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I bet it is compatible.
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Thanks for sharing.I'm sorry you had to do that today. It is really tough. You did the right thing to not let her suffer.
We also put or Olive Egger down today. The state animal disease lab did it for us for $1 and I went ahead and turned her over for necropsy. They we very humane and quick with the euthenasia, using a sleeping gas that worked in less than a minute. They also spent about about 45 minutes interviewing me on our husbandry, flock history and history of any place we acquired stock. I should have the initial necropsy results tomorrow and will share on the two threads where we have been posting. The initial thoughts based on observation and the interview were a strong possibility of Marek's. The girl I brought to them was really struggling to move and had lost the use of a leg and a wing and it's head was droopy. It had not eaten or drank in over a day. I have photos and a video of the symptoms I'll process and share. The lab also said they are seeing an increase in Marek's strains this year. The theory is the increase in popularity of chickens and all the stock swaps and internet sales among breeders and backyard flock owners. At their request, we agreed to allow the results and tissues to be shared with the Ohio State University School of Vet Sciences to further the training of students in avian diseases. We need more vets available that work with poultry. Maybe our girl can make a positive contribution to science.
Wanna come clean mine now?Thanks y'all. I finally got the coop and run all cleaned up today. Raked all the old litter from the run. Ooh.. my, beautiful compost! I din't have the heart to burn it, I put it in my front veggie garden which is on the other side of the house, and the chicks never go in the front yard prob 200 feet away. I then got my husbands weed torch (with a crazed look in my eyes ) and burned up all the feathers and straw left over. Also torched all the feather, dust, and cobwebs from inside my coop (which has a fresh sand floor).
Burning stuff is therapeutic!!!
Cleaned out nests with oxyclean/Clorox mixture and a general wipe down of everything else. I have to say, I know that you can't get ever really get rid of the virus, but I think I gave it my best effort and hopefully cut the viral load down quite a bit. Time will tell. Thanks again for all the well wishes!