St. John's Wort

[ChicknsRock]

Thanks,choocks4life.

 

[BantamLover21]

I agree with chicknmania:
I'm not sure about a sling for the leg, I think it'd do far more harm than good, possibly permanent harm leading to culling... But do whatever you believe is right.

Personally I suggest you look into what is used for chick's feet, those makeshift booties that spread the toes and keep the foot open and flat. With one of those he may do very well. I've used them for upper thigh injuries before. The leg won't heal normally while the foot's forcing it to be utilized abnormally. It puts strain on other points and weakens them until you end up with a secondary injury.

@ChicknsRock:
Great to hear!

Best wishes to all.

Thanks. He's about the same today; the foot isn't hurting him as much as before, and he's acting normal besides the curled foot. I will consider trying putting booties on him, as I, too, think that would help. I'm sure he wouldn't like them, though. Do leg injuries usually heal?

 

[ChicknsRock]

I'm trying to tell people hypericum cures Marek's, and nobody will beleive me...

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm trying to tell people hypericum cures Marek's, and nobody will beleive me...

I do.

 

[ChicknsRock]

 

[WinterMiracle]

Success! Hi all- Just wanted to add my recent success story with Marek's. First thanks to all those who posted their stories which helped me during a very trying period with a very sick bird (I was heart-stricken for a week trying to analyze and figure how to help my precious girl.) After 5 days of not knowing what was wrong with my chicken, Winter, I began giving her liquid Hypericum (3ml syringe filled with a mixture of 9 drops Hypericum in 1 tbsp of water) twice a day. The next day she seemed a tiny bit better, she could hop for 3 steps and fall and the second day she walked for five steps before falling. On the second day I also noticed a lesion on her belly and she was so thin even though she had a very strong appetite. I was thinking that I didn't start the hypericum in time and that we'd have to put her down anyways. I added 250mg of Lysine ( SuperLysine+, its a pill) that night and the next morning and when I came home from work that day she was chattering and kind of standing in her cage. I put her outside and she started trotting across the yard to find her friends. She was a little wobbly but WALKING! The next day was even better. I stopped the treatment and she was good for a couple of days and then started to seem weak again. I gave her just the Lysine again and she got better, but not as strong and she couldn't keep up with the other hens. I then added the hypericum back in(once a day) and now she's almost perfectly back to normal with only a tiny limp. I'm going to continue giving her 250mg of lysine and the Hypericum mixture each night for awhile and then see if I can taper her off. I'm thrilled to have my girl back and am so so thankful for all the informative people out there who wouldn't take "100% fatal" as an answer!!

 

[ChicknsRock]

That's wonderful news! Glad to hear!

 

[BantamLover21]

That's wonderful news! Glad to hear!

X2! Its good that there is in fact an effective treatment against Marek's Disease.

 

[chicknmania]

Nice to read so many success stories. High ten to everyone.

 

[chooks4life]

Quote: Poultry are one of the avian species that tend to respond well to treatment. So I'd say, yes, they usually do, provided that the necessary action is taken early enough, otherwise surgery may be required if it heals incorrectly. This site may help you:
Quote: All the best.

Also, WinterMiracle and others, it's great to hear success stories for Marek's; I'd personally decided to cull the next bird I saw show symptoms but now I will try St John's and the other supplements instead. Thanks to everyone for challenging the status quo and taking a risk. I'm sure the chickens themselves are pretty happy you did, too, lol!