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The 2 roosters (we didn't raise from babyhood) were probably about a year or so old. We do have others that we raised from egg on and I know they've never been vaccinated. Some we got from a local feed store (I don't know if they've been vaccinated either----if a chickens been vaccinated will...

Do you vaccinate your birds? If so, how do you give them a shot and where do you get your vaccinations?

after reading about Mareks disease, it sounds like that's the problem.....do you know is this disease indigenous only to birds....our little doxie came in contact with the chickens via my clothing.

We just lost a rooster and now we have another one down, he acts lame. Yesterday he was just fine...any suggestions?

We have a rooster who is just laying....all of a sudden he acts like his legs aren't usable. This is very strange because yesterday he was fine. We just lost another rooster exactly like this and I don't know what the problem could be. I have used vaseline and coated his leg, which his foot...