I got Sonja a week ago with two other chicks and she seemed fine, but she seems to have problems with one or both legs..
but I really think it is the right leg. They are in a cage with a wooden floor and shavings. It isn't spraddled; it seems she can't stand still too long, or she sits down...
I have lost three of my chickens in the past two months....they are all just turning 5 months.
I sent my last one, Snowball, my Rhode Island White to the UCDavis Lab for a necrospy, and the results came back: Marek's Disease.
I have one that is ill now..I will cull her..and have 11 left, all...
I have been reading a lot about Mareks and I am still confused. I had a
young pullet...about 3 months old that I am pretty sure had Mareks. I separated her from the rest of the flock...13 others about the same age. All was well,
until a few days ago, my almost 5 month old Buttercup pullet...
I have two Leghorns crosses...Leghorn mom, Buttercup Dad.
The one (on left) with the straight tail seems a little more aggressive, the feathers are more developed, and it's bigger.
Is this a female?
Thank you