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    Pyncheons?

    Dovemaiden has apparently been off BYC for several years. I tried contacting her a while back with no luck. I worked for a few years with Pyncheons that I had gotten from Privett up until last Spring. I then moved my flock on. The Only birds available are hatchery. There is one, maybe 2...
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    Review by 'LisaMP' in article 'Sterilizing hatching eggs'

    Excellent Info. Thank You!
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    Comment by 'LisaMP' in article 'Killer in the Shadows. How My Flock and I Learned to Deal With Marek's Disease'

    I just re-found this thread and re-read your post. I went through the season from hell last year, lost over 50 youngsters to various Marek’s symptoms. Necropsies kept coming back coccidiosis. I spent the summer treating for coccidiosis ad nauseum, disinfecting everything with a veterinary...
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    The birds I believe to be my ground zero birds came from out of State. In all of my pondering it has occurred to me that perhaps my flock was hit SO terribly hard because the new birds introduced a variant that my resident birds had absolutely no immunity to. Lots to think about.
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    From all my reading, and my experience, vaccinated chicks are fine. They’re vaccinated at hatch, and aren’t exposed to adults. I think hatchery chicks also get the more extensive forms of the vaccine that cover more variants. My “ground-zero” birds were vaccinated by a private breeder, and...
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    I’ve heard that, and I’ve also heard it’s Not true. BUT, my only 2 pens that did not experience deaths last year are my pens that run alongside the goat pen where I also had 3 turkeys residing for the past 3 years. One of the pens contains Bantam Cochins, which are supposed to be particularly...
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    And this …
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    According to this, and from my research, current vaccines include chicken virus to increase effectiveness of the vaccine. This is why the vaccine must be shipped frozen, increasing the cost.
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    In over 20 years of keeping and breeding chickens I NEVER lost a bird to Marek’s symptoms until this past season. As I added breeds and breeding stock, 99% of the time I purchased fertile eggs and hatched them out myself. When I bought those 4 birds, 1 pullet proved a bit punky out of the box...
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    Vaccinated Chickens Transmit Marek's Virus and Can Kill Your Unvaccinated Chickens.

    "Marek's vaccination is what they call a "leaky" vaccination in that it prevents death of the host but does not prevent infection or transmission, and it allows the virus to become increasingly "hot" or more deadly. Vaccinated chickens who become infected (asymptomatically or not) transmit...
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    Review by 'LisaMP' in article 'The Great Big Giant Marek's Disease FAQ'

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    Comment by 'LisaMP' in article 'The Great Big Giant Marek's Disease FAQ'

    Great Article! Thank You!
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    Marek’s Disease – NOT

    Just found this, Very timely, going through this now. Same symptoms and started the Baytril yesterday thinking RI. She’s a bit worse today, but brighter, but I started thinking Mareks. Fingers crossed for the same success you had!!
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    Pyncheon Thread

    The hatch I had in February gave me 10 chicks. Two of the cockerels I’ve already rehomed as pets. One had a slight scissor beak and the other was working on a humongous comb. Floppy combs make me crazy. 😬 i need to take fresh photos, but have these from last week. The 2 oddballs are...
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    Pyncheon Thread

    Dueling Broodies. One of the gals started setting eggs. 10 under her, I think 5 are definitely viable. Should be hatching soon.
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