I have lost two young pullets, one at 9 weeks and the other at POL to Marek's and have two hens one over two years old and the other just a year old who both show Ocular Marek's. Neither of them show any other symptoms. They lay regularly, are holding their weight but all I have to do is look at...
Thanks, Docbirdbrain. I was a nurse for almost 39 years before retiring three years ago. What is so frustrating is that there is a wealth of medicine out there for humans with respiratory problems but not for birds. In fact, there is ver little out there of any sort of medicine for chickens...
No. I feed Game Bird Finisher to anybody over 5 weeks and under that age get Game BIrd Starter although lately I have been keeping my broodies and new chicks away from the flock until they are 5 weeks old then they are blended along with momma. Until then they have lately been given MFA...
I have a question that I hope somebody can answer.
I have four standard sized roosters left in my flock of Buff Orpington, Welsummer and BO/W cross birds. 25 young OEGB/bantam, about a 50/50 split on male and female birds.
I also have Marek's in my flock. I've lost one 9 week old pullet to...