animated07
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- Jul 30, 2015
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Hello All!
We are new to chicken keeping, and have a flock of 29 Cornish Rock Cross Meat Birds at eight weeks. It is the end of July, and unseasonably warm. With that being said, we have a chicken tractor that the birds live in, and we move it every day to new ground. We have never wormed our birds, and feed them a food with about 20% protein. We have one bird that is noticeably smaller than the other birds. Although he does not seem to be visibly hurt, he seems to all of the sudden not want to walk, or be able to put weight on his legs. We isolated him, and he is not getting better. Now, it seems to be happening to one of the other birds as well. Is this Marek's disease, or something else? If a bird is suspected of having Marek's, is the meat no longer good to eat? Or, is it just because they are meat chickens, who are unable to keep up with the rate of growth? 27 of the birds seem fine - it is just two that we are having problems with. Any help would be appreciated!
-animated07
We are new to chicken keeping, and have a flock of 29 Cornish Rock Cross Meat Birds at eight weeks. It is the end of July, and unseasonably warm. With that being said, we have a chicken tractor that the birds live in, and we move it every day to new ground. We have never wormed our birds, and feed them a food with about 20% protein. We have one bird that is noticeably smaller than the other birds. Although he does not seem to be visibly hurt, he seems to all of the sudden not want to walk, or be able to put weight on his legs. We isolated him, and he is not getting better. Now, it seems to be happening to one of the other birds as well. Is this Marek's disease, or something else? If a bird is suspected of having Marek's, is the meat no longer good to eat? Or, is it just because they are meat chickens, who are unable to keep up with the rate of growth? 27 of the birds seem fine - it is just two that we are having problems with. Any help would be appreciated!
-animated07