can a hen get mareks from incubating eggs from a mareks infected hen?

[froggyphore]

I eventually would like to have my girls raise some chicks, but have no interest in a rooster atm. if i bought fertilized eggs from another flock that was infected with mareks could the hen caring for them get infected? could i hatch the eggs indoors and give them to the broody hen? tyia

 

[azygous]

If the eggs are disinfected before giving them to your broody, they should be safe. Marek's is not passed vertically from hen to embryo in the egg, so the chicks should be Marek's free.

That said, there are other ways to pass the Marek's virus from one flock to another. If you've visited the Marek's flock and wear the same clothes and shoes in your run, you may bring the virus to your flock.