The issue of buying vaccinated versus non vaccinated chicks from the feed store came up in another thread, and it got me to thinking......
I have 24 eggs in the incubator that will be hatching around the 6th of March. And as such, I have a lot of questions about vaccinating.
1) Is the vaccine for Marek's something that I can order online? If so, where? Does anyone know of a good online resource for these kinds of things?
2) What diseases can be vaccinated for?
3) When does one administer a vaccine?
4) HOW does one administer a vaccine?
5) Is there any way to find out if Marek's Disease is a problem where I live?
As the time draws nearer to my hatch date, I'm sure I'll have even more vaccination questions. (2 more weeks to go!!!
) But any information any of you is willing to impart to this first time hatcher now would be greatly appreciated!! I keep looking in the Learning center, but all I pretty much come up with is that the diseases are out there, and that some of them have vaccinations available for them, but nothing about how or even IF a home hatcher can do this themselves. Am I looking at a HUGE vet bill in the very near future?
To all of you experienced hatchers, please, PLEASE chime in on this one. Every bit of knowledge, no matter how obvious it may seem to you, may be critically important to me and other first timers. Thanks in advance for any and all help and advice you folks can offer me. I
BYC!!!
I have 24 eggs in the incubator that will be hatching around the 6th of March. And as such, I have a lot of questions about vaccinating.
1) Is the vaccine for Marek's something that I can order online? If so, where? Does anyone know of a good online resource for these kinds of things?
2) What diseases can be vaccinated for?
3) When does one administer a vaccine?
4) HOW does one administer a vaccine?
5) Is there any way to find out if Marek's Disease is a problem where I live?
As the time draws nearer to my hatch date, I'm sure I'll have even more vaccination questions. (2 more weeks to go!!!


To all of you experienced hatchers, please, PLEASE chime in on this one. Every bit of knowledge, no matter how obvious it may seem to you, may be critically important to me and other first timers. Thanks in advance for any and all help and advice you folks can offer me. I

