SueSteve Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Omlet chickens are vaccinated, but does anyone know what they are vaccinated against? Thanks, Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hiya, according to my Omlet brochure they are vaccinated against: Marek Disease Virus Salmonella Coccidiosis Salmonella Enteriditis Infectious Brusal Disease Gumborough Disease Infectious Bronchitit Newcastle Disease Infectious Larynotracheithis Avian Encephalomyelitis Egg Drop Syndrome 1976 Hope this helps! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sorry, this doesn't answer your question but I would be interested to know if it's OK to not have your chickens vaccinated. I bought my 3 from a local farmer who looked at me like I was mad when I asked if they had been . Should I be taking my girls to the vet pronto or not? (Sorry for hijacking your post - I just thought the same people who know the answer to your question may know it for mine too!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hiya, I'm honestly not sure......most farmers don't vaccinate pure breed chickens as they are not likley to be kept in big flocks. They mostly vaccinate hybrids because they are kept in large flocks for eggs unlike pure breeds (most of them are not good egg layers.) Most chickens are vaccinated on the first few days of there lives. Apparently (and i'm only going by what my vet told me) if the vaccinations are done after the first 14 days of there lives then they will have no effect. When we where going to get un-vaccinated chickens and we phoned up the vet to ask if they need vaccinating he said it depens on the amount of chickens you get. If there are large flocks (between 10-20) then they will need vaccinating, but if they are just keeping a little flock then you should be fine. Dont worry about those farmers looks, i got plenty of them for buying a cube, using weldmesh to build the run with (not chicken wire.) Keeping them on woodchippings and asking whether they are vaccinated good luck xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thans xChicken04x, that's reassured me. (I haven't even asked my vet if he "does" hens or not but when I do I'll check with him just to be sure.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSteve Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Thanks chicken. Carry on, hi jack anytime, the more information we can share the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Good luck with your hens (and beautiful purple cube!) when they arrive. I'm really enjoying having my girls despite worrying about them constantly - all we need now is some blinking eggs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanchick Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I think it's only cost effective to vaccinate large flocks, so breeders with smaller numbers are less likely to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I have no idea if my hens are vaccinated or not. I got them from the Omlet recommended farm up in Preston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Should I be taking my girls to the vet pronto or not?) He'll probably tell you it's only possible to vaccinate 500 to 1000 birds at a time. I believe that's the smallest size vials of vaccination come in. At least that's what I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
