Laying Hens Marek's Vaccinated: Safe to Butcher?

[HensAndFriends]

My laying hens were Marek's vaccinated as chicks, so is it safe to butcher them?

Aren't some commercial broilers vaccinated against Marek's?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't see why not. People eat cockerels they get from hatcheries all the time, I imagine many are vaccinated

Plus technically you can eat a bird with mareks anyways as far as I'm aware

 

[Molpet]

Yes safe to eat

 

[Ridgerunner]

My laying hens were Marek's vaccinated as chicks, so is it safe to butcher them?

Yes. There is nothing about the vaccine that would harm a human or a dog if you feed parts to your dog.

Aren't some commercial broilers vaccinated against Marek's?

Probably not many against Marek's. Marek's generally takes longer to develop than it takes the commercial broilers to grow to butcher size. Many are vaccinated against Coccidiosis, Coccidiosis is a lot more dangerous to broilers than Marek's. But that vaccine is safe too.

 

[HensAndFriends]

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question everyone!
It is really appreciated