MissMoo Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I recently had my Cuckoo Maran go broody, so I bought so pre fertilised eggs to put underneath her as I had no Cockerel. Now I have 4 happy little chicks running around but was unsure on if I need to vaccinate them or not?? Any advice on this would be much appreciated as this is the 1st time i have reared baby chicks Thanks Donna x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Congratulations on the hatch - photos please. (I must get round to posting photos of my 3 baby chicks too. ) Don't worry about vaccinating them - it is only viable financially if you were hatching big time. What breed did she hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Congratulations If you are just raising them for you, as long as they are kept clean + healthy you don't need to worry about vaccinations. They come in 1000 doses and need to be used within an hour so you couldn't share with someone and the number of vaccines they need would make it really expensive for such a few chicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMoo Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks that puts my mind at ease!!! I have a mixture of Chicks, a scots grey, a maran scots dumpy an ixworth??? and an unknown Lol Will try and post some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMoo Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hope this link works. The little yellow chick is the one i'm not sure on the breed??? http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g353/Donna_Johns/DSC02477.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I don't know what breed the yellow chick is - it could be something Salmon coloured and if so it looks female to me. (just a guess though as Salmon coloured ones can be sexed by colouring). They look happy and healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
