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Howdy! I have read nothing new on Marek's the past few years. I do know that I would still try everything I could hoping it's something else. I have also found that after a year or so , exposed but not symptomatic (Leg paralysis) chickens of mine have suppressed immune systems and very easy...

That is a very long post, Chooks! I think both sides have pros and cons. I am grateful that people like you are seriously attempting a solution without vaccine. I would hope we would hear from more people that are doing the same. I hope you and others are keeping written records with all of...

I guess I see things differently. I feel any good article will talk about the positive and negative. This vaccine is all we have. It saves lives. It was a big step for science to be the first vaccine to stop most cancerous growth, which is so valuable to people. It continues to be worked on...

Hi farmerbrown. Your hen doesn't look so good. I think I would try some B vitamins . Your other chickens are already exposed. Hopefully you won't lose any or more than a few. The older the chickens are, the more resistant they are to the tumors that kill them. It's already on your property...

I've tried a lot of brands and right now Feather Fixer has them the healthiest and most productive. It's 18% protein. 16% may be okay but after any other snacks they get, their diet isn't really 16% anymore. If chickens free range they are not getting anywhere near 16%. On 18% they have been...

Yes! We do look for the success stories. Try treating for cocci. I would keep tubing a few days. Diarrhea can be a symptom of a blockage or because of drinking more water in the summer. I hope that blockage moves along!

Well, This is the 2nd one within 6 months, but is now acting normal, the first being confirmed. I have ten 14 week old silkies. Got to see what happens with them. I'm nervous about it because every time I add chicks, vaccinated and quarantined, it seems like I get 3 deaths. Only time will tell.

Yea, takes time to build resistance. A vaccine does it faster. I think you should do everything you can and hope for the best. The 2nd vaccine is okay to do in the thigh. You can put the needle in and an angle so it's right under the skin. Resistance is created by exposure to something and...

Clostridium Perfringens has become a problem in the poultry industry due to not continuously feeding antibiotics . What it can cause is subclinical illness where the chicken has a low chronic infection for months and the chicken just is not very thrifty and doesn't lay well. The destruction is...

My "Marek's wasting" . Between the necropsies and who got save by "accident", I thought I would try a different approach rather than just writing off chickens as wasting. (I'm talking about over a year old MOL) . My accidental saves were given Tylan and Sulfadimethoxine-that was all I had on...

True, Chickat. It can't even survive on an egg shell thru incubation from what I've read. I also find that Marek's-exposed chickens get immunosuppression. They can catch so many ailments that I've started to treat for bacterial illness or cocci when they waste. A lot of times the ailment is...

It's such a sad crisis when it happens. I think we all learn how to get by.

Nambroth asked me on another thread about my antibiotic/cocci treatment. I had just got tired of skinny chickens, and I had a positive result with one hen so far, and am waiting for 6 others to respond. The food has been disappearing much faster. I had a few necropsies and each showed at...

LOL, that's pretty cool.

Northie, I am amazed at what animals are capable of. I just can't imagine it being that cold. Nambroth, are you pulling my leg?