I'ld be interested in hearing what people are doing with their flocks if they have mareks?
- letting them dwindle and no more chickens eventually?
- bringing in chicks and keeping separate for 6 mo
-letting broodies sit and hatch, mixed with flock
whats the game plan?
so far, everyone seems/appears fine. Its been a month since the diagnosis of mareks in one 4 mo old rooster. waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I personally sold my beloved incubator (sniff sniff). I can't hatch eggs or brood because I ended up with 7 roosters, now I have 5 but I'd like 2. And I get so attached to them. And I can't give them to any one. I will be adding at some point and will get from a hatchery and have vaccines. So my flock will get smaller and easier than my husband insisting that all the roosters need their own flock!
I have a few hens that I think are waaay to skinny. I'll be putting them on sulfadimethoxine and Tylan like I did with my one recovered skinny Polish who is such an oink oink now. It's just not normal to be that skinny and not be laying eggs.