Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

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Shelley, at MSU it was explained to me unless you had a sterile environment to keep the chicks in it would be a waste of time to vaccinate them after 24 hours.

 

[kathyinmo]

Dr Peter Brown recommends to vaccinate everyone, as a first time thing, no matter what the age.

ETA: What difference would it make, as I do not have Mareks to start with. Would that matter? I mean, since I don't have Mareks, is it ok to vaccinate them all?

 

[snowbird]

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Kathy, Peter Brown is not a doctor he went to college to work in the poultry industry, but is not a vet. I know people with small numbers of young birds that vaccinate all of the young everytime they have a new batch hatch. This is not possible for me when I have between 1000-1200 young. It definitly will not hurt them to vaccinite. i think you should do a little research on Mareks before you say you do not have it in your fowl.

 

[kathyinmo]

I have read what Mareks is, but have had none here that I am aware of. Is there something else I should know about it?

 

[berkeleysprings]

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[pinkchick]

Here are a few photo's of Gnarles my Blue Copper Roo. He will be 1 year old on Aug. 19....please don't hold back any comments. It's all good to me!

Snoozing out in the sun

Getting ready to really belt out one heck of a crow

His funky comb

 

[BellevueOmlet]

Wow PinkChick, that is one good looking Roo. Just BEAUTIFUL!

 

[ruth]

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I agree - just gorgeous!!!

 

[snowbird]

Pink, is that a side sprig on the neck end of his comb ?

 

[pinkchick]

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No sir...it is not. No sprigs here, but I know exactly what you are seeing that would make you ask that. Gnarles has a sorta funky comb, 4 nice points and the 5th-ish just before the blade is split. His comb doesn't bother me in the slightest as I am not focusing on combs right now. I will get a good photo of his comb later, charging batteries again.

edited to say: Thank you Bellevue and Ruth.