should i get them vaccinated

[Chicks in VA]

im going to order 12 bantams from ideal hatchery
im hoping to put 8 Ish hens with my OEGB cockerel
should i get them vaccinated.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Is your male vaccinated? Do you have flocks with mareks or vaccinated flocks within a few hours of your flock? Do you practice secure biosecurity?

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

My opinion is yes. Whenever I buy chicks I make sure to have them vaccinated. Vaccination is not a substitute for good biosecurity, but is instead a part of it. Vaccines are a cheap and effective way to help prevent disease within your flock, and on the plus side, you won’t have to feed medicated feed, which may reduce your feed bill. I don’t know if it’s something your concerned about (this isn’t something I do, and I’m not sure if you’re selling bantam eggs) but if you wish to market any eggs as organic, you can’t feed medicated feed, so in that case I would HIGHLY recommend getting the birds vaccinated.

 

[Chicks in VA]

Is your male vaccinated? Do you have flocks with mareks or vaccinated flocks within a few hours of your flock? Do you practice secure biosecurity?

i don't know i got my male at an auction
i don't know to the 2nd question
and don't know what the last 1 is

 

[JacinLarkwell]

i don't know i got my male at an auction
i don't know to the 2nd question
and don't know what the last 1 is

Biosecurity is separating newbirds so you know they're not sick

 

[Chicks in VA]

oh i do that all the time he has no show sighs of sickness in over 1 1/2 months he just doesn't have females

 

[Chicks in VA]

i got the chicks vaccinated and they will be here in may