Thank you very much for your reply. I have done a lot more research on Mareks today than I had previously. Obviously I had some misconceptions about it (thinking that neurological symptoms would necessarily be concurrent with ocular, etc.). It’s a complicated disease from what I can tell! My...
Just checked our order receipt and confirmed that our chicks should have been vaccinated for Mareks. My research says that it is possible that he could have contracted a particularly virulent strain. I wonder how likely that is compared to it being something else entirely. If it is a virulent...
Thanks for the reply. I have come back to Mareks a few times, but have been confused by the lack of others symptoms, specifically in terms of his eyes and skin. I also expected to see others in the flock show symptoms if it was Mareks; I didn’t realize that they could be immune. A brief search...
Hi all, we are looking for insight on what might be ailing our rooster. He is 15 weeks old, mixed breed (maybe some Araucana?) part of a flock of 17 (he’s our only male) purchased from a hatchery this spring. I don’t think he was vaccinated but I can’t remember for sure. We have had chickens in...