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    Marek’s vaccine dilemma

    This is why Marek’s vaccine is called a “leaky” vaccine it is well known and documented to spread Marek’s into the environment but not all birds succumb to it generally it’s only juveniles under 20 weeks of age.
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    Marek’s vaccine dilemma

    The vaccine gives them a weakened form of the disease. Once vaccinated the bird has Marek’s and they will continue to shed the virus into their environment but they have antibodies to protect them from succumbing to death from the disease.
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    Marek’s vaccine dilemma

    Wait what am I reading? Vaccines can and DO spread disease it’s called viral shedding. Ideal knows exactly what they are talking about. I am a registered nurse as well as a poultry lover. All vaccinations do risk spreading the virus. Vaccinate yours and if you vaccinate your friends then they...
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    Marek’s Disease Help

    I’m pretty certain my juveniles (2-4 months old) have Marek’s disease. I’m searching the forum and the internet for information on what to do. Not how to diagnose it but what do you do if your flock begins to die? Do I do anything ? Add vitamins to the water? Antibiotics to the water? Or do I...
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    Deadly Apricots

    Thank you for your help.
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    Deadly Apricots

    I had a bag of dried Apricots. I googled if they were safe to feed to chickens google said the flesh is but not the stems, pits, leaves of apricots. I only fed one handful of chopped up dried apricots to each coop. My 4 adult coops are doing fine. My juvenile coop is doing very poorly several...
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    Helping a Failure to externally Pip

    I had put one hole on the side of the egg. But the membrane repaired itself and closed back up. I actually have a very hard time seeing through the egg to find the air cell. I also don’t have a lot of experience. That’s a good article although I still don’t know how to find the air cell to make...
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    Helping a Failure to externally Pip

    Can any expert hatchers explain how to help a failure too externally pip. I had a beautiful blue Australorp chick yesterday in the egg I could here the baby chirping. All the others eggs had hatched but this one. I tried several times to make my own teeny tiny pip but it would bleed so I would...
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    Shetland Hens

    I might have a black Shetland Hen Cockerel. In Florida.
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    Drowning Chicks I need some Advice…

    Thank you for your advice!
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    Drowning Chicks I need some Advice…

    I emptied the wells and dried out my incubator and it’s running now at 40% humidity. Which is my lowest actually since I began. This is room humidity level. I have 18 more eggs set to hatch 1/13. We shall see how that one goes.
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    Drowning Chicks I need some Advice…

    Thank you for your insight
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    Drowning Chicks I need some Advice…

    Thank you I’m trying that this clutch!
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    Drowning Chicks I need some Advice…

    Good idea !
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    Drowning Chicks I need some Advice…

    I am going to by this thank you very much!
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