Paralysed chicken CAUSES; It's not always Mareks | Sez the Vet

It's not uncommon to find chicken paralysed, and often the go-to answer you'll find online is "Mareks Disease". Mareks Disease is common, but is certainly not always the case. Many causes are flock-wide issues and need to be addressed as such. Check out the vid as Dr Sez chats you through the causes of a chook with paralysed or weak legs. Dr Sez answers the question "Is it safe to feed electrolytes to my lamb or goat kid, at weaning?". Check out the instagram page here https://www.instagram.com/sez_the_vet Check out the facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/SeztheVet Note the opinions expressed are those of the authors, and this informative episode is not intended to replace individual advice given by a medical professional, for your specific case Attributions: Endeavour Audio by Ron Gelinas, retrieved rom https://youtu.be/Tg64Jk7uJHs. Maladeye Marek 2 niers siyatikes. Attributed to Lucyin. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maladeye_Marek_2_niers_siyatikes.jpg. Chicken with deformed legs in a darkness coup Attributed to Ofir Ben Hemo . Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_with_deformed_legs_in_a_darkness_coup.jpg. Cripled legs due to rapid body growth, attributed to Animal Equality India. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/151404375@N05/48346510836. Botulism attributed to USCDCP. Retrieved from https://pixnio.com/science/microscopy-images/botulism-clostridium-botulinum/gram-positive-clostridium-botulinum-formerly-known-as-bacillus-botulinus. Poyon 17dj mancance riboflavene Attributed to Lucyin. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poyon_17dj_mancance_riboflavene.JPG. Mancance vitameneB2 poyon racrapotaedje doets attributed to L. Mahin. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mancance_vitameneB2_poyon_racrapotaedje_doets.jpg Hen on street attributed to Just Chaos. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hen_on_street.jpg Ecefali-miyôlite des poyons 3 crevés attributed to Lucyin. retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecefali-miy%C3%B4lite_des_poyons_3_crev%C3%A9s.jpg. Mancance vitamenes poyons 11djoûs costé levé so djerets attributed to Lucyin. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mancance_vitamenes_poyons_11djo%C3%BBs_cost%C3%A9_lev%C3%A9_so_djerets.jpg Fåsse pesse toirtchaedje cô2 attributed to L. Mahin. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F%C3%A5sse_pesse_toirtchaedje_c%C3%B42.jpg. Battery-farm attributed to Maqi. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battery-farm.jpg.