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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    I am so so sorry for your loss. I don’t want to belittle anyone’s loss with their poultry pets but losing a parrot who is a family member for decades is just on a completely different level. Grief is grief but I understand how just absolutely mind-numbingly devastating it would be to lose a pet...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    Honestly, at this point that’s what I’m thinking we do. I only have 6 total at this point, including the one that I’m sure we will lose and the Roo that’s with her. We were planning on building a new coop and run in a different part of the property this year because the old barn building they...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    So, my remaining BA hen started with the loose poop yesterday. This is how my other hen started presenting before she stopped laying and then stopped eating. It could the bailcalin I have added to her food but she’s eaten it before with no issues so I think that’s a stretch. At this point I’m...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    Oh this is good info! Thank you! I had read that the EF’s were supposed to be resistant but since I don’t free range and have (at least currently) pretty chill breeds, I didn’t think they would be a good fit for us. I will definitely look into these for the future. My original plan was to stick...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    Thank you! I had been adding a few drops of olive oil to bind the powder to their feed before making the mash. I’ve been feeding their loading doses as a snack so I can see that they’re eating it, but as we move forward I’ll be adding it to their general food. I was more concerned about...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    @2ndTink seriously, thank you again for your help. You’ve been so helpful, both when George first became ill and now, guiding me through this stuff. I know I’ll have more questions moving forward and appreciate the time you take out of your life to help me and all the others I’ve seen you help...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    @CabritaChicks Your input has been fantastic and I’m so appreciative of your suggestions, especially coming from an avian veterinary perspective. Truly so valuable and I know it will be helpful for others who find this thread in the future. Thank you as well for the link to the veterinary...
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    Sodium Butyrate for Marek’s Lymphoma

    Thank you! I will see if I am able to gat a script to have on hand when needed. I was hoping this other option may be a less expensive and innocuous option while potentially being more effective in the long run for poultry keeping in general. It appears it is already being used in feed in...
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    Sodium Butyrate for Marek’s Lymphoma

    After receiving confirmation via necropsy report from UC Davis that the two hens I recently lost both had visceral Marek’s, I had posted over in Managing Your Flock regarding some logistical and planning questions. But my follow up questions bordered on the medical so am touching down here with...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    Omgosh! You guys really came through to provide some amazing insight and help me take a breath and work on our path forward. I was pretty distraught after reading the report yesterday and was hesitant to even post. But now I’m glad I did. Thank you @CabritaChicks, @2ndTink, and @townchicks...
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    Confirmed Marek’s. Moving forward.

    I’ve found wonderful guidance from the BYC members so far in my very short chicken journey. Now I find myself in a group I was hoping to not join. We had a very small flock (1 polish roo who showed up one day in September last year and started this journey for us) and the three BAs I got for...
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    Hen- watery poop x 1 week and not feeling 100%

    @Wyorp Rock I received the necropsy results back from Davis. Both hens had Mareks. And I had been sooo careful with bio-security. It had to have either come from the farm they came from, or my Roo is a carrier (since he was a stray that started this all and I have zero knowledge of his...
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    Wobbly Hen-Injury or Mareks (or ?)

    Nexcropsy update: Both hens had Mareks disease. George had neoplasia in her brain and sciatic nerve, which I think would explain the weird way her symptoms presented. I have my remaining BA and my polish roo, plus 4 11-week old chicks I’ve been growing out to add to the flock. I also had just...
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    Wobbly Hen-Injury or Mareks (or ?)

    Thank you for the testing info. Good to have in my back pocket for the future. We did send both girls off to UC Davis on Monday for necropsy so hoping the report gives us insight into to what happened and if there is something in our flock we need to be aware of.
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    Should I change plans regarding new pullets?

    Thanks so much!
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