mareks

  1. O

    Roo with Wry Neck? Something Else? First Experience :(

    Hello! Hoping for some quick help if we can save him! When we went to put up all of our babies last night, we found one of our roos sitting on the ground, with his head slightly tilted. I knew something was wrong and when we went to pick him up, he began "stargazing." We put him to bed and I...
  2. bayoublues

    Vaccinating for Marek's after day-old chicks

    So we have a suspected outbreak of Marek's disease [super super depressing] that has taken the lives of some of our beloved Serama chickens. If you're not familiar, these are the world's smallest chickens. Anyway, we had a closed flock but did introduce some seemingly healthy chickens to our...
  3. mamajos

    I tried to raise my chickens right, and now a hen has a pin point eye-maybe Mareks.😭

    My hens are 5 years old, and 1.5 years old. They have been a joy to raise. I had them since they were a day old. My husband built a wonderful coop and pen (going off the recommended numbers here for ventilation and size) for them, I check them over often, recently wormed them, and feed them...
  4. The_Chicken_Tender

    Rooster vomiting

    We have a young Crevecoeur rooster, and about two day ago I saw him open his beak and a milky white substance came out. Right after that, he was eating and walking around like nothing happened. Today I saw it happen again, but he still seems to be acting completely normal. He is also a Marek's...
  5. S

    possible cedar poisoning or mareks

    Help please. One of my chickens is weak and she doesn't want to walk but will occassionally when we disturb her. She sounds hoarse when she squacks. Her comb and face area where it should be red is almost white. Her vent is not irritated but her poop is some what watery. She just ate a little...
  6. K

    Lethargic Hen, possible Mareks? Help!

    Hi everyone, I'm newer to chickens (started my flock last May with a good sized group of chicks). The chicks came from Blaine's and a few from TSC. The flock is made up of multiple different breeds. At about 2 months old, one of my Dominiques became really ill. I quarantined her and found that...
  7. tacosta1009

    Marek's & My Flock

    Hi, all. I just needed to share my situation with people who will understand. I've been keeping chickens for 1.5 years, not long. The learning curve at times has been steep, and so has the joy! As we speak, I believe I may have made the mistake of introducing a rooster with Marek's to my...
  8. lavenderforluck

    Lash egg?

    Hi there, we have a 11 month old Splash Maran hen who laid what I believe to be a lash egg based on research (see images). She is otherwise healthy and has shown no other symptoms of illness, though I realize they hide it well. She free ranges and eats H and H layer feed supplemented with meal...
  9. Aschuchert

    Is this Mareks?

    We have a 17 week old pullet (americana) that hops rather than runs, looks a bit deformed in wing and body shape. Otherwise she's fine, no respiratory or other symptoms. No signs of bumblefoot or other infections. No changes in eyes, no true paralyzed body parts... is mareks progressive or...
  10. chickbee

    PLEASE watch video: Cull/Euthanize?

    Please watch and let me know thoughts? Do I go ahead and just end this poor girls life? This has been going on for about a week. https://youtu.be/upnqRAoKrZQ This hen has changed quickly. Less than two weeks ago she was her usual full-feathered, sturdy self. Also the leader...
  11. chickbee

    HELP, Contagious Diseases that look like Mareks?

    What are some other contagious diseases that might present like Marakes? Or cause sudden extreme feather loss and balance issues? Before Christmas I lost a hen that ended up with her being unable to see, balance issues, wasting away and some other symptoms. We ended up putting her down at our...
  12. W

    Marek’s and Healthy Appetite

    Hello Fellow Chicken Lovers, Twyla, my 4 month old scissor beak chicken, is possibly exhibiting signs of Marek’s Disease. A few days ago, I had noticed she was limping a bit. I assumed one of us may have accidentally stepped on her foot, since she enthusiastically comes running out to us every...
  13. plaidapus

    Half of vaccinated hens dead from Marek's

    Hello, In less than four years, we have lost half of our chickens to Marek's Disease (all cases confirmed by necropsies by the lab at UC Davis). Anyone who has dealt with Marek's can attest to how awful this disease is: each case has been unique, confusing, and extremely painful to experience...
  14. plaidapus

    Help! Scabs all over chicken

    A few days ago, I noticed our Delaware was losing feathers. She's a few months over a year so I thought she was having an off first molt and didn't notice anything on a cursory check. Yesterday, she was lethargic and drinking a lot of water. Upon checking her, I found horrible dark gray scabs...
  15. HollyJenk17

    Hatching Eggs with Mareks Disease

    Hi there, I have a broody chicken I would like to give some fertile eggs to. We had a recent death of one chicken with all signs pointing to Mareks disease. Will it be okay to hatch eggs now? Please advise!
  16. ShrekDawg

    Broody or sick?? Please tell me I’m doing the right thing here!!!

    Okay so about a month and a half ago I had a cockerel come down Mareks and had to put him down. Now I have a pullet showing the same symptoms and seems to be progressing much faster (she only started showing signs the other day) and I want to put her down but am now second guessing myself. I...
  17. cluckjans

    When to put down a chicken with Marek’s

    Our 15 week old chicken, Clover, hasn’t been able to walk for a week now. We got her and 3 other pullets who are the same age from a backyard breeder (who vaccinates for Marek’s) when they were 6-7 weeks old. It’s the first time we’ve kept chickens. We’ve been reading up in our chicken book and...
  18. -Dakota

    Hen Can't Stay Up! HELP!

    Hello! This morning my white orpington (we think thats what she is) (a few years old) cant stay standing up. there is no eye, nose or mouth discharge. her crop is not swollen. there is no clear injury on her leg. her legs are tucked under her as they usually are, they aren't leaning out to the...
  19. MaeIstrom

    What is your strategy for adding new birds and risk management for Mareks disease

    This query mainly relates to Mareks disease and how important vaccinations are to breeders/buyers of poultry. In my city monitoring poultry adverts it appears that large hatcheries that vaccinate are selling as many birds as they can hatch and breeders who don't are struggling to sell stock and...
  20. H

    what happened

    I wrote before about receiving young birds with wry neck or swollen hocks. I believed it was vit deficiency as person we got them from used own feed, barley mixed with lentils. We are very sad after just losing the barred rock. she got to be almost a year old. her neck was crooked and she had...
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