Recent content by Beth8855

My 2 year old hen has Marek’s disease, according to vet. She is currently in my home. We are trying another week with NSAID prescribed by Vet in case it was a musculoskeletal injury and not Marek’s. I’ve searched online and it says humans can’t get Marek’s, but have not found info on whether...

I brought her to a vet. He does think it’s Marek’s :( He said it was ok to put her back in the coop with my other 2 hens since they’ve already been exposed. I’m not sure that’s a good idea. Currently she’s still in my home. We are able to give her food and water. She still eats and drinks. It’s...

Thank you. I will check those out. No new chickens were introduced, so hoping it’s not Marek’s disease. I’ll look at her hip more closely. Thank you.

Just did. Thank you. I don’t see any, but I’ll keep checking.

We think the color is the same. No bruising. No swelling. I just checked her vent area and no signs of lice or mites. Saturday she couldn’t move her left leg. Today she has some hip motion. She just tried to stand. Still not much weight bearing on left side. I’m hoping she will slowly start...

My hen (not sure breed, white and small in size) about 2 years old started having difficulty walking 3 days ago. Appeared to have possibly sprained right lower leg. I am keeping her separate from my other 2 hens for now. Her left leg developed weakness. She has some movement at hip but lower leg...