Mareks, recovery and rehabilitation

[Faraz1]

Is it possible for young birds to recover from mareks ? Any ideas or recommendations on rehabilitation ? I understand sometimes birds can recover fully ?

Also are there some breeds that are more susceptible to mareks ? Can stress be a trigger for the disease to manifest itself ? I have had 2 ko shamo young birds which i suspect have it, one was the runt of the hatch and was picked on by the flock and another escaped from the chick coop to the adult coop and was pecked aggressively till bloody from the adult hens.

 

[coach723]

What symptoms are you seeing that make you suspect Marek's? Have you ever had Marek's confirmed by labs or necropsy, in your flock?
Some birds may survive Marek's, there are a lot of variables. Many do not. Depends on the strain, individual immune systems, etc.
Stress can trigger, or make worse, all kinds of things in birds, they just don't handle stress well.
Silkies and Sebrights are more susceptible in general to Marek's, but it can, and does, affect any breed. And those that do better in some flocks you will hear did not do well at all in another flock. The variables are almost infinite.
There are some very good threads and discussions on here about many aspects of flocks with Marek's, I will link a few below, you can search for more.
But if you haven't had it confirmed in your flock, I would do that before assuming. If you lose a bird with symptoms, get a necropsy and find out. Some things can look a lot like Marek's and are not.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-i-learned-to-deal-with-mareks-disease.76944/

http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/marek’s-disease-backyard-chickens

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...most-and-least-susceptible-to-mareks.1140686/