sebright thread

[SFIcelandics]

SFIcelandics,
do you vaccinate your sebrights for Mareks? I have had a terrible experience with both vaccinated and unvaccinated sebrights. We have one hen surviving and I'm hoping she's especially resistant. If she is resistant, would it be a good idea to find her a mate?
Thxs,
Deb

I do not VACCINATE ANY OF MY BIRDS FOR ANYTHING. I also DO NOT MEDICATE...

As far as my understanding on the Marek's is that the VACCINE only COVERS THE SYMPTOMS, and the birds will still shed the virus. So I learned from Dan - he reccomended not to vaccinate, and then just cull for anyone who show signs... I have yet to have any of my birds show signs of mareks... If your hen makes it thru the virus, and is healthy and lays, I wouldnt see why not to breed her? Resistance should be passed on to her chicks thru the eggs - any thoguhts from anyone else on this???

Nate

 

[CaSebrightFan]

ALL of my birds(brahmas and sebrights) come right from Dan Powell of One Earth Farm - I picked them up there as I only live an hour from him... I am so happy with the birds!!!

At this time I only have 2 citron hens and 1 gold male(should be split to citron) that I could part with... Plus extra gold males(maybe a hen or 2).

I lost my lavendar male to a fox, so I only have 2 pullets left, so I am breeding them to get some splits and then I can breed back and get more lavendars, they are quite popular, and are the typiest of the new sebright colors. I will get pics this weekend if the weather cooperates.

Dan no longer raises any fowl, and I had picked up his last batches of birds, I have a total of 68 birs from him right now...

Nate

I knew that Dan no longer is dealing in the sebrights, very upsetting. Which is going to make it very difficult to get a hold of good stock in the other varieties.

 

[SFIcelandics]

Dan is no longer working with Birds at all. He sold the last of his birds a week or 2 ago. I was fortunate enough to get some of all of his colors!!!



Nate

I knew that Dan no longer is dealing in the sebrights, very upsetting. Which is going to make it very difficult to get a hold of good stock in the other varieties.

 

[SFIcelandics]

*UP FOR AUCTION - 1 CITRON SEBRIGHT HEN*

CHECK IT OUT:

http://www.rarebreedauctions.com/citron-sebright-hen,name,105718,auction_id,auction_details

 

[Sumatra55]

Here are a few of my Silver Sebrights

<a href="https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/image/view/id/4961122/album/6051627"><img src="https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/6477523/width/400/flags/LL"></a>

https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/image/view/id/4961121/album/6051627

 

[lcw1995]

heres my buffs that i got from the ohio nationals
they got killed they were alot buffer in color then the pic shows
my camera bleached them out especially the hen

 

[FarmGirl01]

Here are a few of my Silver Sebrights

<a href="https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/image/view/id/4961122/album/6051627"><img src="https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/6477523/width/400/flags/LL"></a>

https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/image/view/id/4961121/album/6051627

Those are very nice Silvers.

The buffs are a beautiful colored bird. I would love to see more at the shows.

 

[FarmGirl01]

This is my son's bird that won BV at our last show. There were 6 sebrights total. Some were the beautiful buff color.

 

[Whittni]

Wow, that's sweety looking one. My sebright male actually looks more like a hen than a rooster, but isn't that the idea?

 

[FarmGirl01]

Yeah, hen feathered.