Does my hen have mareks?

So when a hen gets sick with mareks are they able to move their legs at all? Do they continue to lay eggs? I suspect mareks but not sure. She is a Ayam Cemani 25 weeks. Started out walking slow and looked bloated and was only pooping 3-4 times a day and the first one in the morning is very large looks normal. I first thought it was a crop issue because it would be hard and about the size of a golf ball. She also had some mites and I have treated that. Her crop feels normal but she has no feathers in her breast. She eats crumbles and has some scratch and fruit or eggs sometimes as treats. She has grit and oyster shells available. Her crop feels normal now. This all started 7 days ago and she was not eating or drinking a lot. 3 days ago she started have trouble standing the last 2 days she can't stand at all. I sit her but she either goes over onto her side with her feet in front and will kick them a bit like she trying to stand up. Or she goes forward into her face then into her side and kicks around trying to get up. She is laying eggs almost daily.
She is eating and drinking and now is very alert compared to when this first started. I have given her nutra drench directly into her beak and electrolytes in her water. I have also given her Epsom salt baths and when she is the water after a few minutes she start kicking like crazy to get out.
The picture of the poop the 1st was about 5 days ago the 2nd is this morning it was stuck to her feathers is this the emerald green color? Do you think this is mareks? The rest of my flock is fine so far will they start getting sick if it is mareks and how soon? TIA
So when a hen gets sick with mareks are they able to move their legs at all? Do they continue to lay eggs? I suspect mareks but not sure. She is a Ayam Cemani 25 weeks. Started out walking slow and looked bloated and was only pooping 3-4 times a day and the first one in the morning is very large looks normal. I first thought it was a crop issue because it would be hard and about the size of a golf ball. She also had some mites and I have treated that. Her crop feels normal but she has no feathers in her breast. She eats crumbles and has some scratch and fruit or eggs sometimes as treats. She has grit and oyster shells available. Her crop feels normal now. This all started 7 days ago and she was not eating or drinking a lot. 3 days ago she started have trouble standing the last 2 days she can't stand at all. I sit her but she either goes over onto her side with her feet in front and will kick them a bit like she trying to stand up. Or she goes forward into her face then into her side and kicks around trying to get up. She is laying eggs almost daily.
She is eating and drinking and now is very alert compared to when this first started. I have given her nutra drench directly into her beak and electrolytes in her water. I have also given her Epsom salt baths and when she is the water after a few minutes she start kicking like crazy to get out.
The picture of the poop the 1st was about 5 days ago the 2nd is this morning it was stuck to her feathers is this the emerald green color? Do you think this is mareks? The rest of my flock is fine so far will they start getting sick if it is mareks and how soon? TIA
Here is a pic of Sam this morning is improving a little each day
 

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It is good to hear she is better. If she is on a balanced chicken feed, she doesn’t need extra vitamin D. D is sometimes given with a calcium tablet once if they are having trouble laying an egg. Also, just give either the poultry NutriDrench or the poultry Cell, not both. I prefer Poultry Cell since it also has B2 riboflavin, but if you are giving B complex, it already has riboflavin.
 

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