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    Living with Marek's: Need real life experience

    Yes so true. Fingers crossed!!
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    Living with Marek's: Need real life experience

    Gorgeous birds! I have 2 four week old Egyptian Fayoumis from Mcmurray's and also had them vaccinated along with a dozen other chicks and hoping they survive. Just hatched another 15 from my unvaxxed chicks and will also be holding my breath. Losing a few chickens a week is so heartbreaking...
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    Living with Marek's: Need real life experience

    Thank you @microchick The ones that survive seem to thrive I've noticed. Glad to hear yours are toughing it out!
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    Living with Marek's: Need real life experience

    Reposting my response to a similar op: So sorry about your flock. We went through the same thing over the last several months. Picked up 26 chicks last summer from tractor supply that weren't vaccinated and now have only 4 survivors. It has been a nightmare. I've almost always ordered vaccinated...
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    Is there life after Mareks?

    So sorry about your flock. We went through the same thing over the last several months. Picked up 26 chicks last summer from tractor supply that weren't vaccinated and now have only 4 survivors. It has been a nightmare. I've almost always ordered vaccinated chicks from hatcheries and never had a...
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    Mareks diagnosed in “vaccinated” pullets

    Straight run is unsexed. Hard to believe that majority are roos randomly. A few friends also got straight runs and the majority were roos. I've gotten straight runs from McMurray's hatchery and they were always a pretty balanced mix of roos & pullets. Seems like they put more just to get rid of...
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    Mareks diagnosed in “vaccinated” pullets

    We are currently experiencing a Marek's outbreak in our flock and it's devastating. Got chicks from Tractor supply unvaccinated. Kept inside brooder for about 5-6 weeks, and moved to outside coop. We've been having one show signs every week or two and we had 15 birds to start. I have an older...
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