noisegeyser
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- Mar 28, 2019
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Not an emergency so I didn't want to pollute the emergencies section with this thread, I just have a question. Has anyone here ever had an adult chicken get Marek's? Specifically through indirect means (taking dander home with you on your clothes). I help a friend with their animals often and they have a young chicken that definitely has Marek's disease. Since his leg is paralyzed it gets very dirty, so I'm compelled to clean it since I feel bad. But that means holding him close to me as I do it. I wash my clothes as soon as I get home, but this is always in the back of my mind.
They also have plenty of adult chickens who live in the immediate vicinity of the sick young one, and they're all fine. So I guess that's worth noting.
They also have plenty of adult chickens who live in the immediate vicinity of the sick young one, and they're all fine. So I guess that's worth noting.