That was really good you caught that. I don't know how wild animals can manage with the parasites they carry sometimes. When I was younger and cutting hay, I caught a young coyote who strayed too far from his den. Holy moly! The fleas on his coat were incredibly bad. You could see them moving in and around in his fur.
I drove him home, DH dusted him for me, took a pic and I returned him to his den...lol. (He was outside of the 1/2 - 1 mile limit.) 
Just nasty.
Long story but it's my 5 yr old sex-link Mareks survivor hen. (If you remember the story, she was the only non-vaccinated bird to survive the outbreak several years ago) She's had problems off and on ever since so not a surprise but just sad. Never expected her to live this long. A couple weeks ago she passed a really huge lash egg. (she had passed a couple smaller ones over the years, told you she's a survivor). Started her on the normal treatment and she was doing great just like before but then the heavy yellow discharge (aka poo-ish) started several days ago. At first she was acting normal even tho the smell was telling me a different story. She was a little slower the past two days but still outside enjoying being a chicken but then this morning I saw blood on top of a yellowish poo and picked her up. Her fluff was soaked in blood and you can see a tiny "drip" of fresh. She doesn't seem to be in pain but I gave her baby aspirin anyway to make sure she is comfortable. She seems to be enjoying her day so far so I am spoiling her with whatever treats she would like and watching her close. The first sign she shows of suffering I will step in but for now I just watch and hope she can just pass peacefully by herself. Thank you Mr Mareks, I'm sure this is the result of all the damage you did to her.
The normal progression of mareks is an initial outbreak that does not normally kill the chickens. Death is normally by cancer two years later. The vaccine we use does not protect against the initial infection so if you have a bad strain, they will still die. The vaccine will protect against the cancer.Good afternoon everyone ,
Wow Chicka that is so pretty and I love all the green
Glad to hear your roo is improving.
Coconut oil. Hmmmm, I need to file that tip in my notebook!
I'm on death watch today.
I am so sorry!
Were those the older hens you commented about? Not having tumors and (possibly) being older...what would that mean? Does it mean...The normal progression of mareks is an initial outbreak that does not normally kill the chickens. Death is normally by cancer two years later. The vaccine we use does not protect against the initial infection so if you have a bad strain, they will still die. The vaccine will protect against the cancer.
Protection against cancer is the main purpose of the mareks vaccine.
Your hen likely has mareks cancer. You can tell after she passes by looking for the tumors.
Two weeks ago I had to cull my flock down to 6 hens. Those that I processed did not have any tumors
Like what you did with your avatar!we got badges back
