2 birds down....Mareks, vitamin deficiency, mycoplasma??

[Eggsandbeyond]

It's been a little over a week almost 2 now and they will slowly show progress one day and then the next seem the same as before. I have them on poultry cell and some b12 capsules in an egg every day. I ordered a testing kit through RAL lab. I will test for mareks and LL. Anything else I should look out for?
This sucks. Idk what to do next. They're eating and drinking when I put food in front of them and seem comfortable enough. One day they'll be standing on hocks and try to walk and showing improvement and the next they're on their side most of the day again. Any guidance is appreciated.

 

[Eggsandbeyond]

Is any sort of improvement a good sign its a vitamin deficiency? I know mareks is tricky because every bird is different. But every case I've heard they die quickly from it.

 

[2ndTink]

It's been a little over a week almost 2 now and they will slowly show progress one day and then the next seem the same as before. I have them on poultry cell and some b12 capsules in an egg every day. I ordered a testing kit through RAL lab. I will test for mareks and LL. Anything else I should look out for?
This sucks. Idk what to do next. They're eating and drinking when I put food in front of them and seem comfortable enough. One day they'll be standing on hocks and try to walk and showing improvement and the next they're on their side most of the day again. Any guidance is appreciated.

RAL has an avian Lympho panel with 3 tests, I would recommend that. The blood collection is pretty easy, be sure to clean your nail nippers between each bird really well.

Try adding skullcap too, you'll find the dosing online or here on BYC and people are seeing benefits with Mareks positive flocks.

 

[2ndTink]

Is any sort of improvement a good sign its a vitamin deficiency? I know mareks is tricky because every bird is different. But every case I've heard they die quickly from it.

I've had both super fast and long drawn out Mareks cases. They are super hungry, some learn to hop really well on one leg, one got almost "healed" seeming for about 2 or 3 weeks before declining again. It's tough.

The RAL results will be good, once you know for sure then you can plan things out better. If all three tests come back negative, we'll have to do some more thinking to try and find what we are missing.

 

[2ndTink]

Here's the link to a good read on BYC

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/viable-treatment-for-mareks-disease.1583131/