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My best guess is Marek disease. You may have to cull the chick!sadly There’s no treatment for marek disease. And survivors becomes carriers.

if I’m correct if a chicken has blackhead eggs and doesn’t show any symptoms they will poop the egg out and if the turkeys beget contact from the poo they can get blackhead and die. And to help prevent it you should deworm regularly and make sure that all the poop is up? Is this correct?

Im unsure if the vet would say so. I think the only way to tell if she get tested or passed away and you open the chicken and found tumors but that if she had tumors. Ok thanks I will definitely look into blackhead and make sure my birds are safe.

What diseases are you talking about? I will do some research. The Marek’s disease vaccine is made using a safe, weakened virus that can train a chicken’s immune system without making it sick. Scientists usually use a related virus (often from turkeys) or a weakened form of the Marek’s virus...

I getting them to prevent marek disease not for eating! I don’t thimble family would ever think about it.

Hey I never raised or had turkeys before is there anything I should know before they come?

Is there any chicken the same age?

4 years are already kind of old especially if you didn’t know how long the neighbors had her

I’m so sorry!😢 Do you have an idea how old she was?

How the chicken doing?

Please reply.

If so. What breed? What farm/place How many? So excited to hear!

Late welcome!

Egg production can slow down in winter, but some flocks still manage to keep laying. What techniques or routines help your birds lay consistently during colder months? Share your successes, challenges, and any creative solutions you’ve found!

Sorry for your loss! Try putting shiny things in the yard and maybe even order some fake predators like an owl or even get some fake dead ravens might help.