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    Official BYC Poll: Are You Comfortable Injecting Vaccines or Medications Into Your Birds?

    None of our local farm stores sell laying hens. So I have only ever bought chicks and raised them from the start. I certainly enjoy the process, and when that first egg came, I really felt I had achieved something. Dear Wife said I was so proud of that first egg that you would think I laid it...
  2. gtaus

    Official BYC Poll: Are You Comfortable Injecting Vaccines or Medications Into Your Birds?

    I have only bought chicks, at about $3.00 each. I have never paid for adult laying hens. For me, it just makes more sense to replace an older sick hen with a younger chick in good health. Last time I was in the vet office was many years ago, and minimum charge was about $80.00. That would buy a...
  3. gtaus

    Official BYC Poll: Are You Comfortable Injecting Vaccines or Medications Into Your Birds?

    I have not used any vaccines or medications for my birds. First of all, I have never needed any medications. Second, I doubt if I would spend very much money to medicate a sick bird that costs me $3.00 to replace. My chickens are not my pets, although I really enjoy my backyard flock. But I...
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