I've read the big thread on Marek's. I'm nearly 100% sure I have ocular Marek's in my flock. Two out of 13 birds are blind in one eye but otherwise doing fine. I know if I ever get more hatchery peeps they have to be vaccinated & separated while the immunity develops.
What I haven't been able...
I have five peeps that are a week old. They're in the brooder in the garage with mama hen. It's gorgeous weather out and I can't wait to see the little ones out in the grass. Pretty sure mama is dying to get out too. How long until they're less susceptible to coccidia? They're not vaccinated...
Hi all, I just found one of my six 5-day-old peeps dead in the brooder. She was perfectly fine last night.
I know all six were eating, drinking and pooping. Mama hen is in with them and doing a fantastic job so I'm sure she wasn't chilled. She was hatched here so none of the mail order chick...
Believe me when I tell you that I have been OB. SESS. ING. over these eggs for the last 48+ hours. Panicking. Imagining them suffocating inside their shells. No pips, no movement. I was convinced they were all dead & I had somehow caused it. Last night I couldn't take it anymore and poked a hole...
That's what I call them :) Here's my questionnaire:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Started off with six chicks from Rural King, three RIRs and 3 Barred Rocks. That was about 2 years ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Thirteen hens. Two RIRs of...
Hi all, I have a broody (my first) sitting on six eggs (her first). She's been doing fantastic the whole time. So much so that I've had to pull her off the nest to eat/drink/poop. I'm afraid that by doing that 1x/day the last few days, I let the humidity get too low for the eggs at a critical...