Advice Needed: Mareks Vaccine

[sandesnow]

All of the hatchery ones do have the dot, yes. The feed store did not say, he just said all are vaccinated for mareks.. The info you have linked is pretty much what I have been reading in uni studies too. :s

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The article by @Nambroth is one of the best I have seen, she explains the disease in terms that can be understood, she also gets into vaccinated vs. un-vaccinated. So very much worth the read.

 

[getaclue]

Several members on here are dealing with Mareks. Are the chicks the only birds you have? If so, any damage that is going to happen, has pretty much already been done, so just wait, and see what happens.

 

[sandesnow]

No, they are not. I plan to wait it out with these Ameraucanas. They are in the house away from the rest of my flock. (30 other birds.)

 

[getaclue]

Personally, I'd give the chicks away, and decontaminate everything. I would not expose my existing flock to any of them. That means strict biosecurity until they're gone.

 

[sandesnow]

Personally, I'd give the chicks away, and decontaminate everything. I would not expose my existing flock to any of them. That means strict biosecurity until they're gone.

That is exactly what I am doing.