mareks vaccinations

  1. bayoublues

    Vaccinating for Marek's after day-old chicks

    So we have a suspected outbreak of Marek's disease [super super depressing] that has taken the lives of some of our beloved Serama chickens. If you're not familiar, these are the world's smallest chickens. Anyway, we had a closed flock but did introduce some seemingly healthy chickens to our...
  2. froggyphore

    should i vaccinate my next round of chicks against mareks?

    my current flock is unvacced. i don’t come in contact with other flocks, my only real risks are some neighbors down the road and going to the feed store, but i’m still worried about bringing it to my flock. i’ve read mixed articles about whether or not its a good idea (some saying it allows...
  3. Heartsopenwide

    Marek’s for older birds

    I have read vaccinating older birds can be affective. Does it require an egg withdrawal period?
  4. froggyphore

    should i vaccinate my existing flock for mareks before introducing my chicks?

    i have four 2 year old hens and six 3-4 week old chicks that i will be introducing next month. i believe my chicks have been vaccinated against mareks because they have a small bald spot on their right shoulder, but i don't know if my hens were (though they came from the same store). should i...
  5. C

    Marek’s vaccine for 4 week old chicks

    Hey everyone. I have 10 chicks around 4 weeks old. 6 were vaccinated at one day old for Marek’s, but the other for are from a different hatcher and were not. Should I vaccinate these four? (They were not introduced to each other until 3 weeks of age)
  6. diamondsilkies

    Marek's Vaccinations?

    (I really wasn't sure what forum to post this under, so if you see a better place for it, please let me know!) Over the summer, I had an outbreak of Marek's and lost quite a few birds, mostly young silkie pullets. All the chickens I have now lived through it and showed no symptoms of it at any...
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