not enough chickens Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) fed my chooks as normal everyone fine no probs , come in the house and started washing up looking out the window to see my favourite volty a 6 month old ( if that ) silkie go from pecking away at a bit of fruit cake to not being able to walk just flopping about the place, meaning everone would decided t have a peck at her ,i have picked her up and brought her in , but shes being funny, she has her head tilted to the side and most of the time its completly upside down, shes managing t stand now but is walking round in circles and tripping over herself , is it just shock, as shes has always been timid or is it something more serious ? what is wrong what can i do for her Edited February 3, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Oh you poor thing, what a shock. I'd say a vet trip is needed..... do you know of a good one? There is a section on here that list vets in any area..... Or i'd phone round and see who'll see poultry..... Fingers crossed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Oooh ! The suddenness of that is strange! I wonder if it could have been a stroke? They can have them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I wonder if she has had a stroke- I had similar problems with one of my frizzle bantams, and my avian specialist vet diagnosed a stroke or brain tumour. I agree that she needs to see a vet and, in the meantime, separate her from the others. There's not much else you can do by the sound of it. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Poor girl . I agree, the vet is probably the only option. It's hard to know what could be causing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not enough chickens Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 i have been doing some research on the internet , and alot of people sem to think it could be from a nasty peck to the head , and could be either temporary or permenant , many also seem to think it could be mareks disease. i never saw anyone peck her initally , but dosent mean to say they didnt they appeared to only peck her once she was acting funny , mainly getting her bum i will keep her quarentined for today and see how she goes, shes still eating and drinking, so thats got to be a good sign ...... right ? but if theres no change by tommorrow then off to the vets i go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not enough chickens Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 if it is a stroke, is their any thing the vet can do for her, or will she be wonky forever , , o0o0o why does it have to be my favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 remember it's a weekend! Will your vets be open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Mareks and stargazing are both common in silkies It does sound very like Mareks but the suddenness of it is a little strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not enough chickens Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 just as it came........... it went, very strange, ive had her in the house for about 2 hours, and she seems to have made a miracoulous recovery in the last half hour, back to her normal self running around, preening eating , and her head isnt tilting and she can walk, ill keep her in for a while long tho i think what on earth could that have been , i was convinced she was on deaths door when i first picked her up, i must be the luckiest chicken owner ever , ill chalk it up to several years of bad luck worth while for this one moment of good luck a big THANK YOU !!!! to all of you who replied to me and offered your advice , and so quickly big hugs your way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzieLloyd Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Out of interest is she having a moult at the moment? One of my sussex had exactly the same symptoms last year and we rushed her to the vet thinking she had a stroke. It transpired she was having a heavy moult and had lost her strength. She was staggering around like she was drunk and collapsing. We fed her tuna for a couple of days and she was fighting fit in no time - high protein did the trick. Might be an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not enough chickens Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 no shes not having a moult, i wish she was tho, then id know what was going on, thanks for the sugestion ill try feeding her tuna , and bring her strength up just incase anyway , she should be fine tho as she has a diet of layers pellet corn, fresh fruit and veg , meal worms and bread , shes wormed and powered regularly and everythings clean, ive no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzieLloyd Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hope it helps in some way. The weather is pretty awful at the moment going in extremes of temperature so I'm sure it can't be good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
