To vaccinate or not?

[aggieterpkatie]

I'm getting ready to order 25 broilers, and don't know if I should vaccinate for Marek's and coccidia. I'd like to feed unmedicated feed. These birds arent' going to be cramped like they are in chicken houses. What do you think?

 

[quercus21]

We didn't/don't have our birds vaccinate and we don't feed them medicated feed. We live on part of a out of business poultry farm. We haven't had a problem (yet?). I would say it really depends on how you feel about it.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

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Thanks. I'm not going to do it. I raised them before without it, I can do it again!

 

[jaku]

Don't do it- first, many still get sick and die even on medicated feed or having been vaccinated. It is far from a magic bullet. Second, (at least for my birds,) my thought is- if I'm going to add chemicals, why bother even raising my own birds?