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Yes! (wrt vaccine) Anyone willing to share, I think it would be interesting to know if your chickens were or were not vaccinated as we could look at these as separate groups (susceptibility with and without vaccination). Note that here I'm defining susceptibility as mortality. So far two of mine...

Thank you!! Just reviewed that one and FYI for those that don’t want to read the whole thing, the author suggests that the Egyptian Faoumi’s are resistant (as I’ve also read elsewhere) and that these are particularly susceptible. I’d be interested if others experienced bear this out (and also...

From those that have had Marek’s in the flock, it would be interesting to know how many chickens from each breed survived or didn’t - maybe that could give some idea of disease susceptibility. If you’re interested too, please share For us: Lost 1 BO (confirmed Marek’s) & 1 GLW (suspect...

I have to add that I would not order from Hilltop Farms again. We ordered 4 pullets in 2020. One immediately came down with coccidiosis. We were fortunately able to get her to a vet to diagnose and treat. We also felt HF should have communicated better as she was listed as an Ameracauna but is...

Also if it is an injury it would have been from long ago - this has been a very slow decline - she has been a bit bumbly on her feet for maybe 2 years and declining (weight and mobility) for over a year. She was xrayed- no tumors or obvious answers.

Thanks so much for responding - here are answers to questions: She is 3 years old. She was laying well until she started molting (even as she was having a harder time walking). Her toes are curled. She will stand with some support and she will crouch a bit without support when holding onto my...

Our BO Nutmeg has been on a slow decline. Vet thinks possibly Mareks (yes she was vaccinated) but is surprised she has lasted this long. In January, she stopped being able to climb the ramp to roost so we put a box downstairs for her. In the last few weeks, she stopped walking at all. She still...

In case it is helpful, we had a poultry vet out last week, and he suggested adding oregano oil to their diet. He has been raising and study chickens his whole life, inc a graduate degree in poultry science and a vet degree, so I trust him and will be looking into that. I don’t have recommended...

Ps this is showing as a square but it is landscape

Eevee the EE and Nutmeg the BO

Here is Nutmeg our BO, scruffy and prickly in January of this year

I love all of our chickens but of our 4, The Easter Egger is probably the friendliest because she likes to hang around our legs when sitting outside or lay down by the back door - we call her our golden retriever. She is also very docile and more amenable to sitting on our lap. Our Buff...

Yes, Orange County CA :) I definitely think that moderating free range time will help - during covid, we'd let them out pretty much all day, but can't do that now that we are not able to monitor them as much.

Hi all - I was surprised not to find a thread when I searched for "groundcover"/ground cover. We have a small lawn area in a suburban back yard so between the chickens and some construction work, our lawn is definitely on its way out, and I'd love to do something to get it looking better before...

I agree - I've been cleaning up poop daily since the cocci started...and it's just a habit now so I plan to continue. I put ACV in their water in the plastic waterer - not in the metal one because I think it's not good in metal (plz correct me if I'm wrong!).

Just curious - does she still lay?

Thanks so much all! We did get sulfa antibiotic and have been washing the waterer regularly. The rest are doing well - fingers crossed that they have passed the threshold for high susceptibility (they are 11-15 weeks old now, and the youngest is the one we treated).

Eevee the Easter Egger is doing great currently, a couple weeks after finishing meds. Phew!

This is Nutmeg, our ~14 week old Buff Orpington. She has been a character since we brought home our flock of 4 about 2 months ago. The photo of her little is the day after we got her. She was the one poking her beak out of the holes in the box on the way home and climbing up on the feeder to...

I like to watch my chicks from the balcony too, to see the antics they get up to when they don't know they're being watched :)