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I have several hens that are going on 6 months old. They are 2 weeks away from being 6 months old. A few weeks ago, I noticed the two roosters mating with several of them on different occasions. Today, they mated with half a dozen hens out of at least 20 girls several times. That means they are...

I did say that I did not plan on selling the ones that I have now. There is nothing wrong with selling the babies--as they don't spread it unless they are near the other chickens. Selling chickens is how I make my living. It is my side job so not raising chickens to sell is not an option. I'm...

Years ago, we got Mycoplasma and culled our entire flock. It was devastating but it was what we were told to do since we breed birds to sell. We culled even the healthy ones. Now, I have 100 birds. Two got sick. I took them to be tested when they died and it was Maraks disease. I think 2 more...

I read it...not sure that I agree with it completely but I Read it. Thx

Marek's disease is one of the most ubiquitous avian infections; it is identified in chicken flocks worldwide. Every flock, except for those maintained under strict pathogen-free conditions, is presumed to be infected. Marek disease is a highly contagious viral disease of poultry characterized...

Yet another state article basically says that I cannot breed to get genetic resistance

https://extension.psu.edu/mareks-disease-in-chickens

Don't vaccinate birds so that the survivors will become resistant. Genetic disease resistance takes decades to develop and so far, has not been successful with Marek's Disease. If it were successful, one would think the commercial chicken genetic companies would have developed resistant chickens...

The first step to managing this disease is to identify whether the virus is present in your family of birds as some families are resistant to the disease - as the best way to prevent Marek's Disease is to develop a family of birds that is naturally resistant against the virus. Acquire families...

Vaccination is good option for flocks or families who have experienced moderate to high levels of Marek's Disease (MD) – or even in flocks that experience poor health for reasons that remain unclear as often in these flocks Marek's disease is the underlying cause of the problems as the virus...

https://www.birdhealth.com.au/mareks-disease

Marek's Disease Control Genetic Resistance = best cure Stress Control = next best control measure Vaccination = may be needed in some flocks There are no anti-viral medicines available to treat Marek's Disease so we must look to understanding the nature of the disease itself in...

Do they lay normally or at a reduced level? So you kept the parent birds and that ended ok? I am thinking about keeping these 100 birds and breeding their babies and vaccinating at birth and keeping them away from the adults. That way, I don't have to cull 100 birds but I don't want to mess up.

I have Maraks....can anyone of you tell me if your chickens with Maraks laid eggs normally? Did you cull them? Breed them and vaccinate the babies? I had two that died after acted paralyzed and that caused me to test. Arkansas Lab says positive for Maraks. They are young--came from Ideal...

This article from CHICKEN COACH implies I should breed them and I guess they mean to vaccinate the babies? I just don't know what to do....keep them and eat the eggs or cull them.