I added guinea keets to farm. Should I vaccinate my 1 year old Rhode Island Red flock and keets?

[RLAChristian]

I added guinea keets for pest control. They have their own coop separate from my 1 year old healthy Rhode Island Red flock that I've never vaccinated for anything. There are a lot of migrating birds around the ranch and having guineas flying around I'm worried my free range chickens will be at closer risk. Should I vaccinate both flocks? If so, for what. Thanks in advance. I've searched everywhere online with no definite answer.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

No point in vaccinating the old birds, they have to be less than 24 hours for it to be effective

 

[RLAChristian]

No point in vaccinating the old birds, they have to be less than 24 hours for it to be effective

Thank you! I agree!

 

[Meadow Clampett]

I agree! I have never vaccinated any of my birds. Never had any problems.

 

[RLAChristian]

Thank you so much. Makes me feel more confident about their health.

 

[Sydney65]

I've never seen a recommendation to vaccinate guinea unless there is active disease present in your area as they are not AS susceptible to most disease that affect other poultry. Likewise regarding medicated feed.
From what I've read, it's to do w/"natural antibodies" - proteins w/i the immune system w/o exposure to disease. I'm not certain if the implication is our synthetic vaxs & atbs cld inhibit natural antibodies, kind of like evolution deciding that protection is no longer needed? Or perhaps that the real meaning of "not fully domesticated" means we haven't yet destroyed their natural immunity?
https://www.wur.nl/en/article/Breeding-animals-for-general-disease-resistance-Yes-we-can-1.htm

 

[RLAChristian]

I've never seen a recommendation to vaccinate guinea unless there is active disease present in your area as they are not AS susceptible to most disease that affect other poultry. Likewise regarding medicated feed.
From what I've read, it's to do w/"natural antibodies" - proteins w/i the immune system w/o exposure to disease. I'm not certain if the implication is our synthetic vaxs & atbs cld inhibit natural antibodies, kind of like evolution deciding that protection is no longer needed? Or perhaps that the real meaning of "not fully domesticated" means we haven't yet destroyed their natural immunity?
https://www.wur.nl/en/article/Breeding-animals-for-general-disease-resistance-Yes-we-can-1.htm

Thankfully my Reds are very healthy and I'm in a very secluded area so no cases I know about. I've read just like you say they are pretty hardy birds because they're not fully domesticated. This is very helpful information. Thank you so much for your time and your input! I truly appreciate it!