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    Newbie and so many issues!!!

    Hi Mary! The report says M. Synoviae, which I have read is "subclinical" and only really affects the flock if there are other illnesses at work. Since the lab didn't test for Marek's and other illnesses, I am not sure what to do at this point. Because the rooster is beating up on the remaining...
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    Newbie and so many issues!!!

    Hi all. Update. The hen also had mycoplasmosis. However, I found that the lab did NOT test for all of the other things discussed above, but I didn't know enough to ask at the time whether they tested for these things. So if I have any more deaths I will specifically have them check for that. Any...
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    Newbie and so many issues!!!

    Hi all. Brought the hen to be euthanized a couple days ago and then to the state lab yesterday. Preliminary results are that the autopsy showed adenocarcinoma and multiple tumors, starting in the ovary and spreading to the colon and liver. I've read it's relatively common in hens over 3 but...
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    Newbie and so many issues!!!

    Thank you everyone!! I got the birds when they were supposedly "about a year old." When they first arrived, there were 6 adult hens and 3 chicks, which are now about 8 months old maybe-? The three chickens that were beat up have been removed to an adjacent but separate area, and now every time...
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    Newbie and so many issues!!!

    hi all. This is my first post. I'm a new chicken keeper as of last August. My friend gave me her 6 hens and three new chicks that had been laid and raised by one of the hens. Everything seemed fine until early this year. Here is what has been happening: 1) one of the chicks ended up being a...
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