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I'm in Canada, not the coldest parts but i get cold enough, i don't heat the chickens including the bantams. Their are some breeds i am sure not cold tolerant so i am not totally against heat but i question with a compromised flock whether it would be of benefit or not? you'd have to be sure you...

I'm sorry to hear that.

That is a terrible feeling but i get it i have been doing that for almost the last 2wks because of our wee boy, at least this AM i know what to expect, his poor pullet though.. she's alone and never has been that is one i have to fix but need to sort how.

He sends the whole bird, he's just a middle man basically. The Avian pathologist told us how to handle it.

I agree, i am doing it for them and selfishly my own sanity(what is left at this point) i inquired last week at the University of Guelph, and am fortunate my local vet can forward my bird.

So i get the wonderful task tomorrow of setting up a necropsy. Yep, my cockerel passed this AM. i have no clue, what it is, could be Mareks? could be something else entirely. Only the testing will confirm that. Feeling a bit sucker punched, came from a good breeder, good bird. a real loss...

aren't they just the cutest! i had some silkies hatch about 2wks ago(Tuesday) an oopsie on our part, thought someone was grabbing eggs, she didn't even act broody lol

Okay, thanks, just didn't want to clog up a thread with my ramblings.

Thanks. I did make enquirers yesterday and can have a necropsy performed it'll cost me 60$ so far though, my bird is alive but at least i know if we loose him i can find out if that is what it was or at least eliminate that as the cause.

That doesn't sound crazy, that sounds like a good flock keeper.. everyone should know what is normal behaviour for their animals that helps you at least get a jumpstart on treatment and/or know if their is trouble before it's like wham in you're face.

Following this thread, even if i am not dealing with it, good basic info to swirl through my head anyways lol Now may i ask, how soon do symptoms appear? like could a bird be fine in the AM and then not by evening with Zero signs prior or is that not how this works?? If my head has wrapped...