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I'm southern Indiana, closer to Kentucky. You must be way up north? Does your chickens have Marek's?
Anyone have experience dealing with Marek's?
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I am from very close to Dale, Indiana but went to Purdue. I have family there with chickens still.
So I read the whole thread and I think it looks more like Marek's than anything else. But if he were mine I would try to treat for the other stuff just in case.
Is taking him to a vet an option? There was an episode on one of those vet shows where someone brought in a limping rooster that recovered after antibiotic treatment.
If he were mine, I would go into full blown treatment mode and treat for worms, coccidiosis, bacterial infection, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. I would also give start tubing fluids, then tube fluids and baby bird food.
He's a bird and needs lots of fluids! A small buff Orpington weighs about 8 pounds, a large one 10 pounds.
An 8 pound bird needs 6 ounces of water per day.
A 10 pound bird needs 8 ounces of water per day.
Dehydration and mineral deficiencies can look like Marek's too, so I suggest that you think about learning to tube.
Is taking him to a vet an option? There was an episode on one of those vet shows where someone brought in a limping rooster that recovered after antibiotic treatment.
If he were mine, I would go into full blown treatment mode and treat for worms, coccidiosis, bacterial infection, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. I would also give start tubing fluids, then tube fluids and baby bird food.
He's a bird and needs lots of fluids! A small buff Orpington weighs about 8 pounds, a large one 10 pounds.
An 8 pound bird needs 6 ounces of water per day.
A 10 pound bird needs 8 ounces of water per day.
Dehydration and mineral deficiencies can look like Marek's too, so I suggest that you think about learning to tube.
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Oh wow! Small world! I'm at tractor supply to get him some things. Then B complex at CVS. So he would need half tablet of the human kind? They all say super b complex?
Others better for ideas on vitamin supplementation. When I do it, flat out voodoo.
Tractor Supply sell a b complex for cattle that I like a lot. They also sell Rooster Booster Poultry Cell which I have used too.
No, I haven't had to deal with any diseases yet. Only laying issues.
Purdue is very reasonable on their fees. I assume that is because it's a teaching facility. I was very impressed with how thorough they were, too. About 10 years ago I had a young Quarter Horse gelding I took there thinking he had a neurological issue. They spent 4-5 hours doing exams and testing and my bill was half of what I thought it would be. (Turns out he just had a glucose sensitivity).
I switch over to fresh / essentially live food items. Dark green vegetables, live mealworms, BOSS, chopped smelt, topped with fresh chick starter and olive oil.I'd like to hear more about the voodoo?
This batch also had some salmon with skin on.
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