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    Marek's questions, non urgent, can I do more

    Hi! Thanks for your response. We had two birds necropsied and full pathology ran too... about 400$ later we know we have Marek's, this was about 8 weeks ago. I have spoke to the chicken pathologist about it, etc. I simply am not sure how to differentiate death by Marek's, death by secondary...
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    Marek's questions, non urgent, can I do more

    Thank you for your insight!
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    Marek's questions, non urgent, can I do more

    Thank you for your feedback. Have you found a breed who is more resistant or has been less likely to succumb to the disease? Have you ever had issues with your eggs? They seem to die in waves. They can seem so well and then boom, 3 dead in a span of a few days. I have 2more that I don't think...
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    Marek's questions, non urgent, can I do more

    Thank you for your insight and support! You are always so helpful! My whole flock are BO so I really am not sure who has laid which egg. They all look pretty much the same. I will consider hardboiling them all. My husband has agreed to eat some this weekend. He usually has an ironclad stomach so...
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    Marek's questions, non urgent, can I do more

    This is a non urgent question. I would love feedback from others dealing with Marek's in their flock. We have confirmed Marek's in our flock. As you can imagine we have lost quite a few birds. Some to spontaneous death and others to neuro symptoms. However, most recently our 20 week old buff...
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    The females are 20 week old buff orpingtons. Some have sexually matured and have the red face, some are pink faces, others have not changed much. I have not wormed them beyond giving them garlic, thyme, oregano, and oil of oregano. They also have never had medicated feed and they also graze on...
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    Well the poor roo past. He was a sweet one. We shall see what happens with the females/eggs.
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    No blue combs in the females yet. Some are still pale pink as they have not matured. Others are red faced.
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    Ok so today I found 2 eggs without a shell. My ladies have only been laying for 2 weeks and I think only 3-4 of them are actually laying. Should I be concerned about infectious bronchitis? I am hoping it is just a new hen or two coming into maturity. They are on layer organic feed and I give...
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    I finally saw him poop. It is essentially water with minor "solid"/urates. I hate his disease.
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    Those were my thoughts too. I don't want to give him a bunch of drugs guessing.
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    Blue comb and wattle, also Marek's

    hello, One of my Marek's survivor roos is presenting with blue comb and wattle. I have read other threads on this. I believe he is able to crow as I have heard him done so fine with blurring of the tips of the comb. As this has progressed he does not crow. He eats and drinks regularly. Have not...
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    First laying

    Also, I am thinking about rinsing in warm water, and then dunking in a 50/50 water acv rinse prior to storage to hopefully help with potential Marek's on the eggs from poop or dander. I looked at the egg wash at tractor supply and was not crazy about he ingredients. Thoughts? TIA.
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    First laying

    Ok another question. Before knowing not to rinse the eggs with cold water I cleaned some off with the hose and put them in either the other eggs. I now know better. Should I discard all of my eggs since I can't tell which is which or just eat them and rinse all others in warm water moving...
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    First laying

    Thank you for your thorough response. We will share them with my dad who does not have chickens but will in he future. I am paranoid about exposing his land to the virus albeit the reality is it is probably already there given how close commercial operations are to where we live. He is not...
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    First laying

    Thank you!
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    Earlobe or wattle injury

    I will try to get some once we "trap" her. I hope I can upload them too.
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    Earlobe or wattle injury

    Hello, I noticed a couple of days ago one of my pullets appeared to have sustained an injury to her earlobe or wattle. When I tried to investigate she would run and I felt I was stressing her out more than it was work. Today she still appears to have the injury and my husband and I intend on...
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    First laying

    I am new to chicken rearing. This is our first flock and the females are finally maturing and just started laying. They are buff orpingtons, 19 weeks old. A few questions: 1. How often should I look/collect eggs a day? So far I look at about 10am, 1pm, and 7pmish. The ladies have been laying...
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    Eat or not to eat because Marek's

    Oh! And you are right about the property. Our new place was a horse facility and prior to that they raised ostriches so who knows what kind of goodies are out there!
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