I hope so as well! Thank you so much. We were able to buy (pullets?) The ones that are for sure hens only, but thats good to know for the future that tractor supply are a bit more susceptible. Thanks again!
I googled some more on Mareks and she is exhibiting all the symptoms. I also watched this video (from about 22 seconds to 53 seconds) is exactly how she acts when I touch her. I send my own video but we're having real bad weather and wanted to respond quickly I am in the US and unfortunately...
I live in town so nope on having a rooster, would a vet be able to confirm if it was Mareks? Ive seen stuff saying you can't treat it. Also I've checked her for egg binding as soon as this happened but she actually went on to lay 2 more eggs, since her first and she wasn't bound when i checked...
It definitely cant hurt to try,, but she's been in spaces she should've been able to brace before and just...doesn't? It seems like my best option is taking her to the vet again. I really appreciate the response!
Hey,
I'm a new chicken owner and this is my first flock (All at 19 weeks now). One of my Hens laid an egg and then pretty soon, within 3 days I'd say, after that stopped being able to walk around normally. She just sat in the underside of their coop and ate and drank water, but stopped being...