Bielefelder. Oops.
My son spent a year in Versmold Germany which borders Bielefeld. He took pictures of chickens for me whenever he saw any. When he came home, GFF started selling the Bielefeld breed.
Just saying
Caroline
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Bielefelder. Oops.
Your son sounds like an enabler. My son took pictures of chickens on his recent trip to Panama for meMy son spent a year in Versmold Germany which borders Bielefeld. He took pictures of chickens for me whenever he saw any. When he came home, GFF started selling the Bielefeld breed.Bielefelder. Oops.This is what most of the chickens he photographed looked like. This photo was taken in Bielefeld but I bet it is a langsham or some other type. I could not convince him to bring me eggs to try to hatch. I just thought it was a beautiful cockerel - I especially love the feathering on the feet. Just saying Caroline
The original vaccine was Turkey Marek's, and this is the type you and I can still buy. The vaccine hatcheries are now using, combines that with two other forms of Marek's. Birds vaccinated by hatcheries shed all three forms, including the more dangerous chicken form of the virus. I have never lost vaccinated birds to Marek's, only those unvaccinated exposed to vaccinated birds. Our experiences have been opposite, but our conclusions are the same - the vaccination does not accomplish a disease-free or -resistant flock, and the window of opportunity to use it is too small.As far as Marek's goes, I will never vaccinate my birds. The only birds I've ever received vaccinated are from GFF and I've lost quite a few of those to Marek's symptoms. I have also never had an issue mixing vaccinated and non-vaccinated birds. The only birds I've lost to Marek's symptoms are the vaccinated ones so what's the point? And there are multiple strains of Marek's. The vaccine only takes care of one.