBell]

If you have the paper tag that is attached to the bag, that will give you all the ingredients. Most feeds do contain some vitamin B.

I will look at the bag when I get home

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She has been laying an egg everyday, everything there seems normal.

Yes I saw worms, they were roundworms. I treated her with Wazine, 1 oz/gallon of water for 24 hours only. Then switched her back to fresh water.

She is only a little over a year old. Is that "old" in chicken terms?

I will look at the bag when I get home

My mistake on the age, I saw a 4 and thought 4 yrs
That said, it's not uncommon for hens that age to have reproductive problems.

 

[LulaBell]

How old is your hen?
Can you post some photos please?
If she is of laying age, when did she last lay an egg?
What type of food/treats do you feed?
Any swelling, injury, crusty/raised scales of the leg/joints/feet/bottom of feet?
Crop emptying overnight?
Any lice/mites or worms?

 

[LulaBell]

If you have the paper tag that is attached to the bag, that will give you all the ingredients. Most feeds do contain some vitamin B.

 

[Eggcessive]

It could be Mareks, but it also could be a bad leg injury. It seems more like Mareks since her foot seems numb, but I could be wrong.