DiYMama540
Crossing the Road
The price of that vaccine!! You think that's single dose? Most are.
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The price of that vaccine!! You think that's single dose? Most are.
Can I say I'm shocked you don't.Vaccinated for what?
There are different things one could vaccinate for.
I do not nor would not vaccinate for anything.
Yes! Natural immunity is something I'd rather have tooI don't vaccinate my chicks.
I want strong genetics in my flock. So vaccinating doesn't help with that. I really want natural immunities.
The one vaccine I would give, salmonella, has been maligned by the FDA because it's ever so slightly different that the one used in Europe because of our regulations. I would give my chickens the salmonella vaccine were it a viable option but with no public support it's expensive, nobody's educated on it, it's not well-approved by the FDA and therefore it's largely not helpful to do.
Most diseases you can vaccinate for like Mareks the vaccine doesn't actually provide immunity it just hides the symptoms of an otherwise still-sick bird. In fact vaccinated but infected birds actually spread the disease more, not less.
Ultimately if the vaccine doesn't produce a sterile immune response I don't want it anywhere near my flock. That way I can know if my chickens are actually sick or not.
That's what I do too. I don't even know how much it costs at each hatchery, but I think I saw $.20 each chick for Marek's.I haven't just because it doesn't seem the benefits outweigh the extra cost. As others have said, the birds are still at risk for the disease Like to keep things as clean and simple as can be here.
What age do you get the pox vaccine?I am contemplating giving the pox vaccine to my chickens...mareck's I will not give....vet and everyone else I have talked to said don't waste the time.
Do you risk creating a carrier by giving the vaccine?