vaccinating chicks

  1. lillykew

    Can I vaccinate chicks after 24 hours?

    Hello all! Please let me know if this is better posted elsewhere. I'm ordering chicks from a small farm that doesn't vaccinate their birds. They go to great lengths to keep their flocks isolated and free of disease, including making sure they don't come in contact with wild birds. However, the...
  2. dpnation

    Hatched some chicks - too late to vaccinate?

    Hi there, I have a flock of ~20 backyard chickens and just hatched a few babies for fun. I am just realizing now that you're supposed to vaccinate for Marek's on the first day. The chicks are 3 weeks old currently. A few questions: - Is it possible to vaccinate them now? - What else do we...
  3. agold23

    Vaccinating 2 week old chick?

    I have a now closed flock of 7 with a silkie chick that hatched 2 weeks ago. They are now all currently battling a respiratory infection (we think MG) so we wont be getting any new birds. We are located in southwestern Ontario, cold winters and warm summers but we have pretty big predatory bug...
  4. HollyOakFarm

    Merek's Vaccine possible overdose (?)

    Hi all, This is my first post here. I'm a long time lurker in the forum though. You all are an impressive source of knowledge..... so, here's my issue: We just vaccinated two groups of chicks for Merek's. The first group (Svart Hona and Hedemoras) was vaccinated Monday of this week at 1-2 days...
  5. chickenbritt5908

    How to vaccinate freshly hatched chicks...?

    I have a week before my incubator babies are supposed to hatch. I want to give them the best chance so I understand vaccinating can help with that. When, what, how do I vaccinate them once they hatch?
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