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[Arturo0129]

One of my hens, who is about two years old now, has been laying eggs in her sleep while on the roost. All nesting boxes are fully accessible and there are five nesting boxes for five hens. Im not sure whats going on but its really sad to find, what could have otherwise been a perfect egg, smashed to bits every morning.

 

[sugar ridge]

Did you start using artificial light? Depending on when the light goes on and off. I heard it can change the time they lay

 

[Arturo0129]

i have not used artificial light

 

[Arturo0129]

Help!
My Serama rooster has started foaming at the mouth!
He was fine yesterday and today when i went to check on him he had lots of foam in his mouth and his beak was open! he does wear a crow collar.but he has had it for over three months and there hasn't been any problems.
Its been very rainy and they have been free ranging. Also the other hens seem fine. He's acting normally but i haven't seen him eat or drink. thank you

 

[tdepointe]

I am not sure what it could be other he eat something he found. I would suggest you post this in the Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures forum. Someone there may have experience with something like this and have suggestions.

 

[Arturo0129]

does anyone know of a place near new milford where i can get my chickens tested for mareks?

 

[Arturo0129]

i have a rooster who i have suspected to have mareks. it came out of no where when he was about a month old now he's six months old. noon of my other chickens have showed signs of mareks. could it really be a mareks or is it a birth defect?

 

[Galinha]

does anyone know of a place near new milford where i can get my chickens tested for mareks?

I don't believe there is a test other than by necropsy. They look for tumors to confirm.

 

[Galinha]

i have a rooster who i have suspected to have mareks. it came out of no where when he was about a month old now he's six months old. noon of my other chickens have showed signs of mareks. could it really be a mareks or is it a birth defect?

Why do you suspect he has Marek's? It's my understanding that Marek's usually comes on later than 4 weeks (you said a month). If no other birds have gotten ill - especially pullets as I had heard they usually succumb more quickly than cockerels - it is probably not Marek's.

 

[sugar ridge]

Only place that may do it is uconn in Storrs They have a extensive ag program