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Your feed store is awesome if they keep it in stock! I always have to order it, and it is so expensive for chick when you are only hatching a dozen once you account for shipping. I have never had a chicken with Marek's (that I know of ) But to me, it is worth it to pay the extra money to make sure they don't die when you've put all the effort into raising them. Yes, and to have to watch them suffer because I wasn't willing to buy the vaccine would just wreck me. I don't understand why feed stores and other people decide not to order vaccinated chicks. If you buy them from the hatcheries, it is really cheap to get them vaccinated. I guess the feed stores just use the chicks to get people to buy chick supplies. Oh, and at this time of year it can be hard to find the vaccine, a lot of times it's on backorder, so it's best to buy a few bottles at the start of the year and keep them in your fridge until you'll need them. The 'use and dispose' thing is annoying-- alot gets wasted. (saves on shipping that way too)
Your feed store is awesome if they keep it in stock! I always have to order it, and it is so expensive for chick when you are only hatching a dozen once you account for shipping. I have never had a chicken with Marek's (that I know of ) But to me, it is worth it to pay the extra money to make sure they don't die when you've put all the effort into raising them. Yes, and to have to watch them suffer because I wasn't willing to buy the vaccine would just wreck me. I don't understand why feed stores and other people decide not to order vaccinated chicks. If you buy them from the hatcheries, it is really cheap to get them vaccinated. I guess the feed stores just use the chicks to get people to buy chick supplies. Oh, and at this time of year it can be hard to find the vaccine, a lot of times it's on backorder, so it's best to buy a few bottles at the start of the year and keep them in your fridge until you'll need them. The 'use and dispose' thing is annoying-- alot gets wasted. (saves on shipping that way too)
