Do new chicks need vaccinations?

Hi, I have my first brood of chicks due on Wednesday and I just wondered whether they will need vaccinating or any other specific things I should think about.  I have some chick crumbs but that's about as far as I have taken it.  Any advise would be great.  Thanks

Agree with bantam novice. If you did decide to go down the vaccination route there are lots of things to vaccinate against and this does not necessarily prevent them getting whatever.

Vaccinations are used in commercial concerns because of the unnatural way they are kept and the quantities of livestock in a small area. If your housekeeping is good and your chooks are kept on  a good quality balanced ration, you are careful where you get your stock from and quarantine new stock before introducing to existing stock you should be fine. Of course it is still possible for them to get sick but it would be even if they had been vaccinated.

The medication you get in the feed will be labelled ACS, it's an anti coccidiostat, to help prevent coccidiosis.  And if you got your chicks from a proper hatchery, they should have been vaccinated against Mareks.

But like Sassy said, even fully vaccinated chickens can still die of something.  Just keep them healthy and properly fed and fingers crossed you will have them for ages.