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    Large scab type thing

    Hi. I'm wondering what happened with this scab you found. I have just located several on my chicken as well that look very similar. I haven't been able to find any other pictures or threads similar to what she has going on. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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    Likely Marek's disease, what works for care/treatment

    We just received the necropsy results back on Thelma and they were consistent with Marek's disease despite the fact that she was vaccinated. Our whole flock is vaccinated as well. I guess now I get the lovely distinction of being a Marek's flock despite the fact that we did everything we could...
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    Likely Marek's disease, what works for care/treatment

    Thank you. I'm sorry you are dealing with this same scenario. It is an awful thing to deal with. I haven't heard back on the necropsy or sample results yet. I talked with the vet earlier today, and they were still waiting on an update from the lab. Only you know what's best for your chicken. I...
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    Likely Marek's disease, what works for care/treatment

    We made the difficult decision to put Thelma to sleep this afternoon. Last night she started having breathing difficulties and didn't want to eat. It seemed like one thing would improve and another thing would go wrong. We did get a necropsy done and had samples sent off to test. I will update...
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    Likely Marek's disease, what works for care/treatment

    Hello: I have spent the last week reading various threads on this site and others trying to get a clear idea of what works and what doesn't. I could use some advice as to how to best proceed. I got several pullets at the same time. All of them were vaccinated for Marek's. I also have adult...
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    Lethargic chicken with loose stool

    Well the necropsy was not much help. They considered it a negative necropsy. They didn't find any lesions or anything remarkable. They basically think she had an infection she had fought off but her immune system was still trying to recover. She was dehydrated but had food in her crop and it was...
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    Lethargic chicken with loose stool

    Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, she passed away this afternoon. I took her to the vet this morning and they gave her fluids and did a variety of tests. Her fecal was negative for coccidia. Her blood work was worrisome though. They said her blood counts were lower than expected and she...
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    Lethargic chicken with loose stool

    Hello: I am very new to chickens. We got our 10 chicks this year and they are about 19 weeks old. We have 5 different kinds and this one is an olive egger. No one is laying eggs yet and they are still eating the grower feed right now since no one has started laying yet. They have chick grit...
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    loud Buckeye chick; new to chickens

    Hello: We got 10 chicks a few weeks ago. They turned 5 weeks and 6 weeks on Monday of this week. We have 5 different varieties. We have never owned any chickens or birds before but have lots of other pets. They have been great fun to watch and are starting to show their personalities more...
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