Thanks both for your replies! We found a person who was highly recommended by the local specialty chicken store (bay area, sigh) who breeds chickens and vaccinates appropriately for Marek's. We are going to pick up 1-2 friends for our remaining hen tomorrow afternoon!
A few people have...
Hi all, I had a flock of 3 young hens, all reportedly vaccinated against Marek's. Two died in the past month, necroscopy strongly suggestive of Marek's with tumors everywhere:( So sad.
But, we still have one remaining hen who has (so far) been healthy. She is lonely and we want to get her a...
Thanks for checking in. One of them died:( The other one is recovering slowly. She has recently started eating and drinking again, and is on antibiotics now. Also did 5 days of corid. Still with runny greenish stools and head shaking intermittently, but we feel like we have done all that we...
Hi all,
3 weeks ago, one of our 3 hens was acting listless and not eating as well. We checked them all out and 2 out of the 3 had rip roaring lice infestations. So we dusted them all x 3, each a week apart, and that situation seems better. The two chx that were affected have been eating less...
Hi! New here but have been lurking for the past 4 months since we got our hens. First time backyard chicken owner in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA. We currently have 3 hens in a small coop but we are looking forward to expanding in the next few years! It's been challenging thus far but I love...