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OK, thanks. The roo I had that twisted his neck up so badly when he crowed just had the wry neck. He had no paralysis at all, wings and legs were fine. Has anyone heard of Marek's affecting the neck without first compromising the legs/wings?

Ok, good to know that not all of them will lose interest in food. Was this roo paralyzed in the legs too, or just the neck?

OK, that's interesting. I've never seen sickly birds; the two that had paralysis in their legs were still eager, eating and showed no other signs of any illness. One every six months is about what I see, but the symptoms have never been the same twice. As you say though, the age range is...

Thanks for the info. The other 'lost' chickens are roosters that I grew out and gave to friends (for meat) and 2 hens that came to me badly lame and never healed so I put them down. The only cases that resemble Marek's are those that I explained. I've read absolutely everything I can find about...

Hi everyone. I'd like to join this thread and ask for advice. It's a long intro, but here goes. (I live very far from any vet capable of doing necroscopies and blood tests, so I'm hoping I can explain my situation well enough to get some accurate feedback.) In total, over the last 2 1/2 years...