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I have properly vaccinated hens from large hatchery ,never any sign Mareks. Improperly vaccinated from small farm,Illinois,Chicken scratch ,all her chickens have Mareks,I bought 8.4 had heart died 12 months.Other 4 alive,almost 4 years old. Vaccination of chicks can’t have germs in air,or...

I couldn’t edit my last bit,so I’ll add,maintence suggestions,after mites cleared,I like sulfer,and then captain jacks bug b gone,SPINOSAD dust.Apply only a little sprinkle,NOT ON SKIN,JUST FEATHERS,outside is best for ventilation..One week 1 one week ,then another next week.If they itch from...

Neogen insectrin x permethrin in oil,a concentrate you mix water, put spray bottle.works much better then any other formula.Smells like gasoline,but,has residual,and keeps norther fowl mites very low,not gone.Every nook,cranmy.Lots ventilation,until dry.I NEVERlet permethrin liquid get on...

coccidiosis cured 1 hour sulfa( bactrim) crush 1 pill in small amount water small tiny dish.dip chicks beak gently ,not too deeply,4-5 times,Then dip few time plain water. once again next day.won’t return better in an hour.used many time.

Chicken scratch farm will always have Marek laced pullets .No quarentines on Mareks vaccinesl The disease must be in every corner of that farm.Hundreds of animals ruined by Mareks.They know,don’t care.Only a business to them. remember,Mareks is a forever contagion,on a farm. see other posts.

update, My beautiful lavender orphington,Flyer,from chicken scratch,has had Mareks since I got her,dies last week,almost 3 years old.Flyer loved to eat,only layer eggs now then,2 a year. Mareks I’m sure.She did jump,fly,loved raspberries,corn,was happy most of her life,luckily. she coun not walk...

Nothing,not eggs,incubation for devlopement of resistance from the vaccine.the quarentines time.one in same. not eggs.

To sharkboy, 10-14 days with no contamination after vaccine. isolated,not fed or visited by people with other chickens. If I get 1 days old vaccinated,!,they spend 3 weeks ,apart from main area of adult chickens,I do extra week.but,even 10 days is pretty good. I must wash change clothes before...

All 8 of mine had Mareks.All pullets. 4 then 1 year later ,4 more .She said it was a fluke of bad luck. first 4 all heart Mareks .all lived 1 year.one had no eggs,3 had eggs,then stopped. Second four are alive,at 21/2.one is mostly blind,came that way,and got paralyzed ( later 2 weeks)was...

I would never consider hens “ disposable”,and hold great disdain for individuals who do.These pitiful creatures ,should not care for innocent animals. Concrete is terrible for their feet,guess that’s an afterthought as well…

Buy the porcelain eggs for each nest Ask if there vaccinated Mareks. They will want to kill each other until they are slowly integrated,divide with fence.

Iceland is warm! Like Tennessee .32 winter,55 summer.perfect. Im at 18 now,it’s only November,January below zero all the time. By the way,Greenland is much colder then iceland.

Here,here! They are jungle birds.Just because they don’t drop dead,dos t mean they are not suffering,wishing for a warmer home,if they could wish. Poor poultry,always mistreated.They are very smart,they suffer everywhere. I use “cozy coops “and they are safe,not a lamp,and they love the warmth...

High carotenoids ,found in greens.Green leaf lettuce,spinich,kale. Chickens that free range ,find their own greens. I chop mostly green lettuce into small pieces,big bowl everyday.( for 10 hens)They eat every bite.

I use cozy coop panels,no fires with company on record! Heats smaller coops or larger ones,they can stand in front.Not too hot,helps keep my coops nice 50,when it’s 10 outside.Only 200 watts.I use 4 on 2 different circuits.Though you could use easily on 1 room 20 amp.,up to 1800 watts.with...