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For one, I am not a "dude". Two, you are wrong. I have contacted the state vet. I have had necropsies done. My specialty is not poultry so I have had to do a lot of research, and I am not talking about "wiki" crap either. See, you are uninformed and insulting us. Depending on your climate, if you depopulate the virus only lives a certain time. Longer in warm climates and less in cold(still about 3 yrs). There is no need to depopulate though. If you get it you need to vaccinate. You can still sell hatching eggs. I know of a few big name breeders that have told me they have dealt with it. They vaccinate and breed for resistance. None have had a recurrence after changing some things up. I don't sell chicks or birds so other than my initial expense and sadness of having so many get sick and die I am optimistic for next year.
We are trying to help with REAL info. If you noticed sems response waaay back she stated the BOOK she got her info from.
If you never dealt with mareks you have no idea what she is even talking about. The first symptom in most of my affected birds was a limp, then one leg paralyzed(def. Inoperative), then unable to walk. Some deteriorated quickly and some did the leg "split".
You seem like you are tolling and not helping. You are going to cause the thread to be closed when the OP still needs help.
To the OP-I would just keep an eye on her and make sure she has access to food and water at all times. Did you check for a slipped tendon? Is there any joint swelling? Mine didn't seem to be in pain when I initially thought injury and palpated the joints and bones. Mine had no swelling or visible deformities
