New here, and first post.
I was wondering if anyone has had success in using this Hypericum treatment (a pill dissolved in 1 T water and 5-10drops 2X/day) for Mareks other than the poster. Last year I lost 2 from Mareks (typical paralysis symptoms) and so kept my new babies from an incubator separate at my daughters next farm over where there have never been chickens. We were very careful to not go there unless we had clean clothes and shoes, but I realize Mareks can be airborne and probably was in this case. One of the 12 week old Banty hens now has typical Mareks symptoms. It started as gaping and I thought she had gapeworm, treated for that, brought her inside for confinement and TLC, but it has rapidly developed into the typical paralysis, one foot forward and one back, but the gaping has stopped. She has been happily eating, drinking and being spoiled. Another hen from another group at our place and has just started laying I found off balance and staggering so brought her inside too. I have both hens inside, the younger paralyzed one is in a sling made from a cotton sock and I transfer her occasionally to a hay nest for change of position. I have used the Hypericum treatment for over a week now. No change so far and the other hen staggers and stays down more than up now. Both eat and drink well and I would love to know if anyone else has successfully used this Hypericum treatment before I have someone come and kill them to keep them from suffering any more. I also have a friend who has a young pet hen in a sling in similar circumstance treating for a month now with the Hypericum. FWIW we BOTH will only have vaccinated birds from now on. We have these chickens as pets, egg producers and bug patrol. It is very difficult to see this ruin such a nice bunch of well loved banties. My older birds are the survivors of the last bout last year, so I know they are spreaders of the disease and so I had ordered vaccinated ones that came in May, which so far are fine, although separate but on the same place.
