mereks

Is this mereks poop? It's not "lime green" like I've seen photos online. But it's a green shade. They 100% haven't eaten anything green at all. 6 week old chicks. chicks all are sneezing with some being listless. They've been on amoxicillin and now tylosin for a few days and most seem to be...

I have a young chicken, about 2 months old. Last week he and one of his siblings began walking on their hock joints. I brought them indoors and made sure they had access to feed and water, they were eating and drinking well. I couldn’t find any injuries. I lost one of them 2 days later. He...

Edit: reddit link that has video: https://reddit.com/r/BackYardChickens/s/EUP7RzlYyU In the attached video you can see the way my hen is walking weird. Has anyone ever seen this? What might be the cause? I'm running out of options. *the chicken in question is vaccinated for mereks. All if not...

Hello, I'm taking care of a chick that is about 6-7 weeks old. He or she cannot walk, which indicates Merek's, yet he was hatched into an established flock with no new chickens introduced since he hatched. I have been hand feeding and watering him since he cant stand up, and yesterday I woke up...

Hello all. I am looking for information on if it is safe to eat a mereks positive bird. I just processed him a few minutes ago. And unpon inspection, saw no tumors or unhealthy organs. I DID however see his meat looked different than any bird we've raised before. It has obvious dark areas. This...

I purchased some chicks from stock and field who get their chicks from townline hatchery. The guy at the store said they’re vaccinated. I don’t know if I believe him, from what I’ve seen most stores sell unvaccinated chicks. Does anyone know for sure? Thanks!

My Easter Egger chick, Easter, starting limping around 7/8 weeks old. She was vaccinated for Mereks but was around two non-vaccinated birds at a week old. I separated her from the flock when she started limping (she's a house chicken now). Remaining 6 chickens healthy no issues. Early on I...

We are newly diagnosed with Mereks. We bought 17 Marans from GreenFire Farms. They vaccinated the chicks as day olds. They were our only birds. Almost half of them have died so far. Death began at 12 weeks. We also hatched several chicks after them from eggs (so they shouldn't have been the...

I go to a class once a week with a girl who's flock has Mereks Disease. Last week was the first class. Since the classroom is pretty small, I will very likely be sitting next to or very near her every week. Are there any chances that my flock could be exposed to Mereks? What precautions can...