marek's disease

  1. Navigator73

    Chicken Died, Marek’s Disease Suspected. Rest of flock probably exposed. What do I do? What can I do?

    I had a chicken die today, and we are suspecting Marek’s. She’s been limping for a couple weeks. Thought it was an injury. Took to avian vet, just gave us Meloxicam. Chicken when down hill over weekend. Isolated her to a her own cage, but not sure if we isolated her soon enough to have prevented...
  2. E

    Marek’s in the flock

    I got my small flock of 5 backyard chickens back in 2021, all vaccinated against Marek’s. Now at almost 3 years old, I had to euthanize one of them as she was becoming paralyzed, and the necropsy points to Marek’s. All other chickens seem fine but now I noticed one of them is developing a grey...
  3. Winchikn

    Suspected Mareks

    Hello - I think I'm dealing with Mareks and need advice. I was dealing with crop and reproductive issues and lost 3 hens in spring/summer. Things had been calm and quiet for a few months until my flock went into molt and some issues started showing up. I'm not very experienced with online...
  4. Lechugapicante

    Older hen with neurological symptoms

    Hi BC friends! I’ve got a 7 yo Copper Maran having neurological symptoms. Over a couple weeks I’ve noticed her standing off by herself more and being a little clumsy. Yesterday I noticed an odd head bobbing behavior, like she’s caught in a loop. She’s uncoordinated and seems like she can’t see...
  5. PankakeZillA

    Thoughts on what this could be?? Need help please

    Hi there, long time follower of the forum and first time posting. I have been searching and searching for similar situations to what's going on with our chicks but seem to be getting all kinds of results. Some background, we have 2 older hens that are around 5 years old and aren't displaying any...
  6. E

    Possible Merek’s in my flock

    Hello! I have had chickens for almost 5 years now. In this time I have introduced a few chicks each spring without issue. This year, I had 4 chicks that I got from FFH as I typically do. I kept them in my basement also I normally do, away from my older girls. I came home from vacation (had a pet...
  7. M

    Marek's Disease or...?

    We have a hen that had chicks recently we started noticing that she would stay in the shed more and not walk around in the yard as much. She started limping and we initially thought she had sprained or broken a bone. Yet the next day she developed blisters around her toes. They were filled with...
  8. Wacky Workshop

    Marek's Disease or Something Else? Chick Walking Backwards

    Hello! I recently bought 20 Americaunas, and two appear to have some sort of disease. The first one has full paralysis in her legs, but she's still chipper and eats/drinks/poops normally. The second one is the same, but instead of having fully paralysed legs, he... walks backwards?? Video...
  9. Mayhaps Moss

    Two hens left- one sick with likely Marek's

    Apologies for the lengthy post. For the past three weeks, one of my two 3 year-old bantams has been sick. She has become lethargic, very skinny, and her comb has shrunk due to dehydration (but she is still drinking water). I took her to the vets a week ago, and she was prescribed some...
  10. madsnbot

    chickens are getting sick and dying randomly. please help me diagnose :(

    Hi everyone today i’m absolutely devastated. Another one of my hens is acting sick and lethargic and I have no idea what’s wrong with my flock. For some backstory, two months ago I had two chickens die from an unknown illness. They were both acting lethargic and got worse as the days passed...
  11. HensAndFriends

    Laying Hens Marek's Vaccinated: Safe to Butcher?

    My laying hens were Marek's vaccinated as chicks, so is it safe to butcher them? Aren't some commercial broilers vaccinated against Marek's?
  12. U

    mareks or vitamin deficiency?

    I have a hen who is about 9ish months old. First she had coccidiosis, all chickens was treated with corid. Right after that she had a impacted crop which I did take her to the vet for and she was given metoclopramide 5 ml. While still dealing with the crop issue I took her back to the vet 2...
  13. Killer in the Shadows. How My Flock and I Learned to Deal With Marek's Disease

    Killer in the Shadows. How My Flock and I Learned to Deal With Marek's Disease

    There are few words in the world of keeping chickens that strikes fear into our hearts more than the two words, Marek's Disease. It seems that with surprising frequency the topic will pop up on Back Yard Chickens. Sometimes the poster has already gotten the diagnosis through a necropsy of a bird...
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  14. spiritpots

    Possible Marek's and not shell-less eggs after all??

    I hope someone is able to help figure out what is going on with my 12 month old Easter Egger Olivia, who has been laying eggs with only a yolk for the past week. I posted this a few days ago in the forum relating to egg laying but am now wondering if her symptoms may be related to Marek's. I got...
  15. spiritpots

    Marek's question regarding purchasing chicks vs. pullets

    I have been raising a small flock of chickens for three years and have purchased all of my chickens at 6-8 weeks of age from the same breeder who does not vaccinate for Marek's. Due to the size of my coop I keep my flock at about seven chickens but over the past three years I have had to add new...
  16. 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...
  17. Smawise

    In Mareks Disease denial

    Hello flock parents, I hope you're great today. My little Todoboki is roughly 4-5 years old. We got her and her 3 siblings from a sanctuary. They were being chased by a dog in a graveyard where they'd been dumped (so no idea about vaccinations). Todo has developed leg issues. Limping on...
  18. Jessie Marie

    Hen might have Marek's disease? Worried about baby chicks I already bought before I knew.

    I have had chickens for several years now. My first three were gifted to me by my mother in law. Two have since died - one kept getting sick, hand an impacted crop and then finally couldn't walk anymore and I put her down. The other had HUGE tumors in her abdomen and we put her down as well. The...
  19. T

    Possibly Marek’s

    This morning one of my Rhode Island Reds passed away. I’m very concerned that it was Marek’s. Here are all the symptoms and things I’ve noticed: • For about a month, she’s been very lethargic and sitting still during the day. • She chose to lay on the floor at night rather than roosting • She...
  20. Wonderling

    Pretty sure it's Marek's disease...

    Here a picture from last week of my handsome boy, Glasspoole: My almost-6th month old Australorp/Mystery-mix-breed cockerel (pictured above) seemed sore on one leg yesterday so we moved him into the small section on the coop so he could recover from what I assumed was a pulled muscle since I...
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