1) What type of bird , age and weight. Naked Neck Cockerel, 6 months, about 7 lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Oakley is having trouble walking, he walks like I do, stiff legged, from the hip and sits on the ground when he can. (I have a bad back and arthritis in the hips). He lays next to the nipple waterer, and takes frequent sips. I have seen him eat.He is 6 months old, a big, sweet boy, still learning the job of head roo. I gathered him in my lap and I massaged his legs and thighs, which he enjoyed, and the muscles were really tight, not just firm and his knees were stiff. I tried to stretch and flex the legs, they were stiff. I checked his feet and found no signs of bumble foot or sores. He sat in my lap while I did that and just dozed while I rubbed the smooth skin on the crop and under the wings, he just relaxed. He is eating and drinking, and his weight feels ok. His legs are smooth, the scales are not sticking out. He was vaccinated for Mareks as a chick. One note DH who normally puts them to bed at night said he has problems jumping up and into the coop (elevated 18" or so) and is needing to walk up the ramp. He is always the last one in, waiting until it is almost full dark to go in the coop. I had assumed it was too dark for him to see into the coop and aim his jump.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Slight stiffness walking on and off for a few days, didn't affect his mating or other activities until today. He doesn't seem depressed, he literally is in the middle of the run by the hanging waterer with all the other birds moving around him
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Nothing
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Normal eating, but drinking more than I think the warm weather merits (temps only in the 70s)
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. I don't see any abnormal poop
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Massage, Reiki, Bag Balm on Legs in case there are mites I can't see, besides it soothes him to rub his legs. Started vit B supplementation, will get poultry vitamins later. I will isolate him if he doesn't improve or if the other birds start the same problems
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Self treat
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shavings in an 4x6 elevated coop, 16 linear feet of perches.
Any ideas what's going on w/ his legs? I really don't know even what to look up
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Oakley is having trouble walking, he walks like I do, stiff legged, from the hip and sits on the ground when he can. (I have a bad back and arthritis in the hips). He lays next to the nipple waterer, and takes frequent sips. I have seen him eat.He is 6 months old, a big, sweet boy, still learning the job of head roo. I gathered him in my lap and I massaged his legs and thighs, which he enjoyed, and the muscles were really tight, not just firm and his knees were stiff. I tried to stretch and flex the legs, they were stiff. I checked his feet and found no signs of bumble foot or sores. He sat in my lap while I did that and just dozed while I rubbed the smooth skin on the crop and under the wings, he just relaxed. He is eating and drinking, and his weight feels ok. His legs are smooth, the scales are not sticking out. He was vaccinated for Mareks as a chick. One note DH who normally puts them to bed at night said he has problems jumping up and into the coop (elevated 18" or so) and is needing to walk up the ramp. He is always the last one in, waiting until it is almost full dark to go in the coop. I had assumed it was too dark for him to see into the coop and aim his jump.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Slight stiffness walking on and off for a few days, didn't affect his mating or other activities until today. He doesn't seem depressed, he literally is in the middle of the run by the hanging waterer with all the other birds moving around him
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Nothing
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Normal eating, but drinking more than I think the warm weather merits (temps only in the 70s)
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. I don't see any abnormal poop
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Massage, Reiki, Bag Balm on Legs in case there are mites I can't see, besides it soothes him to rub his legs. Started vit B supplementation, will get poultry vitamins later. I will isolate him if he doesn't improve or if the other birds start the same problems
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Self treat
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shavings in an 4x6 elevated coop, 16 linear feet of perches.
Any ideas what's going on w/ his legs? I really don't know even what to look up
