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RedMoxie
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Feed medicated with amprolium is designed to help chicks manage the coccidia they find in their environment, so they don't get sick from a sudden overexposure to the parasite.
Marek's vaccine is meant to protect the birds from developing the tumors that are caused by that virus in infected flocks. Two different issues!
Some of us don't have a big problem with coccidiosis, and never need the medicated feed. Other places, and other years, chicks will die from this parasite without the medicated feed. So, it depends, and the safest plan is to feed medicated feed until the babies have been out at the coop for a couple of weeks.
Mary
Thanks again--really appreciate it. Sounds like one more week in the coop should do it then all around.