bouldercroft Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Tikka seems to be very unsteady on her feet - she's having trouble jumping up into the borders and is a little slower than her usual self. She's comes running for s"Ooops, word censored!"s but is quite wobbly. She seems to resting a lot in the eglu. I've also noticed her tail feathers are down too. She's eating, drinking and pooping fine and seems good and bright in the eyes and face. She hasn't laid yet (nor have any of my girls). They are about 5-6 months old. I gave her some extra protein today (tuna) to help her along a bit.. Any ideas or advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I would give her a **basic health check** and take it from there if anything shows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 nothing jumps out at me after the health check - I gave her some extra protein today (tuna and eggs) and I'll give her a few drops of vitamins in her porridge tomorrow and keep an eye on her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 When you say wobbly, is she holding her wings out to steady herself? Have your chickens been vaccinated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 I don't think so - if she is its subtle... she was up and out of the coop today picking out the grapes from her porridge and was pecking about the dust bath like I said she seems ok just unsteady... I'm keeping a close eye on her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 I've made myself dizzy from reading everything on the web and I'd decided that she was either egg-bound or has a calcium deficiency. So I tried the warm bath (hubby thinks I have completely lost the plot) and I'm adding extra calcium & fish oil to her breakfast, along with a sliced grape that has some baby vitamin dropped into the center. She seems a little stronger on her feet but still has the waddle thing going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Am wondering if she has an ear infection. That can make them unsteady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Waddle describes peritonitis does her abdomen feel full or fluidy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Waddle describes peritonitis does her abdomen feel full or fluidy? I had a good squeeze and she didn't seem bloated or fluidy.... I did notice that she was up and about a lot more today - yes - I waste too much time at work watching my chickens on the webcam - but it's been quite a reassurance.. I'll continue with vits and a little extra calcium and see how she goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Tikka got much worse and could barely walk. I took her to the vets this evening and she has been euthanized. They are doing an autopsy and histopatholgy to eliminate the possibility of Mareks and to find out what happened. Poor Tikka.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Autopsy has ruled out Mareks which is a huge relief (I was worrying about the other girls). Lymph nodes, spleen, upper respiratory, lungs and GI tract were all healthy. Her kidney was very enlarged and this was probably causing the unsteadiness as the kidneys were pressing on the nerves as the kidneys are fused into the pelvis in chickens. More results on the kidney will be available in a few weeks. Poor tikka...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 So sorry she went Learn something all the time about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 So sorry she went Learn something all the time about them thanks Plum...hit me much harder than I was expecting...poor thing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 So sorry You never know how attached you can get to a chicken until something happens to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Am wondering if she has an ear infection. That can make them unsteady. Saffy had this recently, a shot of antibiotic and a course of Baytril did the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caerfai Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have just had a dreadful time with my Dora and she has not made it. She started by looking as if she was dizzy. We took her to the vets who thought she had had a trauma-not really possible however. She seemed to get a little more steady on her feet but as the days wore on she did not want to come down the steps of the cube and then she stopped eating. We went back to the vet who gave her antibotics every so many days and vitamin e. Poor Dora would take food from tweezers but then I had to open her beak as time went on. She then lost her mobility-her muscles seem to have siezed up and she stretched out her legs like some sort of motor nerone illness. The vet has tested for worms,salmonela, Cocci.Negative. What have I done wrong? I have really taken a knock over this and feel as thou I do not want any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 So sorry, it's hard when you lose one and sometimes you just don't know what is going on. They are prone to as many illness as we are and we can only do our best to get help for them or ease their suffering. There just hasn't been the same investment in understanding poultry illness. Did the vet consider Marek's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 poor girl, you did the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
