marek's

  1. tacosta1009

    Marek's, Mycoplasma, Coryza, Oh My!

    Although my subject line may seem like a joke, this has certainly not been one! I take my chickens seriously, and have been as meticulous as I know how to be to keep them healthy, but I have not always succeeded. The learning curve has been tough! A couple of weeks ago I had a chicken with...
  2. pitbullgurl

    Marek's! Can my broody ever hatch again?

    I've read the big thread on Marek's. I'm nearly 100% sure I have ocular Marek's in my flock. Two out of 13 birds are blind in one eye but otherwise doing fine. I know if I ever get more hatchery peeps they have to be vaccinated & separated while the immunity develops. What I haven't been able...
  3. jolenesdad

    MDV Marek’s Disease Discussion

    I had been searching for a current general discussion thread on Marek’s disease and have not found one, so I thought I’d make one. There is, of course, one of the preeminent resources on Marek’s here at BYC in article form, The Great Big Giant Marek’s Disease FAQ. Make sure you have read it...
  4. Barredrocker99

    Botulism.. Marek’s disease?

    So, I posted a few days ago about a five month old BR that seemed to be getting sick. I thought she was getting better.. thought maybe she was just adjusting to the cold temps or maybe was just about to start laying and was in a bit of pain. That’s definitely not the case. I went out to give the...
  5. C

    Hi all! Could use some advice.

    Hi everyone! We began our chicken journey in April of this year. We started with 10 Tractor Supply chicks. We had a stray dog issue and lost nine of our chickens. We replenished our flock with local chicks and lost one to a hawk attack, and in the last three weeks we have lost four due to...
  6. grammaC

    Pigeon-toed, injured, or Marek's?

    My Welsummer hen is about 4 1/2 months old. Was vaccinated at hatchery. Grew up fine with flock mates. Suddenly, she is pigeon-toed, injured or has Marek's disease. She can't walk without stepping on her own feet, losing her balance and tipping forward or sideways. She uses her wing to balance...
  7. plaidapus

    Half of vaccinated hens dead from Marek's

    Hello, In less than four years, we have lost half of our chickens to Marek's Disease (all cases confirmed by necropsies by the lab at UC Davis). Anyone who has dealt with Marek's can attest to how awful this disease is: each case has been unique, confusing, and extremely painful to experience...
  8. toastinboots

    Wobbly walker: 7-week old Lavender Orpington seems off balance

    I'm completely new to chickens, so maybe this is just how some chickens walk, but Van Halen, my 7-week old Lavender Orpintgon seems off balance, like she's having trouble walking. Does this look like Marek's disease? A vitamin deficiency? An overly concerned new chicken mom? She's able to...
  9. BarelyBirding

    Should I vaccinate my week old chicks for marek's?

    So I just got 12 little chicks in the mail on Thursday. I must note that this is my first time having chickens, but not birds. I keep pigeons as pets. I had already purchased the vaccines for them before I ordered. I ordered from Ideal hatcheries, and their website told me its best not to...
  10. ShrekDawg

    Broody or sick?? Please tell me I’m doing the right thing here!!!

    Okay so about a month and a half ago I had a cockerel come down Mareks and had to put him down. Now I have a pullet showing the same symptoms and seems to be progressing much faster (she only started showing signs the other day) and I want to put her down but am now second guessing myself. I...
  11. ShrekDawg

    Marek’s or something else????

    My poor Red, my 5 month old Welsummer cockerel, is really in a bad way right now. :( A week ago today I moved him into his own pen because he had been limping for a few days and wasn’t getting better, started limping worse/holding a leg up, etc. and so I thought being in a smaller coop with no...
  12. E

    Mixing vaccinated and unvaccinated chickens post-Marek’s infection?

    Hello all, Last July I lost my dearest hen to Marek’s. Fast forward to now, and I’ve since lost 3 more hens (out of 13) - a 1 year old brahma, 4 year old speckled sussex, and her daughter, a 15 week old RIR/speckled sussex mix. All were unvaccinated. Since the last loss, things seem to be...
  13. M

    Lone Silkie (Marek's) - introducing vaccinated hen(s)

    We live in the country (without close neighbors and surrounded by woods) and have used a chicken tractor successfully to keep a small (2-6) laying hen flock in years past. Last year, the kids were ready for chickens again. We purchased 6 pullets from an amish farm over an hour from here...
  14. H

    Went to my chicken coop in the morning and saw my favourite hen stone dead... Please help

    So last week one of my hens started shaking her head and had seizures. It looked like she wanted to clear something out of her throat. She did this several times a day. She had gotten a bit better but now in the morning I opened the door to her coop and I realized she did not come out. I looked...
  15. WillowMoonWyandottes

    Marek’s Vaccination

    I’m trying to understand the way the Mareks vaccination works. I have gotten chicks from a hatchery that have been vaccinated for it but I have just been told it is a live virus and has exposed all my other chickens to it. Does this mean all my other chickens that haven’t been vaccinated might...
  16. WillowMoonWyandottes

    Marek’s Disease???

    I have two chickens that look like they might have ocular Mareks disease but I’m not sure. I have never had any problems with my chickens having anything wrong with them but her eyes look like they have grey around the pupil. She is absolutely fine otherwise, no other signs. I also have another...
  17. filmcmahon

    how to prevent mareks in 7 month olds

    hello everyone. tomorrow evening we will be euthanzing Ellie because she cannot walk, is very sick and obviously has Marek’s. None of my hens (5 others) have been vaccinated and i really don’t want them to catch the disease. if anything, what can i do to prevent them from getting it? we are...
  18. rascal66

    Hypothermia or Marek's?

    Its been very rainy here in western WA. We had just put up a roof for our run but hadn't finished installing the metal roof just yet. (Just the plywood and the tar paper was installed and the structure was reinforced). The winds blew away the paper, and the roof got all leaky... Needless to say...
  19. Emery03

    Silkies with what appears to be Cataracts

    Hey, I am new to owning chickens, but I have been passionate about chickens for a long time, as I truly love the bird deeply. I am really worried about my 2, 10 week old silkies hens. When I first got them, one seemed to have a very dull cloudy spot in her left eye. As time went on I noticed...
  20. elvisjj

    Please help my 22 days old RIR chick

    It started before 4 days, I don't know it's Marek's or Crazy chick disease. I am giving 2 drops of enroflaxin from day one. Liver tonic & Paediatric multivitamin drop for 2 days but still no improvement. Please help me to save my chick.
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