Recent content by tim1975

Hello to all of you. I am extremely sad to report that my baby girl has been put to sleep. My vet was unsure if she had Ascites, or Marek's, but either way, I am devastated. I have been crying for the last 7 hours, and just buried her near her coop about 2 hours ago. She was put to sleep...

Would Marek's make her just unable to walk, but be alert, and somewhat energetic? I don't know enough about it to know...

No doubt this is cattle country. I am going to take her to our family's vet (back in the country) to see if there is ANY SLIM chance that he may be able to tell what is wrong. Unfortunately, I am not optimistic. Most people in the country would just put her down instead of spending the money...

Hi. I am new here and just posted for help with my chicken who has VERY similiar symptoms to yours. Can your chicken walk? Or does she hobble and flap her wings? Has she passed anything that looks like pieces of intestine or liver-like substance? I live in Missouri and am desperately...

Hello all. I am new to the site, but am a farm-raised country boy. We have had hundreds of chickens growing up. I now live in the city, but have 4 pet chickens and 4 pet ducks in my backyard. I have built a large in-ground pond that the ducks swim in, and my birds have almost an acre of...