marek's

  1. Ohio Duck

    Paralyzed 4 month old pullets

    Hi, on Jan 16 one of my pullets started getting wobbly and walking on her hocks. By the next morning she couldn't walk at all and could barely stand without falling over. I brought her inside and have been treating her for vitamin B deficiency. She can eat and drink on her own, but she can't...
  2. W

    Experiencing Mareks

    This will be long winded and rambly, apologies. I just got this news in past 30 mins. We've recently, over the course of 4 months, had a string of back luck with loosing birds to illness that I think I now finally understand. I just got a call from my vet. Mongoose, one of my legbar girls who...
  3. go-qoli-gwej

    Recouping after Marek's disease...

    So, our small flock is afflicted with Marek's disease (confirmed, not just suspected). We have lost about half of our flock to Marek's and related complications over the past year. Our five remaining hens are in reasonably good health, and are all coming up on about a year and a half old...
  4. Z

    Marek’s Vax at home - source for smaller bottle?

    Hey Guys!! I am going to be administering marek’s vax at home with my newly hatched chicks at home. We are raising a heritage meat chicken flock and don’t want to lose them to mareks halfway to the finish line. We are only looking to hatch out 20-30 at a time and I don’t want to drop $40 on a...
  5. SmithsCoop41

    Marek's or Wry Neck?

    Hello y'all, Well, it's been awhile since I've had to post, which is a good thing, but I do have a situation that I'm needing some advice/input on. I added some new roosters to my flock a few days ago, and I have the new ones all in the same pen together. I will add that I got all (3)...
  6. chicknlittl

    Mareks treatment?

    Does anybody have any success stories of their chicken with Marek's disease and giving them acyclovir or doxycycline? There is minimal research from what I have found but possible potential?
  7. B

    SOS balance issues in chicken vaxed for Mareks

    My favorite chicken is showing balance issue, head shaking, and keeps trying to preen but doesn’t seem to have the coordination to. Please watch to the end of the video to see that. The back of her comb is a little blue and her crop is full- which is odd for her earlier in the day. She doesn’t...
  8. K

    Vet said Marek's, I'm not so sure. Help?

    Hi! New to the forum, so greetings and thanks for any help. I've had chickens for about 13 years and just got a new flock after the last ones finally passed away. My new girls are all 19 weeks old this week, so should start laying any day now. I have one hen that I'm very worried about and would...
  9. FrogRaku

    Free - 5 hens - with issue - northern illinois

    Hi - I need to rehome my 5 brown egg laying ladies. They’re approximately 2 years old. I just don’t have time for them any more. My problem is that they have been exposed to Merck’s disease. They are vaccinated and are fine. The eggs are fine to eat. However, since the Merek’s vaccine is...
  10. M

    Chicken has bright blue eyes. Possible marek’s? Help!

    Just got this picture from a friend who hatched some of my birds eggs and just as I was thinking that the eyes looked really pretty, I remembered that Marek’s can cause something that looks like this. The other chicks still have blue/green eyes but nothing like this. I’ve never seen eyes this...
  11. B

    Recovery after surgery (egg bound) - not drinking

    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...
  12. C

    Breeds surviving vs succumbing to Marek’s

    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...
  13. T

    Marek’s and unvaccinated chicks

    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...
  14. E

    Marek’s in the flock

    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...
  15. MissGreenJeans

    Hen losing weight, vet stumped and so am I. Marek’s?

    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...
  16. Lechugapicante

    Older hen with neurological symptoms

    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...
  17. M

    Black comb and green poop

    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...
  18. E

    Possible Mareks disease?

    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...
  19. S

    Alchemist Farm Unvaccinated Chicks

    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...
  20. mf1sh

    Skin cancer? External Marek’s tumors?

    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...
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