"Protein content should not exceed 19% as too much protein is linked to large combs, A little grain (scratch/wheat) may be feed twice a week. Too much grain will cause your serama to be fat and sluggish. Serama hens are great moms, laying, hatching and taking care of their own chicksrain (red...
The momma "Probably" carries mereks unfortunately aside from shouldnt have done this, WHEN at what AGE/DAY after hatching do people vaccinate silkies!!?? And seriously if hatcheries wont vaccinate day old silkies why dont they just do it in the egg? (i just read they vaccinate in utero,..err...
do i need to intervene and get it to drink? she has 6 more silkie eggs to hatch! The maran egg hatched 24 hrs early! just not sure when they need to drink and if she will get up to do it!? Also its our first peeper and the most amazing thing ever.
Has anyone had a flock or hen that has probably had mereks but never showed signs hatch eggs? And if so did you let her keep them? OR (and this is my first time hatching) did you pull the eggs..OR chicks before or after hatch? I do plan on vaccinating chicks myself once hatched. Just wondering...
I am confused if they are the same disease that the vaccine is for,..and if I can give the young turkeys the chicken vaccine for mereks? It says its a turkey blah blah vaccine but is it really for turkeys!!??