New to guinea keets

[AMoritz]

Ok, I currently have 2 new keets that have hatched the last couple days. I've never had baby keets/chicks before so excuse me for the new questions. Lol
What do I vaccinate the for, how, and with what? Also what at what ages?

Or hopefully there's a thread ive missed with this info?
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[R2elk]

Ok, I currently have 2 new keets that have hatched the last couple days. I've never had baby keets/chicks before so excuse me for the new questions. Lol
What do I vaccinate the for, how, and with what? Also what at what ages?

Or hopefully there's a thread ive missed with this info?
Search doesn't work for me!

I do not vaccinate keets for anything.

 

[AMoritz]

I do not vaccinate keets for anything.

So chickens get vaccinated but not guineas? They can't catch the same stuff, or what?

 

[R2elk]

So chickens get vaccinated but not guineas? They can't catch the same stuff, or what?

In some ways guineas are hardier than chickens. I did not say that no one vaccinates their guineas as I recently saw a thread about vaccinating guineas and it was the first time I had seen a thread about vaccinating guineas. I don't vaccinate my guineas but I also don't vaccinate my chickens or my turkeys.

Raising Guinea Fowl 101 is an excellent source of information on guineas and I do not recall anyone talking about vaccinating their guineas.

 

[AMoritz]

In some ways guineas are hardier than chickens. I did not say that no one vaccinates their guineas as I recently saw a thread about vaccinating guineas and it was the first time I had seen a thread about vaccinating guineas. I don't vaccinate my guineas but I also don't vaccinate my chickens or my turkeys.

Raising Guinea Fowl 101 is an excellent source of information on guineas and I do not recall anyone talking about vaccinating their guineas.

I have read that, and I don't see anyone saying they do. But don't they need to be vaccinated or something to transfer poultry across state lines? That's what I'm questioning the most I guess, as some of these keets will be going to iowa

 

[R2elk]

I have read that, and I don't see anyone saying they do. But don't they need to be vaccinated or something to transfer poultry across state lines? That's what I'm questioning the most I guess, as some of these keets will be going to iowa

In order to legally cross state lines, they or the flock needs to be tested and certified disease free. The tests and requirements that need to be met are determined by the state they are going to and the state they are coming from. I have not seen anywhere that vaccination was a requirement. Most states require a minimum of NPIP certification and the proper accompanying paperwork. Some states even require an import permit. A few states will accept a Veterinarian Certificate of Health but most require NPIP. Some states require both. Some states require additional testing that is not covered by NPIP. Because this involves crossing state lines, if someone is caught illegally sending or taking poultry across state lines, you don't end up in front of a Justice of the Peace but instead end up in Federal Court.

 

[AMoritz]

In order to legally cross state lines, they or the flock needs to be tested and certified disease free. The tests and requirements that need to be met are determined by the state they are going to and the state they are coming from. I have not seen anywhere that vaccination was a requirement. Most states require a minimum of NPIP certification and the proper accompanying paperwork. Some states even require an import permit. A few states will accept a Veterinarian Certificate of Health but most require NPIP. Some states require both. Some states require additional testing that is not covered by NPIP. Because this involves crossing state lines, if someone is caught illegally sending or taking poultry across state lines, you don't end up in front of a Justice of the Peace but instead end up in Federal Court.

Ok so find out how to get npip certs, thank you!