Mareks Disease in chickens
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Mareks Disease in chickens
I just learned today that when I went to a local hatchery in my area that not all chicks are vaccinated against Mareks. I picked up my pre-ordered chicks, because it was cheaper (no shipping fee) and several different breeds of baby chicks were for sale in the hatchery and I bought a dozen. The ones I ordered had been vaccinated according to my instructions. Unfortunately, after 6 months I am losing a chicken weekly due to not being vaccinated against Marek’s. It never occurred to me the other babies weren’t vaccinated too, since many people purchase for re-sale. I can’t stress enough how important it is to get that vaccination for your fowl…I had to learn the hard way. Plus, there is nothing that will cure them. Has anyone else had issues this year? I have had chickens all my life and have NEVER lost any to disease only to predators.
- This discussion was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by 4MFarms.
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