mareks

  1. W

    Mareks diagnosis and new (unvaccinated) chicks arriving

    After losing two chickens (aged 6 and 10 months) to large neck tumours, we have just confirmed that they died from Mareks. So our whole flock (10 hens, 1 roo) are exposed and now carriers. Unfortunately, and thanks to terrible timing, we are about to pick up our new week-old chicks from a...
  2. N

    Vaccinating for mareks at home

    I let two of my broody silkies hatch some chicks, all of which have been born in the last week. It just occurred to me that I might need to vaccinate for mareks. I have had suspected mareks in the flock with 2 deaths about 6 months ago, so all of my other hens are probably carriers. It also...
  3. A

    Crop stasis and Marek’s

    I have an 11mo old barnyard mix (half Brahma) that is presenting with crop stasis. I’ve lost 2 birds in the last month to lymphoma most likely caused by Marek’s. I have lost many more birds over the last year, however they were predominantly not vaccinated because the hatchery didn’t have the...
  4. go-qoli-gwej

    Recouping after Marek's disease...

    So, our small flock is afflicted with Marek's disease (confirmed, not just suspected). We have lost about half of our flock to Marek's and related complications over the past year. Our five remaining hens are in reasonably good health, and are all coming up on about a year and a half old...
  5. GingerGremlin

    Help protecting my flock (Mareks, Leuokosis)

    I posted a thread last week on my Easter Egger hen Arthur who we thought had an eye infection, unfortunately we were wrong. Within four days she was completely paralyzed. We took her to an avian vet and had to have her euthanized, they sent her off for a necropsy. The necropsy pointed towards...
  6. B

    Possibly losing hens to Marek’s

    Hello, Small flock keeper (15 hens) of 2 years in Northern CA. we’re aware it could be something else that killed her, however, this morning we noticed a different hen has a gray milky eye. When we saw this, our first concern became Marek’s as it looks exactly like it. I attached a photo for...
  7. B

    Possibly losing hens to Marek’s

    Hello, Small flock keeper (15 hens) of 2 years in Northern CA. we’re aware it could be something else that killed her, however, this morning we noticed a different hen has a gray milky eye. When we saw this, our first concern became Marek’s as it looks exactly like it. I attached a photo for...
  8. EquiAsh95

    Egg bound or Mareks?

    We have a sick silked Easter egger. Both wings down. Tail down. Skinny and losing weight. We have her isolated with some water with added recovery 911 and vitamin B complex. We just euthanized a chicken at the vet that suspected Mareks. This one isn’t presenting the same. There isn’t a one sided...
  9. omi4500

    Starting over after Mareks -

    Hi, all. Get your coffee ready...sorry for long post. ☕ I've been a small flock backyard chicken keeper and member here for 10 years. Have always appreciated being able to use this site and your collective experiences/advice as my first go-to resource! It's been a doozy of a year. :( A year ago...
  10. H

    Hen suddenly acting lame! Seeking explanation, advice, guidance for self-treatment if possible!

    Hello! This is my first time posting to a forum, I just wrote out a message to my uncle seeking advice on a hen and thought it might be beneficial to edit it a bit and repost it here. Any replies are greatly appreciated. We have a problem with one of our chickens! I've been observing her...
  11. Eggsandbeyond

    Mareks?

    Has anyone dealt with mareks and can give me some insight on the beginning stages? I have 2 amerecaunas from the same place a friend got them from a hatchery. They're about 4 months old now have been in my flock since 6 weeks. No new additions no change since getting them. 2 days ago one was...
  12. H

    Spraddle leg or mareks

    First time bird owner….so go easy on me. I’m nervous and want to do the right thing. I’ve got two 5 week old bresse that are not doing well. all was fine over the weekend. Last night I found chick #1 sitting alone and not joining in the feeding frenzy when I refilled the food/water. When I...
  13. C

    Is this mareks?

    Hi guys I’m wondering if someone could give me some advice. This is my gorgeous girl Posie. Shes usually a very perky chook but recently she’s been quite quiet, sitting in one place quite a lot which isn’t like her. I’ve brought her indoors as it is so cold at the moment and I’m concerned she’ll...
  14. balletchickenmom

    Help! Please! Mareks? Vent Gleet? Impacted Crop? 6 month old Chicken

    So this chicken has been quarantined now for a couple of days and is progressively getting worse. She is lethargic, wobly, her wings are drooping and I have had to bathe her bottom (It's yellow-orange-ish) has insane discharge attaching to her feathers. I broguht her inside 3 days ago because of...
  15. H

    HELP PLS

    I’m at a loss as to what is wrong with my chicken. I thought Mereks but a lot of people are saying it’s not. My chickie (Boots, hatched july 4, a silkie cochin mix) Was let out of the coop Tuesday morning and was just laying by herself, i noticed she could barely walk so i took her inside. for...
  16. The_Chicken_Tender

    Chicken with sudden paralysis and tremors (and brittle / broken feathers)!!

    Symptoms: extremely brittle feathers, paralysis in both legs, tremors I have a hen who has seemed slightly unwell for a while. Her feathers have been extremely brittle for months - at first I thought she was molting, but she's definitely not. I have checked for mites and don't see any. Lately...
  17. B

    Chicken wobbly on feet and unable to stand and poorly vet does not know what’s wrong any help ?

    My 9 months old Silkie has been Broodie for the last 3 weeks, I kept taking her out of the coop but she had lost a fair amount of weight. Yesterday was the first day she was not broody. This morning she has come out of the coop unable to stand she keeps tipping backwards on her feet and is...
  18. B

    5 dead 6 month pullets and Roos in a month (Mareks?)

    Hello, I just wanted to ask for your insight. I have a flock of aprox 150 birds, and my last batch of chicks are now 6 months old and 5/30 have died with similar symptoms: stopped eating or eating very poorly even when isolated and being very thin for the past month. They have been dewormed...
  19. T

    Mareks in vaccinated chick?

    Sadly we had to cull one of our girls this morning. She was a 10 week Bard Rock bantam and was showing signs of Mareks (paralyzed legs and wings, drooping/weak head/neck). She has been noticeably smaller than the rest of the girls (same age) for the last 3 weeks or so, and especially in the last...
  20. N

    Eye problems(weird pupil).. egg problems.. etc etc etc

    This is Snowball a special breed of roo who had some problems as a chick. All seemed well until yesterday he was moving a little slow-today he was found laying in the run, alive, but very out of it. Obviously the other chickens beat him up a bit. He feels a little skinny. His large pupil does...
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