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Hello all.
My Missus and I keep four garden chickens, and one of them has started falling over and kicking its legs in the air.
After a few minutes it gets up and recovers. Anyone heard of epilepsy in chickens?
Wonder if it'll make a good vindaloo?

I've no idea, but you just reminded me of the Ghost Chicken of Highgate: A14042099

Oh no, not mad chick disease!

Seems they do get epilepsy. 'Epilepsy Chickens' gives 675,000 Google hits.

And that's possibly the oddest Google search I've ever done.

Thanks for that.
I don't like using Google - too much like big brother. They want to rule the world, and besides, I don't appear on their searches!!!

Paranoia

Start sending it on tour as The Amazing Break-Dancing Chicken.

I'd pay to see that.

Perhaps surgery could cure the epileptic chicken: A2309627

One of Mr. Nerd's fellow brewers related a story about the time he fed his chickens on spent grains. The birds ate the partially fermented food, then rolled over on their backs, slowly kicking their feet in the air. After a bit, they got up, ate some more, and repeated the process.



Perhaps your chicken has found something partially fermented to eat?

I know of a cat with epilepsy.
I don't see that the chicken can't lead a normal life as long as it isn't suffering and has too many seizures. Clearly it won't be allowed to drive until seizure free for a year!
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Seriously though it should be ok and happy if still fit and well.

Does it break the eggs it lays?

sprout

No, but they do come out scrambled.