Hi. I was wondering if anyone could give me some guidance...
I had three 7-month old silkies. One was euthanized last week following progressing paralysis, assumed from Marek's (however the test has not come back yet to confirm).
A second is showing similar symptoms, (progressing paralysis)...
Video linked below. This was their first time outside. This is also the closest she’s gotten to me since I brought them home a few nights ago. They just got put on medicated start and grow yesterday to make sure she’s getting Amprolium. I also put probiotics in their water yesterday. She walks...
I have a four month old EE that started displaying symptoms for an injured leg about five days ago. she was walking on one of her hocks and hobbling along. I put her in a Rubbermaid tote to force her to rest it, but it seems as though it may be getting worse. I took her out today to see if it...
My hen Nugget is slowly recovering from Marek's Disease. It’s been three weeks and she’s walking better and more every day! We have two coops so she’s been living alone in the additional coop. I thought putting her back with the flock would motivate her to be more active, but when I did that...
Three years ago we got our first pullets from a local business. They were in our brand new barn with all new equipment. The day we moved them into their newly built coop, one hen was showing signs of paralysis. We left her in the barn and she subsequently died. Very shortly after she became ill...
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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...
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I have a chicken who over the past few days has seemed to favor her left leg. At first it was a barely noticable limp and a tendency to squat with the lower leg flat on the ground when resting. But day before yesterday I watched her try to stand when I came to feed them and...
I need help. I’m new to chickens and I just lost my silver laced polish chick to I believe Mareks disease. I’ve read that it’s very contagious and I have two other polish and 5 silkie chicks. They are all around 9 weeks old and around each other. Is there anything thing I can do??? I’m really...
I have a bird with Marek’s symptoms (blood test pending). She has been having difficulty with progressively poor balance and leg weakness for over two weeks now. I have read many threads regarding improvement of symptoms using St. John’s wort and/or hypericum however there seems to be a...
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...
I am concerned about bumps these chicks have on their wings and a large lump they each have on the same sides of their neck/shoulder. One of them has a bottom that looks very red as well. I have only had them in my care for a couple of hours. I am unsure how sick they maybe or if I can nurse...
I have had grown chickens before but never baby chicks. I have a 7wk old light Brahma named Yeti that curls its head upside down shaking it back and forth while backing up until she hits a wall. Maybe slightly unbalanced but No obvious paralysis wing or leg. I also noticed that her irises are...
My 6 year old rooster has all of a sudden started having balance and walking issues. Two days ago I cleaned their coop and trimmed his spurs. His left leg has bothered him for about a year now. No sign of injury, just thought maybe arthritis. He’s always got around fine just with a odd gait. He...
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My silkie is sick. I posted about it couple days ago and that time i thought she was weak because the others were attacking her after she lost her friend. Now I'm thinking about Marek's disease because she lost her ability to walk and couldn't use her wings. She won't eat or drink. I've...
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I've been trolling through the forums trying to find the best course of action to take with one of my 2 year old Pekin bantams Celine.
Celine has been unsteady on her feet, particularly her right foot which she seems to hold off the ground at times. Occasionally she will have a...
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my coop door fell and hit my 9 month old Blue Polish Hen in the head - when i found her, she was still, then trying to move very wobbly and her head wobbled. She went to the back of my A frame coop and stayed for hours still, and then got out and walked around. I tried to give her food, and...
I do not know if I need to put this in a different forum or what but I am thinking about ordering some bantam chicks through a hatchery online next spring.
I saw they can't vaccinate against marek's disease. Is there a reason they can't? Can I buy the vaccinations online and vaccinate the...
hello everyone! A couple months ago my one of my chickens became ill, and since then I’ve lost around 5 more, and I’m quite positive that Mareks was the cause.
I have some guinea fowl who laid some eggs, and I hatched four babies from them. How dangerous is it to sell a couple keets to someone...
Read about the disease on chickens. Tried finding whether it can get onto geese but haven't found the answer yet.
If it does, what should I do to prevent my geese from getting it?
I have this 2 month old pullet, Easter Egger. She was fine at two weeks old but ever since week three she’s been sitting/leaning a lot. She’ll stand and walk to the feeder or waterer, but will then sit to eat or drink. Her appetite and thirst are still the same, and she is gaining weight...