Help!

[nicolie]

I have a delay now. She messaged me again and said she would take them and give them shots herself. I don't know much about chickens and want them to be in a safe place. Would this be ok?

 

[enola]

What kind of shots does she think they seem to need??

 

[nicolie]

Marek? Any info on this?

 

[sophiaw00]

I don't know for sure but I believe they are given shots from a hatchery for mareks and stuff. My chicks were vaccinated for mareks before they were sent out in the mail. I honestly probably wouldn't give them to her because she doesn't seem too knowledgeable on chickens. It's totally up to you though and I tend to be paranoid about where my animals go.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Merek's is what chicks are vaccinated for, I forgot about that earlier. It's contracted from other birds via dander and not transferred to humans. I hatch and raise my own birds so they are not vaccinated. Never had Merek's disease enter the flock. It's probably a good insurance to vaccinate if you've a large operation and high quality stock as there is no cure for Merek's once it's in a flock the flock must be closed (no birds in or out) or it will spread to other flocks. You'd hear if Merek's is your area on the news. Most euthanize a flock with Merek's, sanitize everything and start again.

 

[tohbi]

actually, the woman who rejected the chicks sounds responsible. mareks is hard to detect sometimes and she doesn't want it introduced into her flock. better to introduce only vaccinated birds. otherwise, worst case scenario she could lose her whole flock.

your chicks look healthy. read about mareks here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mareks-virus-the-most-frequently-asked-questions