The ones we bought 7+ years ago from Chickens Galore were healthy, extremely sweet, and lived long lives. But his flock must have gotten Mareks a few years ago. Check out his Yelp reviews. *Lots* of people complaining about Mareks-infected chickens from this breeder, unfortunately.
I've been thinking about that too after I responded to your message. Vaccinated birds wouldn't ever get Marek's, so it wouldn't be a problem, I'm guessing. Can I send you a private message in the spring when the weather is warmer to talk about incubating eggs? My kids' school did it, so I...
Thank you for your kind message! We've never tried incubating eggs and have no set up for it. I would also feel bad hatching chicks that would likely die in a few months from Marek's. We're not allowed to have roosters where we live (although neighbors do and no one we've asked minds). We...
@sevenfatcows : sorry to hear about your experiences with AV and the Tehachapi hatchery. I would like to find a place that doesn't sell Marek's-infected chicks in southern California. Thanks to Chickens Galore, however, we will have to wait quite a while until our current Mareks-infected...
Please reconsider buying chicks from Chickens Galore in Norco. Check out the Yelp page for this business. We've been getting our chickens from here since 2014 and had wonderful luck (beautiful, friendly, healthy birds), but this year we purchased over 20 from Chickens Galore and only four have...