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Do you ladies sense that Marek's might be the go-to diagnosis because the symptoms of many, MANY chicken ailments are so similar and Marek's is so 'scary' and common, or is that just me? I can't help but wonder how many birds are culled 'just in case' it's Marek's when it could have been...

She isn't having any trouble lowering her head to drink or do anything else for that matter, so I assume that's a good sign?. She preens herself quite well and just as often as the others, including tucking her head in under her legs to get in between her legs, and wrapping her head around her...

And Marek's would be a total bummer, but I suppose if she survives it, she'll have natural immunity in future and pass that on to any babies she might have. I've been reading about vaccinations vs natural immunity and I'm kind of leaning toward natural immunity, which is ironic given I'm exactly...

The only problem with treating it for everything is I won't actually be able to pin down the actual cause, so I'll be no help to anyone else that experiences this. She does appear to be getting much better. For 2 nights, we had to place her on the roost as she couldn't get up on it herself (and...

Thanks so much for the advice. Much appreciated. I'm currently throwing everything (vitamins, worming, mite treatment - despite no signs of either worms or mites) as one of my pre-laying pullets is walking like it's drunk and is having trouble balancing. I've googled and googled and for every...

Hi Casportpony, Just wondering, should the dose be continued beyond the chicken looking well? I know that infections can come back (and be harder to treat next time around as resistance issues can occur) if the infection isn't completely cleared. I know that when I've had antibiotics, or when...