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Oh man, that's tragic. :( Yeah, vaccination is the way to go. More work, but worth it.

Aw, I'm sorry about your losses. :( Yeah, I'm terrified that they will begin dying without me even knowing. But it is the ocular mareks that I've seen, I havnt noticed any nerval problems, yet. But I hope they will be fine for now, and yes, only time will tell. Goodluck with yours!

Thanks everyone! I will have to refer to SeminoleWind. Took care of the chicken yesterday, never something I want to have to do. :( I'm just going to keep an eye on the rest of the chickens. I won't be adding to the flock which is a shame :/ I was reading some information on the virus, and...

Well.. this chicken will have to go. I'm very nervous for the health of my flock, though. There seems to be a lot of research about ocular mareks disease but not a great amount of information on the detriment it can have to an entire, exposed flock. Very scary :( When I have more time (I'm at...

Hello! Im new to Backyard Chickens and fairly new to raising laying hens I recently noticed one of my chickens eyes having a strikingly small and mishapened pupil. I've had her for a few months now and I have 4 other hens and 2 bantoms. I'm assuming she has Ocular Mareks disease, but I'm...