Hello. Almost exactly one month ago, our hen (almost 2) was having a balancing issue. She would almost tip over. It wasn’t necessarily when she walked around, but when trying to groom herself or stretch, etc. About a week or so into this, she was put on meloxicam for 7 days. A vet who is not too experienced with chickens said her best guess was perhaps a spinal injury. The hen was completely fine in every other way. No symptoms at all. She was energetic, eating, drinking, pooping…everything as usual. On the 7th day, I finally noticed her balance issue going away. In its place were new symptoms. Suddenly, my hen who previously had no other issues was lethargic, standing around all puffed up with her eyes closed, spending the day either like that or lying down panting, feathers puffed up (wings included) sleeping most of the day. She also tends to breathe heavier and by that, I mean, her entire body moves in and out when she breathes. Another vet visit later, we have ruled out worms, Marek’s, mites, being egg bound, fowl pox…again, not a chicken expert vet, but she said my hen doesn’t seem to show signs of these things. Aside from the new symptoms, she looks great appearance-wise. But, you can tell when you look at her that she isn’t feeling well at all. And every now and then, we notice a little off balance movement, ever so briefly. It’s sort of like her back end slips a little. She’s had Poultry Cell and antibiotics and I just bought the Rooster Booster electrolyte powder today. A friend also suggested extra B12. At this point, no one seems to know what is wrong with her. The antibiotics didn’t help, and everything else we have given her hasn’t changed a thing. I give her scrambled eggs for protein, she’s inside, away from the others and things remain the same, weeks later. Since it seems we have ruled out contagious illnesses (or so we think), she’s been out during the day when it’s nice and sunny out, to be around the flock, because I thought it would be good for morale, but overall, you can just tell she isn’t feeling well at all. Is there something I’ve missed that we should be doing? Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? She’s a beloved pet and I hate to see anything happen to her, but I don’t want her to suffer forever either. I don’t know what to do. Could the anti-inflammatory have caused some sort of issue for her? Any help would be appreciated.