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    2 hens in past month with tumors embedded in organs *photo*

    Thanks for the info. It's just weird that they'd have a virus (unless one transmitted through the egg), since I haven't acquired any new birds in the last five years, and the spontaneous deaths only started in the last year or two with my F3's and one original hatchery bird. Could those viruses...
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    2 hens in past month with tumors embedded in organs *photo*

    All that said, I was image-searching Marek's tumors, and I came across this photo which looks exactly like my hens' organs: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Ovarian-carcinoma-in-the-hen-Gross-appearance-is-characterized-by-the-pedunculated_fig2_258338254 Apparently it's a spontaneous thing...
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    2 hens in past month with tumors embedded in organs *photo*

    Oh! Come to think of it, this very same hen I culled this morning had an episode maybe a year or so ago. She was having trouble walking all of a sudden, and I thought she wasn't going to make it, and her neck was funny I think, but I spent a lot of time hand-feeding her and she got better. So...
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    2 hens in past month with tumors embedded in organs *photo*

    Oh no :( I had been shying away from the thought of Marek's because I've seen no neurological issues whatsoever, though I did have one young bird die suddenly in the past few months, but she had a weirdly-spotted liver. No lameness - everyone so far has been functional. If most seem generally...
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    2 hens in past month with tumors embedded in organs *photo*

    Hi you all. I have just put down another hen that seemed to have ascites or an internal laying issue, and put down a similar one a few weeks ago. One hen was a bantam cochin, and one half salmon faverolle/half cochin. I noticed a slight waddle in both a few weeks ago, but since the birds still...
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Yes. Also called the agriculture outreach branch of the university--they couldn't help me. I'll try the local agriculture group to see if they have any ideas about where/how to send a dead bird or tissue sample, and I'll try contacting the main university directly. It would be helpful to know...
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Hawaii. That's good to know :( It had been dead for 2 days when it suddenly struck me that I should preserve it, so that was altogether a fail, but I was trying to minimize smell by freezing it. They weren't open to testing for anything besides avian influenza at any rate, unless I had a...
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    So, after many days of attempting to make contact with the state veterinary laboratory, I finally got ahold of them, and they said they don't accept photos/dead birds, and that I should contact the university, so I called and left a message. They didn't answer my email 2 weeks ago, so hopefully...
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Still waiting to hear back. I'll call the lab again today. Put the 2-day-old bird in the freezer just in case they would still accept a sample. Glad to hear you have a workaround! Having baby chicks is so wonderful ☺️
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Thank you! Left them a message and am waiting to hear what options I might have.
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Very interesting.... thanks for your input! Sorry about your snake :(
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Hm..... I'm so glad she died, then, before I conducted a massive flock downsizing and sent whatever this is spreading out into the broader community. Do you think the lab would accept a 2-day-old dead hen who's been in a ziplock bag? That's crazy. I'm so sorry you had to go through that :( I...
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Thanks for the video! I am giving it a watch now. I'm in Hawaii. I think I might have found the lab, but it seemed like it just led to an agriculture grievance page? :confused:
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    Oh man. Yes, she is probably 4th or 5th generation. Does that mean I wouldn't be able to breed anymore? Or do testing to determine which ones are infected, if indeed it is leukosis? What did you do for your birds?
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    Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

    I'll give them a look. Sent the university an email asking where I could send pictures, since it's been years since I sent the dead bird, and I've forgotten the exact place. I'll definitely provide an update when I have more info.
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