Anyone have experience dealing with Marek's?

[shannon84]

 

[shannon84]

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[shannon84]

His toe is bleeding because it got skinned when he was fighting us trying to get him out of the coop

 

[shannon84]

 

[Eggcessive]

Most beef liver comes from the frozen food case nowadays, and I see it at Walmart or Krogers. You can cut a small piece to chop up daily, and keep it frozen. Some chickens just won’t tolerate the slings while other s do well. Taking them out often to stretch or sleep can help if they are uncomfortable.

Can he hold his head up? Do his toes curl under on either foot? Is he moving them? Many never know for sure if it is Mareks or not until a necropsy. Here is a link for your state vet or poultry labs in each state, who you can contact about pricing and how to send a bird:
http://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

 

[shannon84]

Most beef liver comes from the frozen food case nowadays, and I see it at Walmart or Krogers. You can cut a small piece to chop up daily, and keep it frozen. Some chickens just won’t tolerate the slings while other s do well. Taking them out often to stretch or sleep can help if they are uncomfortable.

Can he hold his head up? Do his toes curl under on either foot? Is he moving them? Many never know for sure if it is Mareks or not until a necropsy. Here is a link for your state vet or poultry labs in each state, who you can contact about pricing and how to send a bird:
http://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

That picture was last night I'm sorry. Yes his toe will curl under why?

 

[centrarchid]

Skin color looks OK. Tips of comb look bluish. The allowing head to droop means he is very weak. Shanks are above feet are thin which is an indication of dehydration.

What does his feces look like? Can he thermoregulate properly or is he getting cold?

I would not rule out a bad case of worms at this point.

 

[Eggcessive]

Toes curl under with both riboflavin deficiency, Mareks, and with nerve damage from an injury. Usually with riboflavin deficiency, it involves the toes of both feet and they walk or stand on their hocks. Here is an article about riboflavin deficiency and curled toe paralysis:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency/

 

[shannon84]

 

[shannon84]

This video was day before yesterday. Not sure if the quality will show up good! I'm downloading a good one that shows his bad stumbl ing and toe curling