Mareks or Something Else?

[MaithePotatoFly]

Hello everyone,

Last spring I had two chicks contract Mareks, and I believe they likely shipped with the disease. I bought a new batch of chicks after I cleaned the whole coop and kept them seperate from remaining flock until they were about 7-8 weeks.

Now those younger hens are about coming up on a year and we’ve had no problems until about a week ago when I noticed my Easter egger was a little skinny and stopped laying. She was off and on laying since she was still young, and at the bottom of the chain so I didn’t think much of it until I noticed she was having a hard time balancing and her tail was often drooped down.

She is still pecking and eating, but I noticed she’s relying on her wings for balance. No Mareks pose, no bumps or eye changes. I can’t few any lodged eggs and from what I see her poop is also normal.

Can she still contract Mareks this late? Or is it more likely to be a vitamin deficiency? I’ve started giving her scrambled eggs with vitamins, but I’m not sure what else I can do.

I’ve included a picture of her stance below

Thank you.

 

[MaithePotatoFly]

You know actually I’m not sure now She just had watery yellow poo as well.

Are chickens likely to die from Mareks at this age?

 

[nuthatched]

That's the general 'I'm not feeling well 'pose, what's her diet like

 

[MaithePotatoFly]

That's the general 'I'm not feeling well 'pose, what's her diet like

She eats the purina flock feed for ducks and chickens since we have a mixed flock, then they also get any table scraps (that are chicken safe, of course), and I will mix in oyster shell, meal worms, garlic, and other additives. I also try to mix vitamins into their water.