mareks

  1. P

    Is it time to cull my 3 month old hen? Vet said it's a pinched nerve or Marek's.

    VIDEO HERE: My husband and I are first time chicken owners. Two weeks ago one of our hens, Moon, very suddenly had balance issues. Just hours before she was running around and jumping up on all the roosts. Then when we went to give them an evening treat before bed we noticed her walking with...
  2. F

    Mareks? Or...?

    I have just had my 3rd chicken go in one month. She was a 4y/o isa brown, in previous good weight and health, though with a palpable mass in her abdomen since a year. She presented with worsening neurological symptoms - day one she seemed to walk a little stiffly, and her vision seemed impaired...
  3. H

    Any owners have their Silkies Survive Mareks?

    Does anyone have experience with Mareks disease in vaccinated Silkies? I just had a vaccinated Silkie die this morning of Mareks, I quarantined her after she began stumbling around the pen about 2 weeks ago. She then became blind, could no longer walk/stand and then 2 days before her death...
  4. 5turnedinto25

    Please help!! Sores on Chickens Legs :(

    I have a few pullets that I just moved out of temporary housing to join my main flock. I noticed these scabs along the back of a few of the ladies legs/hocks, and a little along the toes… As I was cleaning out their old area I noticed some hardware cloth exposed and sharp along where they had...
  5. Savannah_Likes_Chickens

    Uhhhhh

    So, in some of my recent posts, I’ve been saying I used to have 5 chooks. I did, until muffin (we don’t know what gender but oh well) passed away. We know it was mareks. It has been at least 2 months since and none of the others have caught it. Any thoughts? Also, I’m fairly sure muffin had a...
  6. Lom

    Necroscopy - what do you think?

    We had a hen die fairly suddenly on us, unfortunately. We've had a few lately, in fact, though not all with similar symptoms or circumstance. This one, a leghorn about four months old and always on the small side, we noticed was a bit yellow around the eye (the skin around the eye, not the...
  7. lilmillefleur

    Walking backwards and crop feels hard- help

    We were on vacation the past week and when we came back one of our chickens was acting off. She was walking with her head down low, and sometimes walking backwards. We were going to feed her some egg and tuna to get her some vitamins and selenium but then noticed her crop was rock hard so...
  8. Sandy2003

    Mareks?

    A little under a month ago I took in a silkie that couldn’t walk due to vitamin deficiency. I took her in and gave her meds. She’s been ill for about 3 months. The women are wasnt constantly giving her meds thus the reason for her being rehome. I am now wondering if she has Mareks. I give her...
  9. A

    Please help: vet thinks Marek’s, I’m not sure. Am I deluded?

    Hi everyone. I’m new so apologies if I make any forum faux pas. I had a little flock of three pet/laying hybrid hens. I love them. We’re UK based and currently due to avian influenza, they’re in a run but encased in fruit netting to protect them. They’re four years old. All have not laid for...
  10. BabbE

    URGENT: seizure or sickness?

    1. Backyard mix rooster, about 4+ yrs old. 2. My rooster has stopped crowing, 70% of the time is roosted and will twist his neck between his legs almost like a seizure. other % of the time he will walk around almost normal, he does eat and drink from what I see. 3. It has been a little over a...
  11. sapseason

    Vaccinating Adult Birds

    I've got a small mixed flock of buff ducks and buckeye chickens. All about 2 years old, none of them vaccinated. I'm moving to a commercial poultry farm and the owner wants me to vaccinate my flock for Marek's before bringing them there. I understand the vaccines will likely be ineffective at...
  12. The_Chicken_Tender

    Colloidal silver

    I think I have Marek's in my flock, and I want to give all my chickens colloidal silver in water, because I have heard that some people do that. Does anyone know anything about this? I have ionic colloidal silver which says it is 45 ppm, and I want to make sure that it is safe, and how much to...
  13. KaseySnow

    Colorado - 6 Older Hens Need Re-Homing, Please Ask Around - Mareks Resistant Birds

    Thank you for clicking! These girls are in a tough situation and really could use some help, or at least word of mouth to anyone you might know looking for some pet chickens. I volunteer with a local park that has had a flock of chickens on the premises for years. They are used to being around...
  14. C

    Weird crescent moon in eye, enlarged pupil

    We have been treating for coccidia and one of the two birds below was taken to the vet and confirmed intense coccidia in the flock. Her and her sister both have this weird eye thing going on. Huge pupils and a crescent moon in the front. Does anyone know what this could be?
  15. M

    Flock of 1 with Mareks- input requested

    She survived, was getting lots of attention was doing ok but is showing all the concerning signs of stress. I am trying to decide between putting her down, or taking in a rooster that is available, who is not vaccinated. I understand this is strongly advised against, as he will be infected by...
  16. Artichoke Lover

    Is it Mareks?

    I discovered that one of my roosters has an very oddly shaped pupil today and upon doing some googling Mareks is the only thing that is coming up..... None of my flock is currently showing classic symptoms of unsteadiness or weightloss but about half are not vaccinated. They are all between 9-21...
  17. JelloDonut

    Rooster Cant Walk

    I just came on to seek advice and vent. I got Hops, my banatm rooster, in October as a rescue. I do not know his history. He's probably young. A bit over a week ago, he started dragging a leg. I took him in to get x-rays, and there was no sign of any injury or cancer. The first couple days I...
  18. krissyweso

    It's Marek's. How long does she have?

    I was wondering if any of you who've had chickens with Marek's could enlighten me: 1. How long since first seeing signs of paralysis do you see it start to spread to other extremities (it has just been her right foot for three weeks)? 2. How long since first seeing signs of paralysis does...
  19. K

    Chicken stumbling and now can't stand/ 2nd hen in flock discovered this morning

    Aloha, A few days ago I noticed one of my hens stumbling around the yard, she was unable to stay on the roost that night so I put her in a crate and the next morning she was laying on her side. She won't eat or drink and its now day 3. This morning I noticed a 2nd hen displaying similar...
  20. froggyphore

    can mareks vaccinated chicks be kept with unvaccinated, or will they give the unvaxxed chickens mareks?

    tyia :)
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