- Mar 24, 2013
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Hi Kathy again! I'm sorry for overthinking this so much, but I am becoming more and more of the mind that I have a poor girl with Mareks. The little one wakes and is ready to eat and chatter, but her body won't get up. now her left leg which was pretty strong before is becoming weaker. It is like everything is weakening. I fed her again. I know I said I wouldn't but she was chattering at me and picking like she wanted to eat and I couldn't deny her. She is very content right now. Now for the bad news. If this is really Mareks disease, my coop, run and other girls have been exposed to it. I went out this morning and one of my girls is not using her leg. She is holding it up and limping. I don't know if she injured it or if this might be the beginning of something so even though she is still in the same coop, I have her in a section separated by chicken wire so the other girls leave her alone to heal if it is an injury. The concern I have is that she was one of the ones I got earlier from this breeder before she started using the marek vaccine so she is at risk. I have three other girls I got from Dodge feed and grain and doubt they had the vaccine either because they come from local farms. Should I be cleaning the coop and adding fresh soil to the run to prevent any exposure issues? How do you usually manage a coop if you find a bird with mareks?