merek's

Almost a year ago I got additional chicks to add to my flock. 3 out of the 5 died from Merek's. One of the chicks that survived is a rooster. We are not allowed to have roosters in our neighboorhood. He has no signs of illness and is very healthy. It has almost been a year with no signs of...

Hi all, This is my first post here. I'm a long time lurker in the forum though. You all are an impressive source of knowledge..... so, here's my issue: We just vaccinated two groups of chicks for Merek's. The first group (Svart Hona and Hedemoras) was vaccinated Monday of this week at 1-2 days...

I have a 2-month-old white leghorn hen who is not putting any weight on her legs. It started about a week ago, when I noticed she was not putting weight on one leg. I brought her inside to watch her. I ruled out bumble foot since I see no evidence. My next thought was a possible injury, and I...

For the past couple of days I thought my 10 month old Olive Egger was on the verge of going broody as she was sitting in the nest boxes for longer than usual each day just like all my other broody's have before sticking with it. Last night she roosted on the floor next to a very low roost where...

Out of my little backyard flock, I only have 2 birds left, 1 is being euthanized today all due to mereks. So, I have 1 easter egger left. She is a day over 25 weeks and seems in good health. My question is, should I euthanize her also? Should I wait and see if she develops symptoms? Can a hen...

I am new to this site and was not able to find a place to post breeder review, so I am posting this thread in forum. I urge everyone who is thinking to buy or already bought chickens from Sunny Side Up Ranch in Norco CA to read their yelp reviews at...

My husband just bought a chicken tractor and the 15 hens (10 RIR and 5 Dominiques) and Dominique rooster that came with it. We really just wanted the tractor but didnt mind the hens. The problem is the Dominiques are the survivors of a flock that had Merek's. I am planning to get rid of them...

Ok, since i purchased them at the end of September i had three die within a few days. Now, within the past five days i lost two now i an down to one black coppet maran. Here are symptoms: Blue eyes glazed over (not blind however) Different growth rates of my three (the two that died past week...

Hi. We had a chicken who we 'thought' slipped in muddy area last weekend (barred photo below), the joint felt/looked separated and we ended up putting her down because we didn't want to see her go slowly. She was about 3-4 months old. No other illness symptoms besides couldn't use legs and what...