Fugly Farm

[starri33]

sorry to hear about that, any idea? limp could heal, but not eating isn't good,

 

[N F C]

Flock update
I have fully feathered cockerel we'll be putting down tonight. He's had a bit of a limp and I've been monitoring. Now he's not eating. If this doesn't stop soon I'm just going to cull them all and forget about keeping chickens period.

Sorry to hear about the cockerel IM.

 

[igorsMistress]

sorry to hear about that, any idea? limp could heal, but not eating isn't good,

Thanks starri. He's had the limp for a couple of weeks. I checked him out, no issues with feet, nothing broken that I can tell. Progressing to not eating is the last straw. I've had to put down an entire flock before because I suspected Marek's; with the new issues cropping up in young birds I'm pretty sure that suspicion was well placed. Culling the sick or quitting are my only options. I

 

[igorsMistress]

Sorry to hear about the cockerel IM.

Thanks NFC

 

[N F C]

Thanks starri. He's had the limp for a couple of weeks. I checked him out, no issues with feet, nothing broken that I can tell. Progressing to not eating is the last straw. I've had to put down an entire flock before because I suspected Marek's; with the new issues cropping up in young birds I'm pretty sure that suspicion was well placed. Culling the sick or quitting are my only options. I

Tough choices IM. I'm sure you'll do what's right for you & your flock.

 

[BlueBaby]

@igorsMistress I wonder where they are getting it from if it's Mareck's? Mine are all healthy over here. The one's my next door neighbor got from me are all doing well also. @starri33 also got some from my flock, and she hasn't said anything's wrong.

 

[igorsMistress]

@igorsMistress I wonder where they are getting it from if it's Mareck's? Mine are all healthy over here. The one's my next door neighbor got from me are all doing well also. @starri33 also got some from my flock, and she hasn't said anything's wrong.

I suspect these pigeons aren't helping and the older birds were exposed to my prior flock so who the knows?

 

[room onthebroom]

A lot of wild birds in our area too. We've been touch & go with some of our flocks. We started buying vaccinated birds & have had better luck with them so far. I don't know if its a coincidence or if there's something too that.

Such a bummer for you though!

 

[igorsMistress]

@igorsMistress I wonder where they are getting it from if it's Mareck's? Mine are all healthy over here. The one's my next door neighbor got from me are all doing well also. @starri33 also got some from my flock, and she hasn't said anything's wrong.

I'm sorry. I'm ashamed at myself for blowing up, that was uncalled for.

 

[BlueBaby]

I'm sorry. I'm ashamed at myself for blowing up, that was uncalled for.

Forgiven, we all have our bad day's.

4 of these last chick's that hatched over here are feathering in with some interesting feather pattern's. They hatched from Carmella's egg's. I'm going to grow them out to see. Carmella's a cream colored naked neck hen.