Is there life after Mareks?

[Neolones]

Has anybody been able to successfully raise vaccinated birds after a Mareks outbreak? Unfortunately my small backyard flock got decimated because Mareks, only one lone survivor. I know I need to get her friends, but concern by their safety. I am also aware it’s impossible to get rid of the virus once you had it, practically I need to burn the house to the ground to guarantee no Mareks remnants. Anybody been thru this?

Chicken keeping life after Mareks?

This is my first flock that died off due to Mareks. I had a previous flock that I re-homed due to health reasons on my part, all had been vaccinated. I assume my new birds got it from my previous birds, since they shared the same setup.

My biggest concern now is that i have one lone hen that is going crazy missing her flock mates, making so much noise, I feel her, poor baby, but I need to fix that ASAP.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@microchick (sorry for tagging you so much)

 

[Myrshine]

Oxine has been proven to kill the MD virus, I'd look into that. The only problem would be is the lone bird and the soil.

 

[Cali_chkmama]

Has anybody been able to successfully raise vaccinated birds after a Mareks outbreak? Unfortunately my small backyard flock got decimated because Mareks, only one lone survivor. I know I need to get her friends, but concern by their safety. I am also aware it’s impossible to get rid of the virus once you had it, practically I need to burn the house to the ground to guarantee no Mareks remnants. Anybody been thru this?

Chicken keeping life after Mareks?

This is my first flock that died off due to Mareks. I had a previous flock that I re-homed due to health reasons on my part, all had been vaccinated. I assume my new birds got it from my previous birds, since they shared the same setup.

My biggest concern now is that i have one lone hen that is going crazy missing her flock mates, making so much noise, I feel her, poor baby, but I need to fix that ASAP.

So sorry about your flock. We went through the same thing over the last several months. Picked up 26 chicks last summer from tractor supply that weren't vaccinated and now have only 4 survivors. It has been a nightmare. I've almost always ordered vaccinated chicks from hatcheries and never had a problem. Currently breeding the survivors for resistance as they are very healthy and brooding new chicks ordered from Mcmurray's that are vaccinated. I do have an older flock that has a mix of vax & unvaxxed and the chicks I've hatched from the unvaxxed have all survived so I'm assuming resistance. I would bring in some vaccinated birds for your girl, some might still catch it but they have a much higher chance, and only bring in vaxxed birds from now on since you know you have the virus. Good luck!

 

[Lumikko]

Has anybody been able to successfully raise vaccinated birds after a Mareks outbreak? Unfortunately my small backyard flock got decimated because Mareks, only one lone survivor. I know I need to get her friends, but concern by their safety. I am also aware it’s impossible to get rid of the virus once you had it, practically I need to burn the house to the ground to guarantee no Mareks remnants. Anybody been thru this?

Chicken keeping life after Mareks?

This is my first flock that died off due to Mareks. I had a previous flock that I re-homed due to health reasons on my part, all had been vaccinated. I assume my new birds got it from my previous birds, since they shared the same setup.

My biggest concern now is that i have one lone hen that is going crazy missing her flock mates, making so much noise, I feel her, poor baby, but I need to fix that ASAP.

Did you get the PCR results?