dialuann
In the Brooder
- Aug 27, 2022
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Hi!
My hen/rooster (I am unsure of the gender since she is only four months old, but it may be a hen), who is a Silkie-Turken-Showgirl, has been acting rather strange. When I opened up the chickens, I found her laying down in the middle of the coop. She usually sleeps on a roost with another Silkie hen, which, because they are Silkies and do not jump too high, is more lower to the ground than the other roosts poles, but it is high enough that if she did fall on her leg weird, she could get injured. When I closed them up, she was sleeping on the roost pole like normal.
I was worried she had fallen during the night and hurt her leg, so I immediately picked up her up from the spot she was in and went to go see if she could walk. She was wobbly, and couldn’t stand properly.
I gave her food and water, and kept an eye on her. For some part of the day, I kept her inside, and she ate and drank water. She started walking better, and was very much so alert. She made usual chicken sounds, and didn’t seem ill at all (if that was the case). Later on, however, when I took her outside, she started having walking issues again. I kept her around the house and away from the flock; for, I didn’t want them pecking on her, or stepping on her, since she couldn’t walk well. Even though she sat down most of the day, she remained aware. She ate a lot, and drank water. When it got darker outside, she didn’t try going to the coop, and remained in the same spot. I have two predator-proof baby chick tents/coops that we keep in the chicken coop, and one of them was unoccupied, so I kept her in there.
The next day, she was at her same state. She couldn’t walk at all, but was eating and drinking like normal. I put electrolytes in her water to keep her strength up. I did the same thing as the day before, and kept a close eye on her. To-day, she remains the same, and I am very worried for her. She doesn’t act ill, so I don’t think it is Marek’s disease. I don’t think she is egg bound (she has never laid an egg before, and she could still turn out to be a roo).
The thing that makes me really worried is the fact that she shakes a lot. It could be because she is scared, but I don’t know.
Please help her. I hope this wasn’t too much to read. She was fine a few days ago, and just suddenly she couldn’t walk. Both of her legs feel normal, too. I really love her, and I hate that this happened.
My hen/rooster (I am unsure of the gender since she is only four months old, but it may be a hen), who is a Silkie-Turken-Showgirl, has been acting rather strange. When I opened up the chickens, I found her laying down in the middle of the coop. She usually sleeps on a roost with another Silkie hen, which, because they are Silkies and do not jump too high, is more lower to the ground than the other roosts poles, but it is high enough that if she did fall on her leg weird, she could get injured. When I closed them up, she was sleeping on the roost pole like normal.
I was worried she had fallen during the night and hurt her leg, so I immediately picked up her up from the spot she was in and went to go see if she could walk. She was wobbly, and couldn’t stand properly.
I gave her food and water, and kept an eye on her. For some part of the day, I kept her inside, and she ate and drank water. She started walking better, and was very much so alert. She made usual chicken sounds, and didn’t seem ill at all (if that was the case). Later on, however, when I took her outside, she started having walking issues again. I kept her around the house and away from the flock; for, I didn’t want them pecking on her, or stepping on her, since she couldn’t walk well. Even though she sat down most of the day, she remained aware. She ate a lot, and drank water. When it got darker outside, she didn’t try going to the coop, and remained in the same spot. I have two predator-proof baby chick tents/coops that we keep in the chicken coop, and one of them was unoccupied, so I kept her in there.
The next day, she was at her same state. She couldn’t walk at all, but was eating and drinking like normal. I put electrolytes in her water to keep her strength up. I did the same thing as the day before, and kept a close eye on her. To-day, she remains the same, and I am very worried for her. She doesn’t act ill, so I don’t think it is Marek’s disease. I don’t think she is egg bound (she has never laid an egg before, and she could still turn out to be a roo).
The thing that makes me really worried is the fact that she shakes a lot. It could be because she is scared, but I don’t know.
Please help her. I hope this wasn’t too much to read. She was fine a few days ago, and just suddenly she couldn’t walk. Both of her legs feel normal, too. I really love her, and I hate that this happened.
