➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Cyprus]

Here is my take on it. If these birds survive, then they prove that they are at least able to pass on their genetic resistance to Mareks. That would then allow you to help create a closed flock that is resistant to whatever strain you might have.

Yeah I guess.
But what about if I want to show?
One thing I was thinking of doing is buying hatching eggs next year early enough to have pullets and cockerels for show, show them, sell what I don't want and breed the best I have and work on breeding resistance.

I don't have a separate property to raise show chicks so my options are limited.

 

[adrikeen]

Wait!!! It cuts off!!! What is the skin presentation?

 

[adrikeen]

I'm thinking it's time to start planning how you are going to smuggle and keep chickens in the college dorm room.

 

[Cyprus]

Wait!!! It cuts off!!! What is the skin presentation?

The skin presentation is the presence of tumors under the feather follicles.

 

[Kiki]

Wait!!! It cuts off!!! What is the skin presentation?

Click on the link just above the picture and you can read the whole article.
I just screen shot a portion of it.

 

[adrikeen]

\
Gawd....

 

[Kiki]

This is probably a stupid question, but can quails get Mareks?

I believe the part about quail being able to pass it on through the eggs is in one of the links I have in this thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mareks-disease-and-humans.1263376/

I will continue to look for it later, I have to do things now.


But know that from what I have read, quail don't survive long once they get Marek's.

 

[casportpony]

Wait!!! It cuts off!!! What is the skin presentation?

They get skin tumors.

 

[Cyprus]

Just tubed another 10mL of water.
She has almost no energy right now. Definitely going to get that formula.

 

[casportpony]

Have you all heard about the Newcastle outbreak in California?
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...kUZFvs6-6fpRBYklGbqZeWn5-hFleSn6BdlRkQDKFRsj/