I'm really worried about one of our three buff orpingtons. She has been broody for about a couple of weeks, all normal - but tonight when cleaning the coop I noticed her sitting in the nest box and whirling her head in a circular motion. At first I thought she was clearing an irritation either inside or out, but then it became obvious she's not well.
When I got her out the nest box, her balance is quite poor and shes doing a lot of visual orientation if you like - looking all over the place as if to get a reference point on which way is up. I think she might have really bad vertigo. When I turned out the coop light after cleaning then monitored on a camera we have in there - she started whirling again, flapping wings and generally panicking.
I can't tell if it's a seizure or if she's simply really dizzy. She occasionally turns her head completely upside down, which seems to trigger the episode - if I then steady her and calm her down it seems to help a bit.
She's isolated in a dog cage in our kitchen, with the lights on dim - and seems to have settled down a bit.
Interest in food, water and being broody seems normal as far as a broody is concerned- she is trying to behave normally. But she has trouble aiming her pecks - if I try and give her a raisin, it takes a few attempts before she gets it out of my hand. I've done a lot of reading posts but it seems 50% of all illnesses can cause wry neck etc. I've checked her ears - they look fine, her crop is about 1/3 full (till she ate some more), and her abdomen feels fine. Her comb is upright, with a very light purple tinge, probably not enough to be called cyanosis.
Any help would be really appreciated as I'm pretty worried. Thank you
When I got her out the nest box, her balance is quite poor and shes doing a lot of visual orientation if you like - looking all over the place as if to get a reference point on which way is up. I think she might have really bad vertigo. When I turned out the coop light after cleaning then monitored on a camera we have in there - she started whirling again, flapping wings and generally panicking.
I can't tell if it's a seizure or if she's simply really dizzy. She occasionally turns her head completely upside down, which seems to trigger the episode - if I then steady her and calm her down it seems to help a bit.
She's isolated in a dog cage in our kitchen, with the lights on dim - and seems to have settled down a bit.
Interest in food, water and being broody seems normal as far as a broody is concerned- she is trying to behave normally. But she has trouble aiming her pecks - if I try and give her a raisin, it takes a few attempts before she gets it out of my hand. I've done a lot of reading posts but it seems 50% of all illnesses can cause wry neck etc. I've checked her ears - they look fine, her crop is about 1/3 full (till she ate some more), and her abdomen feels fine. Her comb is upright, with a very light purple tinge, probably not enough to be called cyanosis.
Any help would be really appreciated as I'm pretty worried. Thank you