Mixing birds vaccinated for Mareks with unvaccinated birds

[Pandang81]

Does anyone have experience with a mixed flock of birds vaccinated for Mareks with birds unvaccinated? What happened to the birds weekly/monthly/over the years living together?

Thanks!

 

[TwoShepherds]

When I buy chicks from an online hatchery I always opt to vaccinate for Mareks. However, when I hatch my own eggs, I do not vaccinate. I looked into ordering the vaccine and administering it myself but it was expensive to ship and there were several other factors that made vaccinating seem unfeasible on such a small scale, so I decided not to.

I don't know if this is the kind of information you are looking for, but my flock of 20 is a mix of vaccinated hatchery birds and non-vaccinated birds (home-hatched), and none have ever shown any signs of Mareks that I am aware of. I try to be conscious of bio-security and I have never brought in outside birds (other than 1-day-old mail order hatchery chicks). The hatchery birds and my home-hatched have been together around 2 years now, I guess.

 

[WI chickens]

When I buy chicks from an online hatchery I always opt to vaccinate for Mareks. However, when I hatch my own eggs, I do not vaccinate. I looked into ordering the vaccine and administering it myself but it was expensive to ship and there were several other factors that made vaccinating seem unfeasible on such a small scale, so I decided not to.

I don't know if this is the kind of information you are looking for, but my flock of 20 is a mix of vaccinated hatchery birds and non-vaccinated birds (home-hatched), and none of have ever shown any signs of Mareks that I am aware of. I try to be conscious of bio-security and I have never brought in outside birds (other than 1-day-old mail order hatchery chicks). The hatchery birds and my home-hatched been together around 2 years now, I guess.

Same here.

 

[Eggcessive]

I also do that as Two Shepards and WI chickens, getting day old hatchery chicks and have them vaccinated for Mareks, if it is offered. Any chicks hatched here are not vaccinated. I have never seen Mareks in my chickens.

 

[Pandang81]

When I buy chicks from an online hatchery I always opt to vaccinate for Mareks. However, when I hatch my own eggs, I do not vaccinate. I looked into ordering the vaccine and administering it myself but it was expensive to ship and there were several other factors that made vaccinating seem unfeasible on such a small scale, so I decided not to.

I don't know if this is the kind of information you are looking for, but my flock of 20 is a mix of vaccinated hatchery birds and non-vaccinated birds (home-hatched), and none have ever shown any signs of Mareks that I am aware of. I try to be conscious of bio-security and I have never brought in outside birds (other than 1-day-old mail order hatchery chicks). The hatchery birds and my home-hatched have been together around 2 years now, I guess.

Thanks exactly what information that I’m looking for.