OK-maybe I'm slow on the uptake, but do you vaccinate?

[bwebb7]

I don't know why I never thought about it. My hen got broody and I gave her 6 eggs to set on and they hatched on "our" birthday!

-puppys over the years-of course! kitties-yes, horses-yes! why didn't I think before these bitties hatched?

What vaccines? any other things that babies need?

 

[Lollipop]

You know, I`ve never vaccinated chickens for anything in 51 years of raising them with one exception and that is pox. No need to worry about that unless it happens in your flock and that is unlikely, especially this time of year. The general rule is, "don`t vaccinate before you need to".

 

[horsejody]

I vaccinate for marek's, but that would be futile if the hen wasn't vaccinated and she hatched and brooded the chicks

 

[Heidi]

I hatched out over 30 chicks last winter/spring and most of them died between 16-20 weeks of mareks. My original flock I bought from a hatchery and I had them vaccinated. So I ended up vaccinating all of the chicks I hatched this winter/spring. I've also noticed a few people here in Michigan have had the same problem. Maybe it depends on where you live.

 

[needtohatch]

I am wondering the same thing. My aunt ordered our flock and does not remember where from or if they were vaccinated. I have their eggs in the bator now and don't know what to do when they hatch.

 

[horsejody]

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You can vaccinate them yourself. This is a great place to order from:

http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/store/