Mareks, if I currently have a flock that is vaccinated, does that mean they carry it? And if I'm getting chicks that are not vaccinated will I have problems?
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ok so some flocks can develope a imunnity to mareks?? so how does that work out you have some contaminated that survive some tht arent?
Mareks, if I currently have a flock that is vaccinated, does that mean they carry it? And if I'm getting chicks that are not vaccinated will I have problems?
Well, got a call from SandHill, I'm at work wife talked to them. Chicks will be here Thursday morning. Kind of. The ones I wanted the most, the white j giants, ordered the max 10, will be getting 12. No langshans, refund on them. I was kinda looking forward to them but they were not the reason I ordered from SH. I asked the wife what they said they would be filling the box with, she said they said just the twelve. I guarantee I get 'packing peanuts'. Their website states they only ship lots of 25. This could be interesting, they have many strange breeds...Maybe they will just send the 12, but I doubt it.
Come on Thursday! Hurry up and get here!
another good read on Marek's
https://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000791_Rep813.pdf
What it says is the disease can live for months in the dander.... So If you had an outbreak and cleanded up and didnt have birds for say a Year its likely the property would be Marek's free.
I hope thats true
deb
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Vaccinating does Not cause them to be exposed or carry Marek's. Vaccinating is a "fake" exposure to get antibodies to grow. But if a vaccinated chick gets exposed, they can give it to others. The vaccine just protects against the tumors.
Bella, you did a good thing. My biggest concern here is to not have My chickens die so I vaccinate. My next concern is to not knowingly spread it. 3rd concern is to keep up to date on the facts (not internet facts, but actual research facts), and do the best I can to be a source of correct information, prevention, etc, and have cohorts that do the same.
Mareks, if I currently have a flock that is vaccinated, does that mean they carry it? And if I'm getting chicks that are not vaccinated will I have problems?
So if my current flock has never been exposed the new unvaccinated chicks should be ok?