Is this Mareks?!

Kyleb621

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7 month old chicken is almost completely paralyzed. Slow deterioration. Can hardly move now but is still drinking and eating water.

Is this Marek’s disease? Should I euthanize her?
 

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Could she have been injured by a rooster or eaten something toxic in the yard, or moldy feed? Did she lose use of one leg and then the other? Has she laid eggs recently? It could be Mareks, but to get an answer, I would have your state vet lab perform a necropsy and testing. Mareks causes tumors of the organs and nerves which can be seen during the necropsy. What state are you in? Here is a list of state vets in the US:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry...7IOlHOhP-eD8qMtZ70RNq6BMO9kVUn3x6so7q0Z_JgEr8
 

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