Marek's and Breeds???

[ESofVA]

I brought Marek's home when I took several chickens/chicks to a farm swap. A lady walked through with her chicken to ask a man if he thought it had Marek's. I had one buff Wyandotte hen left over and brought it back home...put it back with the rest. I will regret that for the rest of my chicken keeping years.
My hen started showing symptoms 2 weeks later but it didn't get really bad and she recovered. However a few weeks later, Marek's stormed through my small flock.
I have found in this past year that some of my breeds of chickens, all from hatcheries, are more resistant than others.
I want to list the ones I have and what I have found and hope others will do the same.



Less Resistance More Resistance

Dark Cornish...worst Silkie
Appenzeller Spitzhauben..as bad as Cornish Salmon Faverolles
Sebright
d'Uccle
White-faced Black Spanish bantams Australorp
Red sex-linked
Comet
Cherry egger
Delaware
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I have read somewhere that it is dependent on strains in some chickens, but I don't think hatchery chickens would be considered a strain.


I have this posted in another forum but happened to think maybe more people would see it here. I just hope no one minds toooo much for the cross post and people with or have had Marek's in their flock will post where they think their breed/breeds be .


Hope that makes sense!
TY

 

[brahmabreeder]

This just goes to show how important quarantining is. No matter what always quarantine your birds if they have gone some where they could pick up something.