marek's

Good morning, Our sweet girl Darcy, a beautiful 2 years old flower hen, seemed a bit off end of March (I think it was around 23rd) and after examining her, we found an egg inside her. The problem was, she did not lay an egg for about a week at this moment and therefore we started treating her...

From those that have had Marek’s in the flock, it would be interesting to know how many chickens from each breed survived or didn’t - maybe that could give some idea of disease susceptibility. If you’re interested too, please share For us: Lost 1 BO (confirmed Marek’s) & 1 GLW (suspect...

Hello! First post here and first time chick caretaker! After months of research, I finally picked up 3 ameracanas/easter egger and one light Brahma female day old chicks from TSC about three weeks ago. So far it’s been great, but as I continue to research the multitude of horrible things that...

I got my small flock of 5 backyard chickens back in 2021, all vaccinated against Marek’s. Now at almost 3 years old, I had to euthanize one of them as she was becoming paralyzed, and the necropsy points to Marek’s. All other chickens seem fine but now I noticed one of them is developing a grey...

Hi, fellow keepers. I’m sad and confused, and I hope some experienced folks will offer an opinion about my situation. Bird: 2.5-year-old Ameraucana Origin and environment: Purchased from Chickens for Backyards, arrived via mail a couple of days after hatch, vaccinated for Marek’s. Closed...

Hi BC friends! I’ve got a 7 yo Copper Maran having neurological symptoms. Over a couple weeks I’ve noticed her standing off by herself more and being a little clumsy. Yesterday I noticed an odd head bobbing behavior, like she’s caught in a loop. She’s uncoordinated and seems like she can’t see...

A chicken friend of mine has a young house rooster who suddenly became lethargic and his comb turned black at the ends. She’s isolated him for now and he’s had some very wet, green poops. Any idea what could be wrong with him? The comb is shiny because it has Vaseline on it. No sign of injury...

I have a rooster who we hatched in April. We noticed he was losing weight and very pale. We had mites so assumed he was anemic. We started giving him poultry cell and iron supplements plus iron rich foods. He still had an appetite/full crop but very thin. Never saw mites on him or any of the...

I wonder what others experience has been with Alchemist Farms unvaccinated (for Mareks) chicks. I bought 4 Bielefelders feom them last year and 2 Azure Eggers this year. I just buried one of my Azure eggers (of course she was a favorite). I discovered that I have Marek’s in my flock… She had the...

My poor hen started developing some patches on her comb about 8 weeks ago. It initially looked like fowlpox which I’ve had in my flock in the past, so I treated with iodine daily. Unfortunately the patches continued to grow and now look like tumors. They’re hard and not full of pus. I feel so...

I am stressing out because I had a rooster in my flock that has this leg, I thought it was just broken but I’m not sure if it is mareks now. I am worried about my chickens that I am bringing to fair in a week now.

Hi there! I’m a first time flock owner. All of my girls are about a year and a half now, I have 4 ameracaunas that I got as chicks (unvaccinated). The seeming leader of the flock, Joyce, has been acting odd since at least Monday 6/5, but probably Sunday, too. When I found her, she was mostly...

Hi all, We were just starting to get our first eggs from some Australorp chicks last week. The eggs had soft shells and the girls were eating them 🤦‍♂️. Then on the weekend (14.5.23) I noticed one of the pullets laying down a lot - she is probably the smallest of the 3 chicks and is the only...

Hi all, I have a ten month old Serama rooster that has been acting odd. It seems like one of his wings is paralyzed, and he’s off balance. He still eats and drinks, but has lost weight. I bought him from a local breeder, so I don’t believe he was vaccinated (though most of my flock is) I...

Hello, we purchased 6 Silver Laced chicks from rural king this last Sunday (1 week ago today). I’m assuming they’re no more than 2 weeks old. About 2 days ago I noticed 1 chicks leg was “off”. Balance was off, and it seems to be bending the opposite way but not at the knee, it seems like the...

Based on hours of reading last night, I’m about 99% sure our 8 week old Speckled Sussex has Marek’s. If you could read below and give me your best thoughts on what to do next in my situation, I would absolutely appreciate it. I’m realistic but also…my babies… Context: I’m new to this chicken...

I have suspected that my flock had Marek’s Disease for a few months, and I suspect who introduced it. One of my girls shows signs of ocular Marek’s, but we noticed a year after we got her, so our whole flock has been exposed. Fast forward to today: we have an Easter egged with ascites (water...

Hey all, long time lurker + first time poster. Our small farm has been keeping a flock that’s fluctuated from 6-36 for the last 2 years, and currently our numbers consist of: - 10 (now 9) established flock, 8 of which unknown vaccine status & 2 40 week old hens unvaccinated for marek’s. Our...

Hi. I have two very sick chickens at the moment. It started yesterday with one of them, we came home and she was lethargic, unable to walk and was struggling to lift her head. Came home again today and found the same thing with her (half) sister. The first one was able to drink from a dropper on...

Does anyone know if there is any research on mareks in psittaciformes? Has anyone had anecdotal experience with this?