Could this be anything other than Mareks?

[ackie]

Is she still the same weight as she was before? How does her keel bone feel?

I don't think shes losing weight. she definitely eats and I check her crop some nights and it's always nicely sized. her keel bone .. I can feel it but it's not scabby or anything. I parted the feathers the best I could.

her worse foot looks like its tweaked at the ankle. she walks on it kind of sideways.

 

[ackie]

happy to answer more questions about the keel bone, I just dont know how to assess it

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I don't think shes losing weight. she definitely eats and I check her crop some nights and it's always nicely sized. her keel bone .. I can feel it but it's not scabby or anything. I parted the feathers the best I could.
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her worse foot looks like its tweaked at the ankle. she walks on it kind of sideways.
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That’s good. To be honest I’m not very good at assessing the keel bone either. Though she doesn’t seem to be wasting away, which is what happened with my rooster who had suspected Marek’s.

 

[ackie]

That’s good. To be honest I’m not very good at assessing the keel bone either. Though she doesn’t seem to be wasting away, which is what happened with my rooster who had suspected Marek’s.

yeah she definitely still has a good spirit. if you put food in front of her, shes always interested. its just the walking thing.

 

[ackie]

oh, did he waste away because he couldn't get to the food? I'm actively preventing that.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

yeah she definitely still has a good spirit. if you put food in front of her, shes always interested. its just the walking thing.

oh, did he waste away because he couldn't get to the food? I'm actively preventing that.

My rooster was the same way- he had a good appetite even though he didn’t gain weight. I don’t believe it was because he couldn’t get to the food.

 

[Eggcessive]

Are you treating her with human vitamin B complex or a chick vitamin with riboflavin? That can help if she has a riboflavin deficiency which causes curled under toes and walking on the hocks. Improvement should be seen within a few days of treatment, but Mareks can also cause this problem.

 

[ackie]

Are you treating her with human vitamin B complex or a chick vitamin with riboflavin? That can help if she has a riboflavin deficiency which causes curled under toes and walking on the hocks. Improvement should be seen within a few days of treatment, but Mareks can also cause this problem.

I havent been but I'm open to this. what quantity would I give her?

ETA shes eating chick starter with has vit B in it though I dont know what amount

 

[ackie]

Are you treating her with human vitamin B complex or a chick vitamin with riboflavin? That can help if she has a riboflavin deficiency which causes curled under toes and walking on the hocks. Improvement should be seen within a few days of treatment, but Mareks can also cause this problem.

update: the chick starter contains a riboflavin supplement

 

[ackie]

so martha spent a month inside in a dog crate and can now literally walk. shes now in a small crate in the chicken pen to reunite her with her flock and we will see what happens.

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