Windjammer Loft
851 posts
Jul 22, 2009
7:00 AM
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The other day I noticed a bird just sitting out in the avery,so I went in the loft and the bird started to move but,it was wabbling from side to side as it walked away.. Like it was off balance. She felt alittle thin around the keel. What could this be??
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
355 posts
Jul 22, 2009
7:10 AM
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Paul... could be Paratyphoid,has that type of symptoms.JDA
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JMUrbon
729 posts
Jul 22, 2009
9:05 PM
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That sound exactly like Joe said. Paratyphoid is what I would say. Joe
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Windjammer Loft
855 posts
Jul 23, 2009
8:00 AM
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Thanks guys... I have never had this happen before so I wasn't sure what it was. Iam just curious why only 1 bird out of 10 came down with it.
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
479 posts
Jul 23, 2009
8:41 AM
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Paul,
If it is a hen that has recently laid an egg (past day or so) it could be parathyroid which is a vitamin D deficiency. Try giving it some vitamin D oil if that is the case and it should respond in a day or so.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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Windjammer Loft
856 posts
Jul 23, 2009
9:51 AM
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Joe....she hasn't laid any eggs for me this breeding season..
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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JMUrbon
731 posts
Jul 23, 2009
6:10 PM
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The reason you are seeing it in just the one bird is because Paratyphoid is present in virtually every loft. It just takes something such as stress to allow it to show its ugly face. Hens even after treatment can become carriers and will have dificulty raising healthy young. Joe
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Windjammer Loft
861 posts
Jul 23, 2009
6:21 PM
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Thanks Joe...I get the picture now...
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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