California - Northern

[QueenMisha]

Look into the information about the mareks vaccine making a "super" mareks strain in your flock.

It is ineffective--likely even at one day.

Also, their immune system is immature and it often does not take. You are supposed to re vaccinate later--like at 6 weeks I think.

Do you have any links to the source of this information? I've never heard any of it before but if it's true I'd love to read more.

 

[curious chickee]

Look what came in the mail

 

[ronott1]

Do you have any links to the source of this information? I've never heard any of it before but if it's true I'd love to read more.

I found it!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-make-viruses-more-deadly-new-study-suggests/

 

[ronott1]

Look what came in the mail

You are going to hatch a lot of chicks!

 

[curious chickee]

You are going to hatch a lot of chicks!

I am already hatching a lot using the 4H club incubator, but now I don't have to coordinate egg drop off and my girls can watch them hatch. Plus I am starting breeding Blue copper marans, and later ameracauna this fall focusing on egg color toward SOP quality.

 

[ronott1]

I am already hatching a lot using the 4H club incubator, but now I don't have to coordinate egg drop off and my girls can watch them hatch. Plus I am starting breeding Blue copper marans, and later ameracauna this fall focusing on egg color toward SOP quality.

Sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[Sylvester017]

Look into the information about the mareks vaccine making a "super" mareks strain in your flock.

It is ineffective--likely even at one day.

Also, their immune system is immature and it often does not take. You are supposed to re vaccinate later--like at 6 weeks I think.

I'VE READ AND RESEARCHED THIS SAME INFO BEFORE AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE SUCH A DIVISIVE ISSUE AMONG BREEDERS/OWNERS WHETHER TO VACCINATE OR NOT.

The vaccine in any form does not keep the birds from contracting the disease but it keeps them from forming the tumors. That is what i learned from UC Davis. It is said, at least for CA. that every bird has been exposed. The vaccine WE can get as small flock owners is not nearly as effective as the ones the hatcheries get. As far as i know it is not obtainable for us. it says in the print out it comes with that it is only good for ONE hour. I wondered about the different hatch rates too. I guess it gets down to doing the best you can to protect them. You can only do what you can do right? I had a horrid bout with the disease my first year and had a lot of discussions with UC Davis regarding the disease, trying to understand it. For the next year i ONLY got hatchery birds cuz the vaccine was stronger. I do hatch now tho. I have had NO problems since and it has been 3 years. fingers crossed all the time it was SO awful!

TY FOR SHARING THE INFO/EXPERIENCE YOU HAD.

 

[ronott1]

I'VE READ AND RESEARCHED THIS SAME INFO BEFORE AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE SUCH A DIVISIVE ISSUE AMONG BREEDERS/OWNERS WHETHER TO VACCINATE OR NOT.


TY FOR SHARING THE INFO/EXPERIENCE YOU HAD.

Yes, it is divisive--I just share information though. We all do what we think is best for the chickens and should not get worked up about it.

They are your chickens, not mine after all.

 

[motherofazoo]

Hoping for some help... Been reading other posts and getting information overload. I have one chicken that has had diarrhea for a couple weeks. It is like dark yellow mustard, very wet and smooth. We started treating with Corrid, but there hasn't been a change. Now it looks like a second chicken is beginning to get it too. I'm thinking we should treat for worms, but don't know where to start. There isn't any worms visible in the poop. Is there a "right" medicine to use? Should I be doing something else?

 

[ronott1]

Hoping for some help... Been reading other posts and getting information overload. I have one chicken that has had diarrhea for a couple weeks. It is like dark yellow mustard, very wet and smooth. We started treating with Corrid, but there hasn't been a change. Now it looks like a second chicken is beginning to get it too. I'm thinking we should treat for worms, but don't know where to start. There isn't any worms visible in the poop. Is there a "right" medicine to use? Should I be doing something else?

Take a manure sample to the lab in Turlock. Have them test for worms and cocci.

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