occasionally (say twice a day) two of my daughters chooks try to go forward and go sideways instead.
this has her worried as there are two unaffected chooks in the same pen.
she has recently got rid any ticks that were on them and has wormed them with garlic in the water.

she suspects – other worms, poisoning from morning glory.
anyone know the symptoms?

sorry I can’t help, but it doesn’t sound good :(

bluegreen said:

sorry I can’t help, but it doesn’t sound good :(

thanks – she will be seeing her bird expert but he isn’t organic so i twas wondering.

I’ve been doing some googling. There are a few possibilities but you could try worming and feeding extra protein. Have they just had a heavey moult?

bubba louie said:

I’ve been doing some googling. There are a few possibilities but you could try worming and feeding extra protein. Have they just had a heavey moult?

thank you.
they are getting ‘red hen’ luxury food (everything including sunflowers dipped in molasses).
they are off to the bird expert today -so i hope he can think of something.

pepe said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve been doing some googling. There are a few possibilities but you could try worming and feeding extra protein. Have they just had a heavey moult?

thank you.
they are getting ‘red hen’ luxury food (everything including sunflowers dipped in molasses).
they are off to the bird expert today -so i hope he can think of something.

bird expert was elsewhere – so situation continues.

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

pepe said:

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

i’m not sure what you mean – but my daughter treats her chooks as pets – so she is even thinking of taking them to a vet .

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

i’m not sure what you mean – but my daughter treats her chooks as pets – so she is even thinking of taking them to a vet .

I can understand that. And with all those feathers it would be near on impossible to find a tick on a chicken.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

i’m not sure what you mean – but my daughter treats her chooks as pets – so she is even thinking of taking them to a vet .

Find an avian vet.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

i’m not sure what you mean – but my daughter treats her chooks as pets – so she is even thinking of taking them to a vet .

Find an avian vet.

hmmm I’ve been waiting to see the result here…I thought my girl that’s going thru a heavy moult was doin the same thing a day or two ago….she seems ok today.

Muschee said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

i’m not sure what you mean – but my daughter treats her chooks as pets – so she is even thinking of taking them to a vet .

Find an avian vet.

hmmm I’ve been waiting to see the result here…I thought my girl that’s going thru a heavy moult was doin the same thing a day or two ago….she seems ok today.

interesting – i saw the chooks in question yesterday and they didn’t perform unusually while i was there. i hope you’re right.

pepe said:

Muschee said:

bubba louie said:

Find an avian vet.

hmmm I’ve been waiting to see the result here…I thought my girl that’s going thru a heavy moult was doin the same thing a day or two ago….she seems ok today.

interesting – i saw the chooks in question yesterday and they didn’t perform unusually while i was there. i hope you’re right.

My girl was doing it as she was stretching her wings in the sun and would suddenly stagger to one side but only a few steps and then squat down.
I guess if the chooks are still eating ok…hopefully they are ok. I usually find when they don’t eat something is not good.

pepe said:

Muschee said:

bubba louie said:

Find an avian vet.

hmmm I’ve been waiting to see the result here…I thought my girl that’s going thru a heavy moult was doin the same thing a day or two ago….she seems ok today.

interesting – i saw the chooks in question yesterday and they didn’t perform unusually while i was there. i hope you’re right.

A deficiency of some sort after a heavey moult was one of the causes I read. They said to feed them some tinned cat or dog food.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

Muschee said:

hmmm I’ve been waiting to see the result here…I thought my girl that’s going thru a heavy moult was doin the same thing a day or two ago….she seems ok today.

interesting – i saw the chooks in question yesterday and they didn’t perform unusually while i was there. i hope you’re right.

A deficiency of some sort after a heavey moult was one of the causes I read. They said to feed them some tinned cat or dog food.

Oh there ya go…I have a friend that said cat biscuits are worthwhile during a moult…and they love em

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

It may have done the damage and dropped off… especially if it was full…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

bird expert said it was a tick – he had a name for it – atypical tick? asymmetrical tick?
- nup – i can’t recall the name and my daughter’s eyesight can’t spot the tick.
so the saga goes on.

How long can it go on? I think I’d have it bumped off…

It may have done the damage and dropped off… especially if it was full…

contagion of the other chooks is a worry. the rooster has extremely glossy feathers and lives with them – so ???
they have been fed cat food and – wait for it – sesame seeds as a rich calcium replacement food.

pepe said:

they have been fed cat food and – wait for it – sesame seeds as a rich calcium replacement food.

lol Sesame seeds, eh?

Wonder if a boiled soup bone every now and then would be of assistance? They’re quite cheap and you can find them with the fresh dog bones at WW…

thankfully the chooks are getting over their staggers as their feathers grow back.
one of the hens was effectionally know as ‘vulture bird’ because of its uncovered skin areas but now its diet has improved and its new plumage is sprouting all over it is known as .. ‘porcupine’.

thanks to those who knew – because knowing when to do nothing is important.

pepe said:

thankfully the chooks are getting over their staggers as their feathers grow back.
one of the hens was effectionally know as ‘vulture bird’ because of its uncovered skin areas but now its diet has improved and its new plumage is sprouting all over it is known as .. ‘porcupine’.

thanks to those who knew – because knowing when to do nothing is important.

Thank google. LOL