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    Marek's in my flock.

    Sorry it took so long to reply! Everything you said is spot on with what I found. Even if we killed our whole flock and waited a year to start over, like you said, it could be carried back here just as easy as it did the first time. We did choose to put down the giants we raised for meat since...
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    Marek's in my flock.

    I think that's what happened cause these birds were the newest additions to my flock, I didn't add any more after I got these guys as chicks. Our plan is to put the rest of the Giants down since they probably have tumors. I only have 3 pullets of various breeds we are keeping in the hopes they...
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    Marek's in my flock.

    Thank you :) I will check the thread out. The avian health vet emailed me back and said it CAN be transferred to another farm by our clothes/shoes/whatever. That was my biggest worry... spreading it to others.
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    Marek's in my flock.

    Hmm... I had not heard that. Interesting. I don't have access to turkey litter, but two turkeys are in the coop with the infected flock... doubt that helps much. :/ And since the birds all have the disease, or at least have been thoroughly exposed to it, my worry is that their immune systems are...
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    Marek's in my flock.

    Thank you, I can't get the file to download though. :/ It's probably not compatible with my phone or something.
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    Feed inside coop or not??

    Our feeders and waterers are inside the coop. During the summer I put another waterer outside where they free range. I honestly never thought of feeding outside, I live in Washington and it rains more than anything else. Also we have lots of wild birds that would probably eat the feed...
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    Marek's in my flock.

    Recently we found out that our birds are infected with Marek's. I had 15 Jersey Giant cockerels to be raised for meat, and 6 various layer breeds of the same age. (18 weeks now I believe) Probably 2 months ago is when we had our first loss. We thought it was an isolated incident until about half...
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    How to set a broken toe?

    I wasn't very successful. :/ After about 1 1/2 weeks of it being wrapped up, she got the bandage off and I THOUGHT her toe was straight, but once she put weight on it I realized it most certainly wasn't. I thought we were going to have to put her down but we gave her a few days and she started...
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    Marans with a leg issue

    Thanks I will check it out.
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    Marans with a leg issue

    I have 3 10 week old Black Copper Marans. 1 is a cockerel. Tonight I noticed it looked like the cockerel broke his leg. But upon further inspection, I don't think that's the case. He has 1 leg where his foot is pointed out to the side instead of infront of him. And this leg now directly sits...
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    Things you never said until you had chickens.......

    "Hey! Those are freckles (or tattoos!) NOT food!" "Get over here you little sh*t and let me wipe your butt!!" "He's not fighting her honey. He's... uh... well... mating her." "Oooh that's a worm! Give it to the girls!" "Listen. You broads haven't been giving me your eggs. You're hiding them out...
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    Possible Spraddle Leg...

    That's good to know, I plan on ordering some Giant hens from them soon. Are spout waterers the ones you put in the bottom of a bucket? I think we have a couple of those and I'm assuming they would be even safer than marbles in the normal waterer. That's a good idea. I feel bad that they aren't...
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    Possible Spraddle Leg...

    No but I will. Thank you for the suggestion.
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    Possible Spraddle Leg...

    I received 16 Jersey Giant chicks from Cackle Hatchery yesterday, and 2 of them seem to be slightly spraddle legged. They each have 1 leg that doesn't want to stay under their bodies. They kind of look like they are trying to trip the other chicks. I found a thread on HOW to treat them, but how...
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    JG Delaware Cross?

    Thanks.
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