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  1. estamets

    can adult chickens be vaccinated for marek's?

    I hear you. If you keep hearty birds, and they never go symptomatic, at least you won't lose any. It can still be in your flock, though, even if it's not fatal. The best course is to only take day olds or eggs, and keep a completely closed flock otherwise. It can still blow in on the wind, but...
  2. estamets

    can adult chickens be vaccinated for marek's?

    I just vaccinated my babies, and went ahead and did the two un-vaccinated POL girls, too. With my husband's help (he held, I poked), we got all 9 birds done in 20 minutes with no difficulty. It may be too late for all of them, since they've probably already been exposed, but if the $40 + 20...
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    can adult chickens be vaccinated for marek's?

    I'm chiming in, just for fun! I've lost 2 of my six - 5 month old birds in the last month to Marek's. The losses were devastating. I've got 7 chicks in the brooder, all between 1 and 4 weeks old. I'll be vaccinating ALL my birds tomorrow. Even if they have been exposed (the older birds...
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