Thank you, I will see if I can check her ears, not sure what to be looking for. Is there a way to know if it is Marek’s. And if so does she need to be put down. Will she pass that to the others in the flock (or would I assume they are all possibly infected but not showing symptoms)
Thank you for your input, we have been super stressed about it. We did not want to put her down (as some had suggested) Some had said it may be Marek’s. I have verified with the feed store that she (was supposedly vaccinated) But the symptoms do look similar all though she was with 20 chickens...
She also has a hard time balancing, and if she falls over she doesn’t even try and roll back upright. She has a hearty appetite and has continued to eat with no issues just can’t stand all the way up. Someone suggested that it might be Merck disease. Although I do know that she was vaccinated...
Any help would be much appreciated. We live outside of New Orleans and recently had to evacuate due to hurricane Ida. Unfortunately we could not take our flock with us, but had a good friend who came every morning and every afternoon To tend to our chickens. One of our chickens (a phoenix) (one...
It actually looks like I got a little bit bigger and the first time I saw it there definitely was no discoloration, I did just clean her off because her poop keeps getting stuck to it. I’m just curious as to what it is and the likelihood that she Will survive also if there’s anything I can...
I have a black silkie (I believe seven days old) who seems perfectly healthy and acts just like the other 3 I have. Eats and drinks, may be the smallest chick though seems to have a small bump on her bottom ( I thou was pasty butt) so I clean. It is not pasty butt but a small bump on her bottom...
I have a black silkie (I believe seven days old) who seems perfectly healthy and acts just like the other 3 I have. Eats and drinks, may be the smallest chick though seems to have a small bump on her bottom ( I thou was pasty butt) so I clean. It is not pasty butt but a small bump on her bottom...
We have a chicken who seems to have a larger backside than the others, and is a little bit lazier also. Her feathers look like they’re wet but she hasn’t gotten wet anyone know what could be wrong