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I could only find the diabetic needles. They are very sharp, and very fine. Certainly smaller than 20g. It took some practice to get used to lifting the skin from the neck of the chick. It needs to be under the skin, but before the muscle (hence the lift) My wife would hold the chick still...

I went to the local chemist (drug store) and asked for a fit pack. It contains a few hypodermic needles and safe disposal cases, it cost about $8. I warn you though, that is how most drug addicts get their sharps, so you may get some funny looks. You could just tell them "I want to give my...

Yes that's right Sally Sunshine. One shot under the skin in the back of the necks in the first 24 hours of life and that's if. The do suggest keeping them from exposed birds for as long as possible to allow the vaccine to 'take'. Not a problem if your raising them in your brooder, a bit hard if...

When I was on the vaccination trail I spoke with the local broiler farm, they said that they also don't vaccinate due to life span. The gent said, "we wear the minimal loss's so we can turn them around sooner" Which pretty much exactly aligns with Oz's above post.

A great article Oz. I have had experience with Marrek's in our small flock. It is hard to work with, and we lost a large portion of our flock from it. We believe our mistake was mixing rescued commercial birds with backyard bred birds. We assume the older rescue birds (who were vaccinated)...