[ashtynleigh]

I am getting ready to purchase 25 chicks. I can have them vaccinated for Marek's disease for $10, and I am wondering if I should do that. Is Marek's disease a common enough problem in chicks to require vaccination?

 

[CurtisWilliams]

For the first order, I vaccinated. It was pretty inexpensive. I had a couple losses here and there. After that, I skipped the Marek's, and had a couple of losses here and there.

I didn't see a benefit to it, bit I may be the exception, rather than the rule.

Peace,
Curtis

 

[bergere]

I get my birds, specially the d'Uccle bantams the Marek's. Seems the bantams tend to have more of an issue with this disease than the larger breeds.

 

[idigbeets]

It's usually .10 extra per bird where I get em... so I just do it... if it was like $1.. I'd skip it.

 

[CAjerseychick]

Yeah similarly, with my first order I ordered them vaccinated (cheap) and then bought some chicks off CL that werent , hatched out a couple sets (via broody hens) never vaccinated- and it didnt seem to make a difference, but- if its cheap and you can, why Not?....

 

[brownegg]

Yep, spend the money for the vac...it is a common disease...I've seen it more than once in home hatched birds....do..it... in my opinion. It is worth the money.