Non Emergency. Does Mareks make chickens hungrier?

[kperki]

Hi,
I am wondering if Mareks increases apatite in chickens. I was just told one of my hens died of Mareks. She had the tumors. It seems like a lot of my other chickens are acting very hungry and nothing has changed except some might be starting to molt. I am new to this and now very paranoid..
Thanks

 

[chooks4life]

Never heard of Mareks' making them hungrier, though once the spasms start, or the paralysis, of course they probably would be hungrier during the small windows of opportunity to eat; leukosis makes them hungrier when they can eat, between the periods of pain and nausea; but moulting also makes them hungrier as their bodies are putting a large demand on them both for heating due to feather loss, and resource acquisition for feather growth. If they're moulting and hungrier I would just assume that is all that is going on, most likely.

Best wishes.

 

[kperki]

Thank you chooks for life. That makes sense.