Marek’s Disease

[slordaz]

The only problem with a necropsy is if it is Newcastle. I will have to put all of my chickens down because the state will make me

better to know though what your dealing with, because some of them diseases it would already be to late and would be better than them suffering as it would be to late and causing a quarantine of the whole area and if it's not you can treat them properly so they can have a good life and get over what ever it is.

That is just good flock management and part of having animals is dealing with what they need, I love my chickens too but wouldn't want to make them suffer because of my fear

 

[slordaz]

I am having chickens dying left and right over here. I’m worrying! I am seeing mostly paralysis of the wings and leg. I even saw paralysis of the neck in a week old chick. I have a lot of underweight birds also. My one girl have been underweight for maybe two months. She’s still hanging in there. Does mareks cause sour crop? The ones who are underweight seem to have sour crop.

are you sure it isn't a parasitic worm/overload if your birds are eating and still underweight? Lack of nutrition due to them long term could also produce effects like a disease

 

[slordaz]

What will decals determine? And some did have lice. I treated them.

Fecal float test is for parasites and worms

 

[orrpeople]

Are you in areas affected by Newcastle's? If so, please call the lab first - they don't want you to send birds with possible Newcastle's. If you do have it, you're right, they will all have to be euthanized. It really stinks, but it's much better to isolate it than to risk other folks' flocks.