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Another vaccination question
greeneggsandham:
--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert ---I was hoping somebody else would step up to the plate on this one. I don\'t believe in vaccinating for anything unless and until there is a problem. I do vaccinate for Marek\'s, as I had a problem with that starting in the mid 1990\'s. I have had to depopulate and start over from hatching eggs twice in 33 years. What I did then was save eggs from my own hens, and then disposed of them when the chicks first hatched. It can be a pain disinfecting everything, but a pressure washer is a big help.
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Do you bring in birds from others or keep a closed flock? I was kind of under the impression that most on here who breed and show vaccinated for different things or else ran the risk of bringing back something from shows or elsewhere.
John:
--- Quote ---so many diseases share common traits
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Very true. FYI, there are some old topics that are similar and may be helpful. Here are a few, but keep in mind some opinions and data may have changed since these were written...
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=584
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=74
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=555
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