Ocular Marek's?

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I have a Blue Langshan hen which had stopped sleeping in the coop, so I assumed that she was broody, however I was able to get a better look at her today, and I noticed that one of her eyes is abnormal, and she also appears to have lost weight. I first tried rinsing out her eye, but I am concerned that it may be ocular Marek's, as they eye appears to be somewhat greyish, and the iris appears distorted.
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Does it look like ocular Marek's? I brought her inside, so she is currently isolated from the rest of the flock, however I am still concerned about the possibility of the virus depredating the rest of the flock. I vaccinated some of the older birds several years ago, however they were still past the reccomended age of vaccination when I vaccinated them, and the younger birds are unvaccinated, although even the younger birds are over two years old.
 
I would guess that it would be unlikely for Marek's to start showing up just now.

Have you ever dewormed them?
I don't think I've dewormed them. I don't think that the pictures that I posted fully demonstrate the distortion of the shape of the iris, and that distortion is primarily what made me think that it could be Marek's.
 
I don't think I've dewormed them. I don't think that the pictures that I posted fully demonstrate the distortion of the shape of the iris, and that distortion is primarily what made me think that it could be Marek's.
Yeah...I don't see what you are seeing.
 

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