It is heartening to think that chickens can beat Marek's if they have it in them and their owners are able to give them the indepth care that the last posters have mentioned.
My EE that was on the perch beside my black sexlink who was a definite (necropsy) Marek's case....seems to be doing well, but I have noticed that lately her eggs are a bit irregular. They are not perfectly egg shaped but have some wobbles. One was even cracked and repaired as it traveled down the oviduct somehow. I realize this could be from other causes...but Now I'm wondering if it was from Marek's exposure.
That is exactly the way it was in the nest box...and the cracks are sealed as if someone was making a clay egg to look cracked. I was just wondering if there can be long term unknown effects? If you click on the picture it will enlarge...but the cracks don't go through and there is no seepage or anything.
My EE that was on the perch beside my black sexlink who was a definite (necropsy) Marek's case....seems to be doing well, but I have noticed that lately her eggs are a bit irregular. They are not perfectly egg shaped but have some wobbles. One was even cracked and repaired as it traveled down the oviduct somehow. I realize this could be from other causes...but Now I'm wondering if it was from Marek's exposure.
That is exactly the way it was in the nest box...and the cracks are sealed as if someone was making a clay egg to look cracked. I was just wondering if there can be long term unknown effects? If you click on the picture it will enlarge...but the cracks don't go through and there is no seepage or anything.