Is it vital to be vaccinated?

[chickensarefamily2me]

I recently aquired three chicks that a middle school science teacher hatched. I have 17 birds total, and they will be going out soon. I am not sure if they are vaccinated. Is it vital?

 

[mljohnson05]

It is up to you if you want to vaccinate them. IMO I would to help prevent disease. But this usually had to be done at time of hatch. so how old are they?

 

[FreeChicken!]

None of my chickens are vaccinated and they're healthy except for an occasional injury. So, no, it's not vital.

 

[chickensarefamily2me]

Two to three weeks. Okay, Thanks for the advice.... I was worried, because all my others came from my usual feed store.

 

[Judy]

FreeChicken! :

None of my chickens are vaccinated and they're healthy except for an occasional injury. So, no, it's not vital.

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[krcote]

Your feed store chickens may or may not be vaccinated. More often than not, going without vaccinations in chickens is just fine. If you were to start a large scale operation where you had poultry moving in and out very often, it would certainly be indicated.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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X2. Read here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps030

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