Peeps in Europe!

[maceleneo]

What do you mean with (if hatched in a healthy environment)?

Do you mean that if you buy eggs laid by a hen who survived Marek, and give these to your own broody, there is still a small risk to get sick Marek-chicks. Especially when the broody hatches the eggs in a environment where the flock may have other diseases or parasites?

Sorry for my English, yes I meant that (as I read) the disease is not transmitted from mother to eggs, so if I buy eggs from a place affected by the disease and my hens hatch them, chicks will be fine. This according to info that I read online this morning, I clearly know less than anyone here on the subject! Of course I'm not suggesting to do it, I was just wondering if it could be possible to bring the disease to my own coop through eggs (I don't usually buy chicks or chickens, usually I buy eggs and my broodies hatch them) and apparently it's not. I'm not sure I understand your last question because I wouldn't define "healthy environment" a place with parasites or other diseases, so I'm afraid that I'm missing something!

 

[BDutch]

not. I'm not sure I understand your last question because I wouldn't define "healthy environment" a place with parasites or other diseases, so I'm afraid that I'm missing something!

I found a good site-page about the requirements for a healthy environment.

https://azbigmedia.com/lifestyle/ho...ore-productive-environment-for-your-chickens/

Of course its best if you tick all the boxes. But in the case of a healthy environment for chicks, I thinks its most important the broody isn’t sick, the chicks have proper chick food and plenty of fresh air. It doesn’t have to be ultra clean continuously at all.

My experience with broodies is that she fanatically start to search for little worms, insects eggs and such for the chicks, as soon as the chicks start walking around outside the brooder. Usually after 5 days. She stays outside with the chicks the whole day and return to the brooder sometime before sunset. I like to think that the broody knows best.