marek's disease

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. L

    Help Please...

    Hello, I have a chicken I have been treating for vent gleet and she is doing much better with the exception of her legs. We adopted her from a local chicken farmer and when she came to us we noticed that she was always sitting low to the ground. I believe this is how she eventually ended up with...
  9. nhc920

    Limping & swelling near eye - 12 week old Ameraucana

    Hey there, I would really appreciate some input on this! I have a 12 week old Black Ameraucana cockerel, bought (as a chick) from a local breeder, who's never had any issues before this weekend. (Named Godzilla, since he's been so hefty and active lol) His symptoms right now are: 1)...
  10. Seaecho

    Marek's? Need help!

    We lost a pullet to what I think was Marek's last October, so it's been ten months. My four remaining chickens have been fine. The one in question is a year and a half old now, and I noticed symptoms that look neurological to me this morning. Not limping like the one we lost did initially, but...
  11. Yurd Ahd

    Is my chicken eggbound?

    First off, I have had a whole genetic line of chickens come from one original hen that two or more died from eggbinding. I am down to the last two girls (original hen and daughter) who are prone to it. So about 5 days ago I noticed one (the daughter) has been looking eggbound - she is showing...
  12. G

    Does Marek’s disease affect geese?

    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?
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  13. hunthaven

    MG and respiratory disease and yellow poop

    Hi, everyone: I have Marek's in my flock, and have also just learned I have mycoplasma. About a week ago I vaccinated all my chickens with the MG vaccine, including a six month old Buff Brahma who had been sneezing. (I spoke to the state vet to be sure this was okay). My Brahma has been...
  14. P

    Chicken can’t walk, fell off roost during the night and crying on the ground

    Hi everyone, forgive the length of this story. We have a 3 year old Americauna who a few weeks ago woke us up during the night squawking and I found her laying on the ground in the coop. There was nothing obviously wrong with her, no sign of injury, but she couldn’t walk. I soothed her and she...
  15. hunthaven

    Marek's, revaccination, and sequestered chickens

    In the last two months, I have lost four vaccinated hens to Marek's Disease--verified by my state lab. I have a fifth hen who I pulled from the coop today and placed in isolation for observation. Since being overwhelmed by this onslaught of MD, I've done tons of reading and research, and I'm...
  16. cluck clucking

    potentially mareks disease???

    2 chickens have died in the past 2 weeks we while on vacation and another chicken is sick. she is having trouble walking and one side of her wing is laid down. not sure if she will make it through the night but we have one more chicken. Could this be mareks disease? We are told they have...
  17. Bougiechicks

    Mareks?

    our girl goes to the vet in two days, but I just wanted to get some opinions. She is about 10 weeks, silkie, brought her hone from a breeder about a month ago. This week she was stumbling around, so we brought her inside thinking she was injured. Now she is having trouble with her balance, but...
  18. Yinjing

    Young Hen Paralyzed/Lethargic

    Hi everyone, There are a lot of wild chickens in my neighborhood, and I've been taking care of them occasionally for about a year. I dont know much about chickens, but this past year I've seen so many baby chickens die that I felt like I needed to step up. About 3 days ago I brought in a little...
  19. MichelleT

    Lame bird in a matter of minutes...

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Black Australorp, 8 months, lost weight within the last week 2) What is the behavior, exactly. My Black Australorp, Greta, came down with an eye issue last week. She had no...
  20. ChickieShelly

    Questions about Mareks

    Okay, I'm new to chickens but I've been in veterinary medicine for almost 20 years. Well, I foolishly got a new chicken ( Whiting true blue) and brought her into my flock about 2 weeks ago. She is about 3-4 months old and has been completely healthy up until this point. Suddenly today new...
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