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[sonew123]

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stay positive!!!! I have two birds with limps because one got into a fight and the other slipped a tendon and I have vet wrap on her leg-they are both healing slowly but not getting worse thats for sure..maybe thats what it is???? stay positive positive positive

 

[seminolewind]

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Oh no, I'm so sorry Karen.

Thanks. I also know how Krista feels-you think it's over, then another one gets it.
Either way it's going to run it's course.

 

[klf73]

Lost another 100% English orp today(I think it was my only 100% English pullet). My son went to let them out today and she was dead in the coop

. on a positive note, the swedish flower hen has a boo boo on his foot so that explains his limp.

 

[sonew123]

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Im sorry about your hen

on that positive note Im so glad it was a boo boo and not the mareks

 

[seminolewind]

Sorry about your hen, Krista. Hopefully your roo's foot will heal and that will be that. One of my roos actually was limping a few weeks ago, but the next day it was gone. Just a scare with him.

 

[JusticeFamilyFarm]

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I'm glad you found something on his foot to explain the limp. That's some good news.

I'm so sorry about your English Orp.

 

[klf73]

I have a sinking feeling that this will continue on through the winter

went to let the birds out today and another ameraucana is staggering. She is 4 months old. I still have birds younger than her so something tells me I shouldn't hope for too much. I only have 2 black ameraucana pullets left from this years hatch. I wish I knew when it will all stop

 

[seminolewind]

Hi Krista. Sorry to hear that you have another one. I have a roo right now that is pooping green and his wings appear to hang lower.
I got my gallon of Oxine today. I will be spraying EVERYTHING down, from the rafters down. I think they might have a better chance of not getting Marek's if I eliminate as much of the viral dust as possible.

 

[seminolewind]

Well I managed to clean my big coop out and saturate everything-and the walls and the ceiling with Oxine mix. I feel much better now. No , it's not a cure, but it's the best I can do.

 

[Coop-la]

I recently had to cull a hen due to Marek's. She was just suffering too much.

I have been looking for really good info about Marek's and found a basic handout at UC Davis website. Here is link

http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/avian/mareks2.pdf

My hen looked like the one in the picture with her legs splayed out to the sides. So sad!