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    Vaccination schedule

    It's all about the search terms I found this- which would my free range flock be like? The broiler breeders? I assume they are vaccinated for longest life (long by commercial standards anyways)...
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    Vaccination schedule

    Is there a poultry vaccination schedule somewhere? I am considering hatching eggs (incubator) and want to make sure they are protected. We live in California and have a suspected Mareks bird, if that matters.
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    I wish I could post a video, it's not a preference to sit...she cannot walk, she has no balance and can barely stand in one place. 3-5 steps is no exaggeration and I'm not sure you could even call them steps; she stands up and stumbles a few times before falling down, wings flapping and...
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    2 sets of rads confirm no laying problem.
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    Culling is not an option at my house! I will humanely euthanize if need be, but never will I kill my animals as a precaution; they're part of the family thru sickness and health. Anyways, I would love your thoughts- I'll PM you. Thank you!
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    The blood work and X-rays looked for internal disease- her calcium was (is still?) low and WBC were up a bit, which she got meds for. But that's the only abnormality anyone found. No new flock members, but we moved to the country a year ago- lots of new wildlife. I was surprised when she...
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    My other birds are rescues- I have no idea if they've been vaxed Ethel I bought from farmsupply, I assumed everyone was properly vaccinated. Hatcheries are usually on top of that stuff, I thought. The vet said it's too late to vax now
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    No other birds are showing symptoms and it's been at least 6 months, I'm assuming they were effectively vaccinated or are carriers themselves.
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    My 5year old barred rock hasn't been walking since December. She takes 3-5 stumbly steps and lays/falls down. Maybe 3 months ago she started open mouth breathing on and off all day. She left the flock and became a house chicken in December, which doesn't seem to bother her- she's imprinted...
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    Emaciated chicken

    The lap picture isn't a great display of her color- she always gets really pale sitting in my lap. But you can see she isn't very bright in the walking pics
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    Emaciated chicken

    I left town for 2 weeks and was worried about my girl, but she was fine and even had a full crop when I got home :celebrate It's raining today and freezing (we live in CA so by freezing I mean low 60s) so she's cuddled up in my lap as I type this-keeping each other warm (it would prob help if I...
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    Emaciated chicken

    So far so good!! I THINK she feels a little heavier. This week I started giving her 1ml of nutridrench every morning. This is what her poo looks like. When I first noticed the problem it was mostly clear, with only a few solid lumps-so I would say this is an improvement?? And here's my...
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    Emaciated chicken

    No- I haven't been adding vitamins to the water. A couple of years ago she was feather picking and I continually dosed her with nutri drench -which seemed to help....I'll pick some of that up on Monday (orrrr maybe I've still got some somwhere ??) Thanks for the aloe tip!! I will def try this!!
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    Emaciated chicken

    Since I posted this...has it been a week yet?? My days run together...she's been getting an egg every morning, usually some cheese in the afternoon (along with grapes, sunflower seeds, oats, tomatoes, yogurt, blueberries, noodles, corn, peas, squash, etc- I mix it up depending on what the humans...
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    Emaciated chicken

    Does anyone know how long it will be before I start seeing an improvement??
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