Silence Is Not Golden Here

[BlackHackle]

I wish I could be of help to you and I truly hope you don't have a disease sweeping through your flock! Start that thread and post some pics then tag the heck out of all the insanely knowledgeable folks on this site! I'll bet someone will have some helpful insight for you!

It's looking like Mareks, I may need to do a clear out

 

[Conan]

It's looking like Mareks, I may need to do a clear out

Oh, no!!!! That's awful! How many birds do you have? Have you had any testing done?

 

[BlackHackle]

Oh, no!!!! That's awful! How many birds do you have? Have you had any testing done?

I have 20 different breeds with over 120 birds in total. I haven't done testing yet, but it is spreading like a forest fire

 

[Conan]

I recently read this incredibly detailed article on Mareks disease (call me paranoid, but I did) and it really helped me understand the disease to a certain degree.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

 

[Conan]

I have 20 different breeds with over 120 birds in total. I haven't done testing yet, but it is spreading like a forest fire

That's an awful lot of birds. I hope you're wrong! Mostly Bantam breeds?

 

[BlackHackle]

That's an awful lot of birds. I hope you're wrong! Mostly Bantam breeds?

Less than 50% are bantams. I also hope I'm wrong, it would do over $6,000 worth of damage

 

[Conan]

Less than 50% are bantams. I also hope I'm wrong, it would do over $6,000 worth of damage

Well, crap. That's quite the loss. Get some tests done!
Your whole showing symptoms now?

 

[Kiki]

Less than 50% are bantams. I also hope I'm wrong, it would do over $6,000 worth of damage

I hope it isn't Marek's.
I may be wrong but it seems like you bring in a lot of birds from a lot of places.
Do you quarantine your new birds far away from your original flock?

 

[Redhead Rae]

Less than 50% are bantams. I also hope I'm wrong, it would do over $6,000 worth of damage

Ugh, that sucks!

 

[BlackHackle]

Well, crap. That's quite the loss. Get some tests done!
Your whole showing symptoms now?

Do chickens have a problem with high levels of metals in their water?

I hope it isn't Marek's.
I may be wrong but it seems like you bring in a lot of birds from a lot of places.
Do you quarantine your new birds far away from your original flock?

I do quarantine for a month before mixing