Sounds like it could be the ramp it is pretty steep.
They are all fully feathered and have been for some time. I know the coop is not too small, and they have all died outside in the run. I think I will just keep them in the coop for awhile till they understand that is where they need to be...
I have lost 6, six or seven week old chicks this week. They are outside in a large coop and good sized run. The first three that died seemed to have been squished by the other chicks in the night, because they were outside in the run instead of in the coop under the heat lamp. So I started...
When we got these chickens we put them into three seperate groups because we did not have a coop big enough to house them all seperate from our already exisisting flock. Only two of the groups seem to be infected by the disease and my vet says to cull the groups that the infected birds came...
I had a Necropsy done on one of my hens that couldn't walk, and it came back that she was positive for Mareks Disease. I have been researching the disease and I know some people say to cull them all becuase the disease is airborne and others say they will get better. Any suggestions? I know...
I bought 8 Partridge Rock Hens and 2 Roosters, but one rooster is black with a green tint to him and a straight comb and one is green with tan hackles and a rose comb or pea comb. Can both be Partridge Rocks or are neither one Partridge Rocks. Sorry I dont' have pictures will try and get some...
I would like to see some feedback on this topic as well. I did read on a forum not too long ago to wait 14 days after worming with Wazine 17, then start collecting again.
Thank you everyone for your help.
If you google Food Grade DE you should be able to find many companies that sell it and will ship it but shipping is 25 to 35 dollars depending on where you live. Thats on top of the $30 per 50 lb bag.
I just bought this bag of DE at my local feed store. The clerk said it is food grade and that he knows people that feed it to their animals, but it looks different from other stuff i have seen on the internet. Is this food grade??
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Ok so everything that I have read about Mareks disease so far says "Paralysis" of the legs or wings. My two hens that are still alive can move their wings and legs but just seem too weak and off balance to stand up fully. So does that qualify as paralysis with this disease?
I just bought 10 Partridge Rocks and 8 BLR Wyandottes 7-8 months old. I brought them home and put them in 2 seperate coops away from chickens that I already have, just incase they had something that wasn't showing yet. One hen got to where she couldn't walk about 1 1\\2 ago, and now 3 have...
I have emailed the lady I bought them from to ask her because I have only had these chickens for 4 weeks, but she has not replied yet. Mareks disease was my first guess, so I tried to call the State Vet but the Lady who answers the Poultry questions will not be in until Tuesday.
Yes they try to balance theirselves with their wings and are unable to stand up at all. They can scoot around on the ground to their feed and water but thats all. Both legs seem to be affected, amd they are very wobbly when they try and stand.
I just bought 10 Partridge Rocks and 8 BLR Wyandottes 7-8 months old. I brought them home and put them in 2 seperate coops away from chickens that I already have, just incase they had something that wasn't showing yet. One hen got to where she couldn't walk about 1 1\\2 ago, and now 3 have...
Hello, I am from Hodgenville, KY. New member to BYC. I have an assortmant of chickens, BLR Wyandottes, SL, Light Brahma's, comets, and many more. I am trying to start a flock of BLR Wyandottes, I bought 7 hens and a rooster recently and the rooster died 2 weeks after I brought him home. If...