Ideal Poultry failed to vaccinate for Marek's....now what?

You could always use medicated feed. It would make the vaccination useless, and you would have to keep using medicated, but it would most likely help. I have never had any problems so I haven't really looked into diseases.

 

Why do you need to vaccinate for mereks? Do you already have a problem with that disease so need the vaccine to not have sick birds? If you don't have a mereks problem then you don't need the vaccine. Vaccinated birds can still carry the disease they just don't show the symptoms. I feel it's better to know the health of your flock otherwise you are potentially spreading a disease.

Medicated feed is for cocci not mereks. Again, there is no need for medicated feed unless you have a cocci problem. Naturally in soil and chickens. It's high amounts that causes death rate in chicks. Some soils are naturally high. Other soil is "poultry sick" meaning the ground has been used by poultry for a long time i.e. a stationary pen where birds are kept for years. If chicks are introduced to a high cocci concentration in soil many will die if not medicated until they are old enough for bodies to handle it. Adding here: chicks are old enough to handle high concentrations at around 10 weeks of age. Also adding that many of us don't use medicated chick starter. It costs a buck more a bag and unless you know you have a problem isn't needed at all.

 

How did they "take care" of the issue ?