- Sep 7, 2008
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I had raised Langshan for many years in the 80' & 90's and decided to get back into them now that I am living the country once again. Last fall I purchased 2 pair of Black Langshan at the Ohio National from a gentleman from VA. I set several eggs and came out with 17 chicks. The next batch did not fair so well, as I ran the incubator out of water. One chick hatched from that setting. As the cheaping was driving me crazy, I purchased 5 White Langshan from a local woman. At about 4 months of age of the first batch something crazy happend. (All of the these birds have access to open range.) The young blacks seemed like they had came down with several diseases. Some with swollen eyes, others with legs out to the side and stiff. From what I can remember, it seemed like Marek's Disease and Coryza. I tried several medications from a poultry supply, but it seems it did not help. All of the young blacks were dead, except for one and she has not grown and is physically not right and thin. This did not affect the 2 pair of the adults or the 5 white chicks. I'm going to give it a go again in Jan. and would hate for this to happen all over again. Help !!! Any thoughts or ideas as to what I can do to prevent a deja vu. Thanks