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Looks like it could be mareks to me....my initial birds looked just like that and ate like pigs, feel her body...if she is skinny despite all the eating it is likely. If she is hefty then I would look for another solution....mareks victims starve despite eating...Originally Posted by MustardTiger 
Hi again,
Ugh I am beginning to suspect my chicken has Mareks which really makes me upset since it lives in the soil and will now be part of my land for years... Any of you who got your chickens from Empire Acres...have you run into this? It is just in one chicken so far and I hope to goodness the other ones are immune, so far none of them are showing any signs what so ever and are totally happy and healthy. All of these girls are about 10 weeks old.
Here is a video of the poor thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDQBOZTyi5g&feature=youtu.be
She is eating and drinking normally, talking and her eyes look fine to me:
and here is a pic of her poop:
I want to be pretty sure this is Mareks before I decide what to do. I am left with a crappy decision...will I try and treat her with herbs or, should I put her out of her misery. These girls were going to be our egg producers and are not necessarily pets so, if it has to be done, we will do it...Very sad since this is our first ever small flock
Looks like next year I will be getting chicks that are vaccinated.
Hi again,
Ugh I am beginning to suspect my chicken has Mareks which really makes me upset since it lives in the soil and will now be part of my land for years... Any of you who got your chickens from Empire Acres...have you run into this? It is just in one chicken so far and I hope to goodness the other ones are immune, so far none of them are showing any signs what so ever and are totally happy and healthy. All of these girls are about 10 weeks old.
Here is a video of the poor thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDQBOZTyi5g&feature=youtu.be
She is eating and drinking normally, talking and her eyes look fine to me:
and here is a pic of her poop:
I want to be pretty sure this is Mareks before I decide what to do. I am left with a crappy decision...will I try and treat her with herbs or, should I put her out of her misery. These girls were going to be our egg producers and are not necessarily pets so, if it has to be done, we will do it...Very sad since this is our first ever small flock
Looks like next year I will be getting chicks that are vaccinated.I personally would separate it from the flock while diagnosing...
Krista- mom to 7 with an amazingly understanding husband . chocolate runners, b/b/s orps, jubilee orps, bantam chocolate orps, project lf choc orps, blue breda fowl and a some cool exotic hens for eating eggs
Krista- mom to 7 with an amazingly understanding husband . chocolate runners, b/b/s orps, jubilee orps, bantam chocolate orps, project lf choc orps, blue breda fowl and a some cool exotic hens for eating eggs
