New to BYC ? on vaccinations.

Welcome. Chickens are tons of fun. Here is my tip: build a bigger coop then you read is fine. This is more important if you live in a cold area, they may spend some time indoors in the winter and they need plenty of room so they don't start to pick on each other, this can get quite bad in tight quarters. Build the coop in a shaded area too, they don't like it to hot either and make is safe, very safe, everything wants to eat your hens for supper. Have fun. I love my girls

 

Greetings from Kansas, 4chickswhens, and ! Great to have you with us! I have no advice on vaccinating your birds but I'm sure others will - good luck to you!

 

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Mareks is probably the most common vaccination, given to new-hatched chicks.

 

Welcome to BYC. Consider vaccinating against what is prevelent in your area. Contact your local extension office or state agriculture department for guidance.

 

Welcome to BYC!

 

Exactly what I did when I moved here. The extension agent put me in contact with a person that investigates all reported chicken diseases in this area. He also teaches poultry diseases at the university and has bred grand champion chickens. Tyson is headquartered here so chickens are really important. After talking to him and discussing how I intended to manage my chickens (I don't show and don't bring in adult chickens, either getting hatching eggs or hatchery chicks to bring in new blood) I decided to not vaccinate for anything.

I'm not saying that is the right decision for you or that your extension agent will be as good as mine. In my case, there had been one reported case of Marek's in the previous two years in my county. I don't consider that prevalent. Your situation might be different or if you plan to manage them differently, you may need to do something different.

There is no right answer or wrong answer to this that covers all of us. Just what is the best answer for us in out individual unique situations.

Good luck and welcome to the adventure.

 

Hi, welcome!

I never bother with vaccinations myself.

 

Hello and welcome from Ohio....so glad you joined